Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Before you start hammering away at me, let me explain what I mean about my claim that the sacrifice the SEALS and their rescuers made during Operation Red Wings was indeed a waste. I am referring, of course, to Jake Tapper’s asking Marcus Luttrell whether his comrades died in vain.
Continue readingA friend tipped me off to a Facebook post that’s gone viral. Practically within minutes of learning that, while Congress was doing nothing to stem the millions of dollars heading to illegal aliens, it would cut veterans’ benefits, Chuck Wooten, Chief Master Sargeant, USAF (ret.), got a fundraising letter from
Continue readingMarines used to be sent to fight, as Tom Lehrer (the funniest Leftist ever) noted disapprovingly, but humorously, in the early 1960s: Now they’re being sent to the South Sudan for some amorphous sort-of rescue, maybe-fight duty. Soon, as the military satire site the Duffel Blog reports, they’ll be purely
Continue readingWe’ve become a profoundly un-serious nation. It’s one thing to be lighthearted; it’s another thing to be lacking in any ballast. The world burns around us, and we pander to GLAAD’s manufactured outrage.
Continue readingI appreciate that the Marines are saying that a uniform look works better with uniform hair. I do not understand, though, why women are still allowed to have long hair — at least women who serve anywhere near front lines: AmericaNowNews.com
Continue readingThe new budget cuts pensions for vets, including those who were wounded while serving this country, while continuing unchecked the flow of money to illegal aliens. We’re not shocked, because we’ve learned that, no matter how low our government goes, give it a day and it can go even lower.
Continue readingDo you remember how, during the Bush years, Democrats and Progressives wept every night for those poor American troops being killed in Iraq and Afghanistan? Those tears are dried now that Obama is in the White House, but the troops are still dying — and worse, they are dying in
Continue readingMarines remember — and honor — their history. Young people today . . . sigh (or d’oh!). If you’re thinking about joining the military, don’t look to the media for information, look to someone who actually knows what’s going on.
Continue readingI’m not feeling very inspired today, so I haven’t posted anything original. Thankfully, though, I read fine blogs and have been able to link to many wonderful things. At The Mellow Jihadi, Ex Bootneck has written a truly wonderful (and very sad) post about the West’s devolution. I won’t say
Continue readingOkay, this one has two things I really, really like — Marines and dancing. It’s therefore all-around awesome:
Continue readingI found the book Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 riveting. I’m not sure I have the courage to watch a movie, which hits as a different emotional level. If you’re interested, here are the trailers.
Continue readingToday actually is Veteran’s Day, which was cemented on the calendar to commemorate the end of World War I in 1918: The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. With our reverence for three-day weekends, we too often forget that holidays used to be celebrated on a
Continue readingThe Marines have valiantly and honorably served our nation for 238 years. Thank you for doing what you do so well, and happy birthday!
Continue readingThe heroism happened during the Vietnam War and the Medal of Honor came during the Reagan administration. Still, it’s a timeless and riveting story, as all Medal of Honor stories are.
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