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State Sen. Dave Schultheis, R-Colorado Springs, attempted to clear up the Twitter controversy he ignited by likening the President to one of the September 11 terrorist hijackers. Schultheis took to a friendly venue, Peter Boyles’ talk-radio show, where the soon-to-retire senior-citizen right-wing Schultheis came off as more in tune with contemporary life than the host. Earlier this week Schultheis tweeted: “Don’t for a second, think Obama wants what is best for U.S. He is flying the U.S. Plane right into the ground at full speed. Let’s Roll” “Let’s roll” is what 9/11 United Airlines Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer called...

State Sen. David Schultheis said he didn't intend for a Twitter post accusing President Barack Obama of "flying the U.S. plane right into the ground" and ending with "let's roll" as a threat or a reference to United Flight 93, which crashed during the 2001 terrorist attacks. "Let's roll" reportedly were the last words of Todd Beamer before he and other passengers tried to gain control of their hijacked jet. The plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field short of its intended target. The tweet stirred ire and some support for the Colorado Springs Republican, whose standard eschewal of political correctness...

Two Arrested at New York City Demonstration Marking 8th Anniversary of Afghan War By Alex Kane Two members of the New York City War Resisters League (WRL) were arrested this evening as part of an anti-Afghanistan War demonstration in Grand Central in Midtown Manhattan. 64-year-old Ed Hedemann and Eric Laursen were taken away in handcuffs by the New York Police Department during a protest marking the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan.Hedemann was arrested and then picked up and brought downstairs by four officers after attempting to drop an anti-war banner in Grand Central, while Laursen was apprehended for...

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling representatives from 16 major world economies that the United States is moving quickly to address global warming. At an international forum on energy and climate change Monday, Clinton said the U.S. is fully engaged and no longer doubts the urgency or magnitude of the climate change problem. She cited the recent finding by the EPA that six greenhouse gases pose threats to human health and welfare as a sign that the Obama administration was taking action.

The Obama administration has argued for the end of the Michigan v Jackson ruling that requires police to provide an attorney for a suspect once one has been requested. They argue that the benefits are “meagre,” as the Telegraph puts it: The effort to sweep aside the 23-year-old Michigan vs Jackson ruling is one of several moves by the new government to have dismayed civil rights groups. … The Michigan vs Jackson ruling in 1986 established that, if a defendants have a lawyer or have asked for one to be present, police may not interview them until the lawyer is...

This past election showed that Republicans in America are in trouble.  The culprit may simply be the public's fatigue with an eight year Republican administration (not to mention the fact that McCain ran a singularly inept campaign).  President Obama's startling ascendency, though, a career trajectory that took place despite the absence of any meaningful resume and the presence of some very eyebrow-raising associates, indicates that the Republican Party's problems run deeper than fatigue and campaign ineptitude. So let's start with a question:  When was the last time America had more registered Republicans than registered Democrats?  1955?  1928?  I don't know...

The Republican base is behaving like a guy who just got dumped by his wife.If conservatives don't want to be seen as bitter people who cling to their guns and religion and anti-immigrant sentiments, they should stop being bitter and clinging to their guns, religion and anti-immigrant sentiments. It's been a week now, and I still don't know what those "tea bag" protests were about. I saw signs protesting abortion, illegal immigrants, the bank bailout and that gay guy who's going to win "American Idol." But it wasn't tax day that made them crazy; it was election day. Because that's...

I am offended, just like an old-fashioned feminist. So, I’m sure, is Mother Gaia herself. Offended, because Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just officially declared carbon dioxide (CO2) to be a poison. (Sigh.) You can’t even expel air anymore without ticking off our PC commissars. Did you know you can die from drinking too much distilled water? Or from breathing too much pure oxygen? Oxidation products actually kill people — they cause a huge variety of fatal diseases. The only solution is to stop breathing. All the molecules of life are also molecules of death. The old medicos used...

You see it when tens of thousands of citizens turn out to protest in “Tea Parties” across the U.S.; you see it in military personnel compelled to form “Oath Keepers,” outlining orders they will not obey; you see it in a number of states debating sovereignty resolutions, in some cases even calling for secession; you see it in the number of people joining gun rights organizations; and yes, you see it in the number of people buying guns. Simultaneously, just as during the Clinton administration, malcontents have increasingly inflicted mass homicides on the American people. Is it part of the...

