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Have the Republicans Guaranteed Obama’s Re-election?

President Barack Obama

Whether you get your news from cable TV or from major newspapers, by now you’ve noticed that most political commentators agree that the presidential election is effectively over. The consensus is that Barack Obama will win easily against a badly wounded Mitt Romney. I don’t consider myself a political expert in a professional sense, but [...]

Mitt Romney and Health Insurance

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Mitt Romney has a long history of involvement with government mandated health insurance. He likes to brag that the reason his Massachusetts’ health plan works so well was the fact that “everyone had to have insurance. ” Anyone who ignored the law or refused to get insurance would face fines, penalties, or the possibility of [...]

Liberty & Freedom vs. Sanctity of Life

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All of the remaining Republican presidential candidates have repeatedly emphasized that they believe in the “sanctity of life.” They claim to believe in it so strongly that if elected President in 2012 they will actually take steps to overthrow Roe v. Wade, outlaw all abortions at the federal level, and shut down Planned Parenthood. They’ve agreed [...]

Republican Party: Conservative or Corporate?

Former Congressman Tom DeLay

Discover how the current Republican Party lost its way and the origins of the modern conservative party that is now trying to take over the GOP.

The Halls of Montezuma…

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We are worried about a few dozen Muslim terrorists sneaking weapons into our country, while thousands of Mexican gang members and drug cartel enforcers already live in the hearts of our cities.

The Kindness of Strangers

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Who says the world isn’t a friendly place? Having lived in thirteen countries on five continents, we met kind and wonderful people everywhere. You don’t even need to speak the same language to become good friends. When we were stationed in Kampala, Uganda, I had two neighbors. On my right was an East Indian couple. [...]

Robert Culp, R.I.P.

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Robert Culp may have faded from the memory of movie and TV watchers. But not mine. I will never forget his act of kindness to my family one late evening.

Mr. Phillips’ Warning – Redux

Mr. Robert Phillips (1961)

An article published in Just One Opinion would reconnect me with a little girl that I met over fifty years ago. Such is the power of the Internet…

Why we’ve been so quiet

John with his beard

We’re not hiding from the IRS or off to the Middle East to join Al-Qaeda. We didn’t fall off the edge of the earth or lock ourselves in our closets. We’ve just taken a break…

We get emails

I was the surprised recipient of a few personal emails about my recent posting, “Confession: I am a hypocrite.”