With Priest Ranch, Craig Becker Is Betting On Honesty

"No one needs a new wine brand," explained Craig Becker, a veteran Napa Valley winegrower, over breakfast one recent morning.

Israeli/Palestinian Peace Impossible

J Street, a national organization, promotes a peace agenda for the Israelis and Palestinians. It believes a final status agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians embodying a two state solution will guarantee peace in the region, but this is sheer naïve folly.

Winter Getaway: Weekend Winter-vention

With mild weather, popular theme parks and great accommodations, Orlando ranks No. 3 for top destinations for domestic winter travel (WalletHub.com), and this season Marriott Orlando hotels invite travelers to wind down and warm up with a “Weekend Winter-vention” escape, with rates starting at $109/night, for stays now - March 31, 2015. Offering 20% savings and a $25 daily hotel credit — when using promo code: P91 — guests can reclaim their weekends with great rates and added value at five exclusive Orlando hotels across four Marriott brands, including:

The TRUTH will out!

“This bill (The Affordable Care Act) was written in a tortured way to make sure CBO did not score the mandate as taxes. If CBO scored the mandate as taxes, the bill dies. Okay, so it’s written to do that. In terms of risk rated subsidies, if you had a law which said that healthy people are going to pay in – you made explicit healthy people pay in and sick people get money, it would not have passed… Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical for the thing to pass… Look, I wish Mark was right that we could make it all transparent, but I’d rather have this law than not.” Jonathan Gruber-Obamacare Architect The above is the exact, factual and video-recorded statement of the man who was one of Obama’s lead men on the writing of The Affordable Care Act. Gruber admits the ruse Obama has used since the beginnings of his campaign for president and his desire to have transparency in the development of legislation is purely for altruistic and honorable purposes is a sham and a lie.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz says her 'party has a problem.' Fortunately, she doesn't know what it is

If you've seen any of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's insane clips over the course of the last year, you know one thing: Debbie promised that the Dems would not lose in 2014. Their party was strong, people loved ObamaCare, the President was still popular, and they were going to do well in the midterms. Then Election Day proved her disastrously wrong.

The Poppies

The Poppies

Some lay maimed on battlefields surrounded by the dead And others bled on beaches that turned the sand dark red.

Veterans Are the Real 1 Percenters

Mentioning “1 percenters” conjures up images of protest and class warfare. But there is another 1 percent who are beyond politics: the men and women who serve in America’s armed forces, as well as the veterans who served before them.

Between Crises: If and When Russia Fights ISIS

Not all the countries considered potential partners in the coalition fighting ISIS are eager to take part in the struggle. Russia is one of them. Although its participation could be expected, Russia has not (yet) joined the US-led coalition, and its official spokespersons have not spared their criticism of the coalition’s management of the struggle. What are the roots of Russia’s policy?

Those You Leave Behind in Combat Whom You Can't Leave Behind

It's Veterans Day in America, yet there are progressively fewer to venerate. Most of the World War II generation is gone and even the older Vietnam vets are reaching average life expectancy. Relatively few Americans have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, and most of them never saw battle. Yet even as explaining combat to a civilian is like describing the sky to somebody blind from birth, we "brave few," as Shakespeare famously put it in Henry V, feel compelled to try anyway.

Obama and the healthcare law that was designed to fool Americans

Honoring the Original Veteran

From the Original Veteran to every American soldier, Happy Veterans Day.

Message from MG Paul E. Vallely. US Army Ret

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 an armistice between Germany and the Allied nations came into effect. On November 11, 1919, Armistice Day was commemorated for the first time. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the day should be "filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory". There were plans for parades, public meetings and a brief suspension of business activities at 11am.

Poppy Day

Maple Leaves And Poppies Poppies Still Bloom In Flanders Fields Though The Guns No Longer Roar, Children Romp Care-free Where Carnage Raged In War-torn Days Of Yore.

German football fans protesting Islamic terrorism branded “hooligans”

Note to Chancellor Angela Merkel: If Germany is really serious about fighting terrorism, why are you allowing your media and police to label football fan citizens willing to get out and protest against Sharia law, ‘filled with hate for each other’ ‘“hooligans?”

Bureaucracy Clouds Justice on Veterans Day

In a long-overdue effort, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald announced yesterday that the scandal-plagued agency would undergo the "largest reorganization of the Department of Veterans Affairs since its establishment," as he told CNN.

China! China! China!

For two days there was the usual news and analysis about President Obama’s summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. We are going to hear that China will bump the U.S. from first place among the great economies of the world, challenge us in Asia, and will be the next great global power.

Bizarre Celebrity Floral Demands

Frank Sinatra, old ‘Blue Eyes’ himself, had that touch of class that separated him from many other entertainers, past and present. “A selection of plants and flower arrangements would be appreciated,” for his dressing rooms read his performance contract. True his alcoholic beverage requests were somewhat more extensive. Presumably he expected be host to Dean Martin and other members of the famous ‘Rat Pack.’

New ObamaCare enrollment projections way below solvency requirement

If it seems like we've been here before, well, we have. With the initial launch of ObamaCare, the administration indicated that they needed a minimum of 7 million signups to keep the program solvent. But that was just for the first year. In order to keep it solvent going forward, those numbers need to steadily increase. With the new enrollment period about to begin, the projection is that ObamaCare needs 13 million to remain fiscally viable.

A Huge Thank You, AND an Apology to Our Beloved Vets!

God Bless American Veterans…. not just today, but every day!

Gun control schemes will not stop school shootings or prevent crime

Gun control schemes by liberal Socialist Democrats in America will not stop school shootings or prevent crime. The most effective way to prevent school shootings is to have armed guards at every school in America. This is why there were seven armed guards at the school Obama's daughters attended. And theaters, malls, and all public gathering places need armed guards.