Numb. At some point, that's about how one feels, isn't it? Didn't rogue nuclear power North Korea, in violation of yet another United Nations resolution, test-fire a long-range missile? Didn't this occur while President Barack Obama delivered a speech on nuclear disarmament? Isn't North Korea the same country that helped Syria build a nuclear reactor, showing North Korea's clear intention to sell and export its nuclear technology? And in response, didn't the President call for the United Nations Security Council -- the one that provides Russia and China with a veto -- to … take action?! Did the traditional media,...

Breaking. Per CBS radio news.. the crew has regained control of the ship throwing three pirates overboard and capturing one.. Will post more.. Breaking

Cavuto interviewing several tea party organizers. Cavuto says he has info that a well-organized and well-funded effort is underway to place Obamatrons inside tea party groups to then destroy the demonstrations when they occur through instigating violence and confusion. This in concert with the MSM to film only violence at such events so as to discredit anyone who opposes Obama. The guests are down-playing Cavuto's news, responding that the tea party movement is too large to be stopped in this way, estimating crowds of 10-15,000 at each demonstration on April 15.

The basic bargain is sound: countries with nuclear weapons will move toward disarmament, countries without nuclear weapons will not acquire them.” -- President Barack Obama, Prague, April 6, 2009 As far as nuclear weapons are concerned, the President of the United States wants America to disarm: “Countries with nuclear weapons will move toward disarmament.” It is hard to imagine a more destructive goal. A nuclear disarmed America would lead to massive and widespread killing, more genocide, and very possibly the nuclear holocaust worldwide nuclear disarmament is meant to prevent. There is nothing moral, let alone realistic, about this goal. Here...

Just when you thought it was safe to start checking your e-mail and snail-mailboxes again, possibly the two biggest names in political fundraising today are hitting the money trail again. President Barack Obama. And Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Is this a very early pre-season matchup for 2012, at least moneywise? The new president will headline an event for the Democratic National Committee in Washington on March 25, just before he starts his first overseas trip as chief executive. It will be an early test of Obama's presidential moneyraising skills, given the complications of a sour economy and what D.C. Democrats...

Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) will keynote the Republican campaign committees' top fundraiser in June, a sign of her enduring popularity with the Republican base and a signal that she has not foreclosed on the possibility of a run for president. The annual "Senate-House" dinner is scheduled for June 8 at the Washington Convention Center. A joint release calls Palin "a breath of fresh air from the business-as-usual crowd."

Musician Chris Llewellyn was among those who sprang into action after a man shoved a flight attendant and tried to open an exit door. Chris Llewellyn was staring out the window of Delta Airlines Flight 110, watching the landscape of Los Angeles rise up toward the plane, when he heard the screams of a male flight attendant: "Help me! Help me!" Turning quickly, he saw that a passenger had pushed the attendant to the floor and was trying to open the rear emergency exit. Chris Llewellyn Video: Passengers take down man..."Don't come near me," the man warned. "I have a...

My Fellow American, Once upon a time it was September 11, 2001, and our homeland came under attack. On that fateful Tuesday morning 40 free people, the passengers and crew aboard United Flight 93, seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack against our enemy. Though each of the 40 - including our son Todd - was killed in action, together they succeeded in preventing the additional loss of life on the ground and, most likely, further disaster in our nation’s Capital. This day, this event, this true story of courage in action needs to be remembered and told to future...

Jay and I have been bantering the 'Joe Horn' case, discussing various aspects of it and what it means to the greater society. Along the way, Jay mentioned the concept of 'duty to retreat'. The concept is based on the idea that when faced with an aggressor, a person has a moral duty to avoid confrontation, to give up ground and back away. That when a criminal gets it in his head that he wants to take something, we should just let him do so. That if he hurts someone, we should not try to prevent it. That the most...

An 80-page study written by two British security analysts and released on August 28 makes a chilling estimation of the overwhelming force that the US would use in the event of any attack on Iran. "The US has made military preparations to destroy Iran's WMD, nuclear energy, regime, armed forces, state apparatus and economic infrastructure within days, if not hours, of President George W. Bush giving the order," the paper declared...

