News This Week

Assuming responsibility for their community
A small Pennsylvania city has passed a law banning illegal aliens. Evidently if the federal government isn't going to do anything about it, some have decided it's time for local government to step up. Good idea.

What the Media will not say
How can I say this strongly enough? This isn't between Israel and Hezbollah. This isn't between Israel and the so-called "Palestinians" in the Gaza. This isn't between the U.S. and the Islamic fascists in Iraq. This is between the entire free world and Muslim radicals. This is a shooting, bombing war that is going on in virtually every continent on earth, save Antarctica. This is a world war. On the one side you have Muslims who believe that they are on a mission from god, on the other side you have people of various stripes merely trying to preserve their own way of life.

The current war between Israel and Hezbollah shows the high price of appeasement. Hal Lindsey says you can trace that policy all the way back to 1993 and the 'land for peace' deal with the Palestinians.

Thomas Sowell has a shocking observation: if a cease-fire was going to work in the Middle East, wouldn't it have worked the other umpteen times we had a cease-fire over there? He says people need to learn to tell the difference between rhetoric and reality.

Governments around the world have been condescendingly admitting that Israel has a right to defend itself. Oliver North wonders why that even comes into question. Don't all countries have that right?

Speaking of a cease fire, Mona Charen says if Israel is forced to stop fighting, then Iran and Syria will benefit as will Hezbollah. She also takes the New York Times to task for their pro-appeasement editorial page. Thx boortz

I absolutely love Ann Coulter. She kicks these knuckleheads right in their stupid teeth every time she speaks. The 3rd political party [aka the media] makes up lies to try and take her down because she points out what should be obvious. It is like she is pulling back the veil that they work so hard to create. Keep up the great work Ann.

Natural Born Rights
I believe that all humans are born with certain basic rights. Now there aren't too many of these "basic rights" but the ones that we're born with, well they're the good ones.

Natural-Born Rights
Life
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness

That is it. No more. No less. Pretty darn simple. As far as I am concerned, my "rights" end where someone else's "rights" begin. I don't believe that I have the "right" to food, health care, protection, safety, security, or even education. I don't even think I have a "right" to well-labeled food, a clean environment, SUVs that get 37 mpg, or even price-controlled corn. Now don't get me wrong, I'm no anti-government anarchist. Government is like fire... very useful but you'd better be careful with it.

So you see... with me, things are pretty simple. Don't threaten my life, liberty or ability to pursue happiness and everything will be all right. It's that first part that the violent criminals don't really get. So as far as the bad guys go, if you're going to threaten my life, my wife's life, my son's lives or my daughter's life… well, I'm fighting back.

I hear a lot of talk about the importance of security these days. We are told that the federal government must keep us secure and protect us from terrorists. We must leave our guns at home when we go to increasingly numerous “gun-free” areas. We must walk through metal detectors and undergo searches to ensure that we are not a danger to our fellow citizens. This is all done in the name of security.

I think many of us are missing a simple truth. Whether it is a knife, gun, or box cutter; what a person is carrying with them is not where the danger lies. It is within their heart and mind. Evil people will ALWAYS figure out a way to beat the system and go undetected. Completely disarming 99 good people in order to partially disarm one evil person makes no sense. I believe that true “security” only comes with an armed society. When the evil among us are surrounded by well-armed and well-trained citizens, we will truly be safe.

I hope and pray that you NEVER have to experience a violent crime. If you DO have the unfortunate circumstance of being targeted by a criminal, I hope and pray that you have the ability to defend yourself----Tim Schmidt – Founder U.S. Concealed Carry

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Louisiana Sues to Block Offshore Leases. Read story here. Basically, what this boils down to is that we are not getting the same provisions for our production as other states are.

Hans Christian Anderson in Standoff with Baton Rouge Police
I could not pass up the headline. Read story here.

The mind isn't a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lit. – Anonymous