Unfortunately, it looks official. The Nicaraguans have elected former Sandinista leader, and darling of the left, Daniel Ortega as their president. "Yeah- so what, Doug? Who really cares. The Cold War is over. The people of that country have spoken." True. Here is something from Reuters that reports exactly what worries me, keeping in mind … Read more
Regular readers may or may not know that Skip and I have another blog, GilfordGrok, where we cover issues relating to our home town, Gilford, NH. Both of us also happen to serve on the town’s Budget Committee (GBC) that passes final judgement on town and school spending proposals the voters ultimately vote upon. . … Read more
In this previous posting, I applauded Mitt Romney’s stance regarding Sunday’s lecture in Massachusetts at Harvard’s Institute of politics. Today’s Boston Herald published a letter from Daniel Wolfson of Brookline, MA expressing a similar sentiment to mine on the upcoming visit of the former Iranian leader and Gov. Mitt Romney’s refusal of the use of … Read more
These are the folks many rely on for news and views. I weep for the future generations…. 60 years later, NPR’s Schorr is still a ‘precious resource’ Contact Peter Johnson at pjohnson@usatoday.com Daniel Schorr is used to producers popping into his Washington, D.C., office at National Public Radio to ask, on deadline: Which war came … Read more
In a June 29th posting, I discussed a Union Leader story covering the arrest of a Nashua man involving audio/video tapes he made of police while they were at his home. In the June 30th print edition of the Union Leader, I learned that police obtained and executed a warrant for the search and seizure of all … Read more
One of my favorite thinkers and authors is Michael Ledeen. His recent book, The War Against the Terror Masters, demonstrates his knowledge and understanding of our war against the Islamofascists. Ledeen’s latest column takes up the same point I made in yesterday’s posting about the potential dangers posed by the presence of a mosque. In … Read more
In the classic ancient Chinese text of military strategy, The Art of Warfare, Sun-Tzu advises an attacking force: “Revise your strategy according to the changing posture of the enemy to determine the course and outcome of the battle… At first be like a modest maiden, and the enemy will open his door; Afterward be as … Read more
With Memorial Day upon us, it seems a fitting time to share some thoughts and reflections regarding a recent trip with my children to Washington, D.C. One of the sites we visited was the newly-dedicated World War II memorial. It was nothing less than breathtaking. The strength and might and heroism that was the “greatest … Read more