Let's Roll: A Tribute to the Passengers of United Flight 93 The terrorists had years to plan. The passengers; mere minutes. The terrorists presumed all the weak Americans aboard the various flights they hijacked could be cowed with box cutters and fake bombs. When those cowards targeted United Flight 93 their presumption didn't serve them well. They tangled with the wrong bunch of Americans, and today I'd like to recount tales of heroism, of Todd Beamer, of Jeremy Glick, Mark Bingham, and Tom Burnett, and of flight attendants CeeCee Lyles and Sandy Bradshaw. "The first American flag flown by the...

Tuesday is September 11th. Tuesday, lets everyone go and run with the flag, walk with the flag, drive, wear it and show the world that our answer to Osama is.... LETSROLL U S A. Embrace THAT! Let the World see that America Reacts. Let them see HOW. Mr. President, Lead US in our Response. Run to the Iwo Jima Memorial with a big ole Red White and Blue OLD GLORY flying in the wind. Run by the Pentagon. To the Washington Monument. To the Jefferson and the Lincoln too. I'll do my share, 11 miles with the flag here in...

GLASGOW -- Last Saturday afternoon, baggage handler John Smeaton was standing in front of Glasgow Airport smoking a cigarette when a Jeep Cherokee burst into flames nearby. He watched its burning driver emerge. A police officer pursued the passenger. What happened next has turned Mr. Smeaton, 31 years old, into an unlikely folk hero. When he saw the passenger hitting the officer, Mr. Smeaton ran over and kicked the assailant. Mr. Smeaton has been interviewed on the BBC, CNN and other networks about his response to the attack in which two suspected terrorists attempted to ram into the airport's main...

IRAN has threatened to launch a missile blitz against the Gulf states and plunge the entire Middle East into war if America attacks its nuclear facilities. Admiral Ali Shamkhani, a senior defence adviser to the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that Gulf states providing the US with military cooperation would be the key targets of a barrage of ballistic missiles. Shamkhani told the US journal Defense News that missiles would be launched not only at US military bases but also at strategic targets such as oil refineries and power stations. Shamkhani, a former Iranian defence minister, accused the Gulf...

Let's put this under the category of "all good things must come to an end." For the vast majority of 2,264 days, I have had the distinct honor and priviledge of starting this thread for the benefit of all who frequent this place. It has been a blessing and one I will remember for the rest of my days. Having been here through the start of the Iraq War, the immigration battles (which are still going on), hurricane KATRINA, and through all of it holding true to the Constitution, and the goal of improving the "American Way of Life". What...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! The beginning of the hurricane season in the Atlantic has taken place... ...AND... TROPICAL STORM BARRY ADVISORY PACKAGE #3A FIX TIME: 1200Z (8 AM ET) FIX LOCATION: 27.1N / 83.5W (85 mi SE Tampa, FL) FIX METHOD: SATELLITE / NEXRAD VECTOR: NNE / 20 MPH PRESSURE: 997 MB (29.44" Hg) WINDS: 50 MPH (Minor TS) TROPICAL...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! The horror. This morning the Washington Pravda (called the Post by the evangelists of the left) is running a piece that leaves absolutely no comfort whatsoever in the hearts of those desiring to protect the American Way. President Bush appears to have caved on the subject of Global Warming. No kidding. The President yesterday took the...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! There is increasing speculation that Fred Thompson will jump into the Presidential race, probably around July 4. The S&P 500 closed at a record high--but the Washington Pravda took note of the "slow recovery from the tech bust" (nope, no attempt here to point to the biggest free ride in history--UOx42's attempt to claim credit for...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Russia says it has the technology to beat any United States missile shield. President Bush has rejected calls from the EU to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. President Chavez of Venezuela shut down one TV station that is owned by the opposition, and is threatening the other if it doesn't...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Quick start--got to run to the other building (ok, not run--too steamy outside...). For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Remember always those who gave their lives so we may be free! For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! The New York Times is reporting the White House is debating major troops level cuts in Iraq for 2008. On the globull warming front--Pikes Peak has had its snowiest winter in more than a decade. And gas prices have retreated slightly in advance of the Memorial Day weekend. For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Quick start--actually going to be a very busy day here at the office as the weekend looms. For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! The Communists in the House voted to institute what essentially amounts to price controls on gasoline. Sadly, over 50 Republicans also voted for the measure. If it were to survive the Senate, it would surely be vetoed. The Communists are also considering to allow certain legislation with a sunset date of November 1, 2007, to lapse....

