Spring commencement ceremonies are taking place at universities and colleges across America. Roughly two thirds of these young men and women voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election. It’s a safe bet that percentage will drop on November 6, 2012.
The rhetoric of “hope and change” that lured youth to vote for Candidate Obama was [...]
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Recent college graduates won’t vote for more ‘hope and change’
The Supreme Court will strike down Obamacare
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is in on life support. The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in late March, largely centered on the individual mandate. That’s the provision that would force Americans to buy health insurance. Government attorneys claimed such federal government power is within the scope of [...]
Iran will go nuclear without U.S. strength and leadership
Nuclear proliferation is a burgeoning threat to security of the United States and the world. Iran is dangerously close to an atomic weapon. The Obama administration has done little to stop the mad mullahs. To the contrary, our government is weakening America’s defense capabilities and deferring leadership to other nations.
Iran is nearing what Israel terms [...]
National forests hold the promise of green energy
Green energy is among the myriad reasons to keep our national forests open to the “many uses” intended by the Forest Reserve Act of 1891. Federally owned forests comprise 192 million acres. According to some estimates, nearly 80% of this total requires thinning to mitigate risk of fire.
About 1/3 of U.S. energy is used to [...]
York: Final count could show Romney lost Iowa
Think the ultimate outcome of the Republican primary election is set? Don’t believe the media hype that Mitt omney has it all wrapped up. After the New Hampshire primary, Romney has 12 of the 1144 electoral votes needed to secure the nomination. Rick Santorum has 7. That’s a pretty close race and there are 48 states that have yet to [...]