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With the recent events in Egypt, there has been a lot of talk about the Muslim Brotherhood. I have to admit, I never knew much about the Muslim Brotherhood until last week. I had read a little about their actions in the past and assumed that they were an old, defunct organization whose members had funneled off into other organizations. My assumptions were wrong. The Muslim Brotherhood is alive and well, and not just in the Middle East. They are a worldwide network of Islamic extremists with one overriding goal: the adoption of Islam and Sharia law throughout the world,...

Each day it seems we are bombarded with another story of impending doom and gloom by the Left. Their dire predictions, if studied over time, have been the catalyst to political change they might otherwise have not been able to make without scaring the public half to death. Each new scare comes with calls for higher taxes or “user fees” on objects or services they deem “dangerous.” From Happy Meals to light-bulbs the Left is determined to rule with an iron fist over every aspect of your life and if they have to scare the pants off you to do...

The internet age has exponentially increased the raw speed with which the Left starts spewing nonsense about any event in the news, and the proportional raw speed with which we all start hearing about it (and laughing hysterically). Current events in Egypt are no exception to this sad little trend. One of the first things the Left does in any crisis is immediately look to assign blame. One wonders at the source of this constant obsession with finding fault. “It wasn’t me!” is what the naughtiest children always say, while they point the finger at their little brother. Those children...