… Memorial Day remains one of America’s most cherished patriotic observances.  The spirit of this day has not changed – it remains a day to honor those who died defending our freedom and democracy. Congressman Doc Hastings

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Today we introduce the first of a periodic series looking at current and recent events in the U.S. that shouldn’t have happened…but did.  This isn’t some third world country with a dictator leading through a cult of personality, intimidation and force…this is the United States of America…but don’t fall into the trap of thinking that [...]

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Does believing you’re the last sane man on the planet make you crazy?  ‘Cause if it does, maybe I am. Detective Del Spooner as played by Will Smith in I, Robot

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As soon as by one’s own propaganda even a glimpse of right on the other side is admitted, the cause for doubting one’s own right is laid. Adolf Hitler

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I didn’t do anything wrong.  I didn’t break any laws so I plead the 5th Amendment because if I tell you what I did I might incriminate myself… IRS Director of Exempt Organizations Lois Lerner… paraphrased while testifying on the IRS’ targeting of the Administration’s political opponents leading up to the election.

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I never did give anybody hell.  I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. President Harry S. Truman

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Snake Eater is a slang term for a tough guy, or a special operations soldier.  It probably derives it’s origin from a practical exercise of the skill we’re going to be talking about today undertaken by trainees of the U.S. Army’s Jungle Warfare Training Center.  Light Infantry and Special Operations graduates of ‘Jungle School’ had [...]

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One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation. Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed (1886)

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The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy estimates that it costs Americans $1.75 trillion to comply with federal regulations each year. To put $1.75 trillion into perspective, that amount is larger than all but eight economies in the world. It also means that over 10% of the U.S. economy is spent on trying to satisfy [...]

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Family is not an important thing.  It’s everything. Michael J. Fox

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