As we settle into the nightime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! The DemoncRATS apparently have decided to craft an Iraq war funding bill that doesn't include a pullout timetable. Otherwise, this is a quick start as I have to go to our other building for a meeting. For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Unfortunately, the latest non-amnesty amnesty bill made it passed the cloture hurdle and on to debate. This is truly a sad day for America. Crime, apparently, can pay if you wait long enough. We must be taking lessons from the French--we appear ready to surrender to the invading illegals without firing a shot. In that light,...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Jimmah opened his mouth over the weekend, saying the current President's foreign policy has been the worst for America, ever. President Bush's aides shot back, essentially saying "sit down and shut up", though a bit more eloquently than that. Now it is one thing for Americans to criticise their Government--we all do that, it's our birthright....

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Israel continues pounding Gaza in retaliation for a recent missile attack by Hamas against the Jewish State. Also in Gaza, factions are reported as fighting between themselves. Tony Blair is being considered to head the World Bank after Wolfowitz leaves. For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! A "compromise" was forged in the Senate regarding immigration. Usually the word "compromise" in such a context signals an outcome that usualy involves the complete setting aside of conservative values in the name of advancing those of the Communists. I will let you decide for yourself... As reported by the AP-- In a striking reach across...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! A growing number of scientists are actually reconsidering global warming concerns. This at the same time activists are building a new Noah's Ark (no kidding!) on Mt. Ararat in Turkey. For the record--April 2007's temperatures were below average. For AMERICA - The RIght Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Japan is saying that North Korea has developed a new long-range missile capable of reaching Guam. Despite their agreement, North Korea has yet to suspend nuclear production. Jerry Falwell passed away yesterday. And according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (it might be hard to guess their agenda), we only have five years left to...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! GOD = 5.4 x 10-44 This morning's musings go to the meaning of the universe, quite literally. The thoughts are for those who question the existence of a higher order, and whether everything can be explained, in some way, by science. The formula above is actually something that is adapted from the equation for "Planck Time"....

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!!Troops searched Yousafiah, Iraq, in the so-called "Triangle of Death" for three US soldiers Al Qa'eda claims to have captured. ABC News reporters were caught, on film, napping at an Obama speech. Gas in San Francisco has passed the $4/gal. mark at some stations. And Farmers Branch, TX, has passed an ordinance prohibiting landlords from renting to...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! We now know why Catie Couric is doing so badly with CBS News--the news outlet declared the public perfers "older white guys." In Washington state, it is now law--no cell phone or text message use for drivers. And the media likes to tout Bush's low poll numbers--the Congress, owned and operated by the Communists--is now at...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! The House of Representatives voted a measure that would cut off funding to the War in Iraq if the President didn't report progress (which isn't defined) by July. Wal-Mart has posted its worst sales since 1980. And the divorce rate in the United States is the lowest in over 30 years. For AMERICA - The Right...

"We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!" President Bush It is expected that Prime Minister Tony Blair will offer his resignation today. He leaves with a 61% approval rating. (We will miss you) Michael Moore has been sent a letter by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control suggesting that he violated the U.S. trade embargo restricting travel to Cuba. Moore was in Cuba for a segment of his movie Sicko.(Appropriate title, there, Mikey. You are!)

"We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!" President Bush. Good morning. Vice President Dick Cheney made a surprise visit to Baghdad to encourage an end to the Sunni and Shiite dispute by meeting Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, as well as with Iraq's Kurdish president and its Sunni and Shiite vice presidents. It has been reported that armed gunmen have captured 4 Chevron oil workers in Nigeria.

Good morning. Six men from New Jersey were arrested for an alleged terror plot against soldiers at Fort Dix. Some news is trickling out and hitting the media(finally) about Pelosi's dealings with a San Francisco redevelopment project near her multimillion-dollar rental properties.

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Gas prices have reached a new high average--#3.07/gal. average Nationwide. The new French President, M. Sarkozy, a conservative, has indicated he wants closer ties with Washington. Conservative appears to be a relaitve term, however, as he believes Washington needs to take a larger role in countering globull warming. Nevertheless, the new Persident of France said America...

As we settle into the nighttime of despair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!! Good morning!! We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!! Queen Elizabeth II will begin a state visit on Monday. Oliver Stone has unveiled an ad that calls for withdrawl--the nice term being used for surrender--from Iraq. Conservatism is set to win big in France--the socialist candidate is already warning of post-election violence. For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the...