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              In the last week, I came across two stories involving the War on Terror.  One angered me beyond words; the other uplifted my belief in the honor and humanity of our troops.  You probably won't hear about either one in the mainstream media, but I figured they were worth sharing.   The first story came out on Monday, via the New York Post.  Apparently, one of our troops based in South Korea, only ten miles from the North Korean border, received a package from school children.  Pfc. Rob Jacobs, whose home is in New Jersey, had received a bunch of letters...

As you read this, we are one day away from history repeating itself.  A history that has continued uninterrupted since the founding of our nation:  the inauguration of the President of the United States.  An orderly transfer of power, an affirmation of the Constitution, and a demonstration of the rule of law over the rule of tyranny or blood or military might.  We, the People, go through this quadrennial process of debates, and votes, and electoral colleges and induction, to affirm our God-given right to freedom and justice.  Oh, we’ll argue over the candidates, the issues, and even the most...

I start this article with a confession.  I'm jealous.  I wanted to write the article I’m about to speak to you about, but two authors beat me to the draw.  Quite frankly, I'd feel much worse about this if I had been able to write a better article than they, but that is not the case.  Their article is excellent, factual, well researched, and a devastating indictment of a presidential candidate.  Therefore, my jealousy is mollified, but I'm still honked off (only slightly, though).         Henry Mark Holzer and Erika Holzer, who in 2002 wrote the book titled ''Aid and...

America is, in some ways, a very great and good nation.  Good people, good land, good opportunities.  It’s not a perfect place, but this is Earth not Heaven, so the best we can do is to strive for a more perfect union.  In many ways we get there, at least in comparison with other nations.      However, there are some things that boggle the mind.  Presidential elections are one of them.     And we’re coming up on another one in less than three months.  Oh, it’ll seem far longer than that, I assure you.  Claims, counter-claims, lies, damned lies, statistics, slander,...

Editor's Note:  The original article below is from the column, ''The Swift Boat Ad,'' by Susan Estrich.  After reading it, Doc Farmer became so incensed that he decided to rebut her article point for point.  Ms. Estrich's article is in black, and Doc Farmer's comments are in blue.         The latest piece of ugliness in this year's presidential race is an ad attacking John Kerry's record as a swift boat captain in the Vietnam War.         If the add reflects the truth, Ms. Estrich, then then ugliness is the fact that your vaunted lib/dem/soc/commie candidate is a liar.  It...