Jim Yardley

Jim Yardley is a retired financial controller for manufacturing firms, a Vietnam veteran and an independent voter. Jim blogs at jimyardley.wordpress.com

Most Recent Articles by Jim Yardley:

Why Do They Feel Invincible? April 4, 2015
Will these Obama supporters ever consider who to blame for allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, or will they simply assume that without their adored leader that it could have been worse?
Obama Has an Off Ramp Available March 27, 2015
Iran must understand that America has been treating with Iran as if it were an equal for only one reason. America was being courteous. Courtesy has limits and those limits have been reached.
What Did He Just Say??? March 23, 2015
Draw your own conclusions about how much confidence you can generate about the truthfulness of the administration's responses
Congress Shows Us How to Shoot Ourselves in the Foot March 22, 2015
You just legislatively cut your own throats
Ignorance versus Apathy March 20, 2015
I don’t know. And I don’t care.
Who Thinks It’s Not Legally Binding? March 15, 2015
A “non-binding” codicil as part of the agreement with Iran that indicates that any violation of the agreement, regardless of the offending party, will be blamed on George Bush
Am I Angry? March 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton has put the final cherry on the cake by telling the world that she, and ONLY she, will be the Decider-in-Chief as to what is legal and what is not.
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It’s Off to Mosul We’ll Go… February 24, 2015
Only other thing that Obama will control is the date on which he will announce that anything that goes wrong will be someone else’s fault
Religious Dogma or Political Manifesto? February 19, 2015
Islam it is not simply a religion. It is a political philosophy and a statement of the cultural norms of many Muslims
Like We Used to Say in the Army: Hurry Up and Wait February 13, 2015
Decision regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline BUT ramming through unconstitutional immigration laws and enforcement, or "investing" billions, if not trillions, into "global warming" or "climate change"
A Few Random Thoughts February 6, 2015
Progressives, in general, have junior varsity quality intellects, they have junior varsity level skills, and they have junior varsity caliber social abilities. On the other hand, they have Olympian level egos
“…this organization”? February 5, 2015
Rabid dogs must be killed, as rapidly as possible. The diseased in the world that kills, maims, rapes and tortures must be eradicated with no short measures being acceptable.
The Time Has Come January 29, 2015
First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.
But Hey, It’s FREE! January 26, 2015
The last program that passed through Congress to demonstrate their belief that Obama knew better than anyone what the nation needed was nicknamed Obamacare.
Just a Simple Question January 17, 2015
Exactly what are we getting for our tax dollars with regard to education?
We Can’t Defend Ourselves? January 14, 2015
Islamic terrorists have been working to induce terror in populations all over the world for decades. They prefer easy, undefended targets like Civilians, Children, Tourists
Racial Magic January 5, 2015
If their followers stop believing in the magic, they will suddenly stop paying for admission to the racialist magic show.
Is Now the Time for a Second Political Party? January 2, 2015
We see, on a daily basis, that the current Democrats and the current Republicans are by-and-large nothing more than opposite faces of the same coin
Has America Finally Begun to Despise BOTH Parties? December 19, 2014
Anything that might change the power structure is bound to be fought by both Democrats and Republicans, using any sleazy, underhanded and destructive means that can be concocted
What In The World Are They Thinking? July 29, 2014
Did we elect complete idiots?
Ending Two Wars or Just Concentrating on the War at Home? July 27, 2014
We are involved in an existential war for our very survival as free people
A Very Tall Child June 9, 2014
Bowe Bergdahl
Just Do Your Job, Get a Bonus May 25, 2014
Once you give a person a bonus for lackluster performance, they almost invariably feel that this bonus money is now a guaranteed part of their annual income
There are Only Two Types of Government May 22, 2014
Perhaps it’s time to return to the plain reading of the Constitution. You know, as it was originally intended
How Do You Eat an Elephant? May 6, 2014
Tell the truth. Keep telling the truth
Oh!  Look!  A Bunny… May 1, 2014
Mastery of the administration-MSM ability to sing in concert
Did I Miss Something? April 30, 2014
Has a new law been passed making verbal idiocy a capital offense?
Intellectual Bankruptcy of the Left April 26, 2014
Defending Obama solely on the basis of his skin color shows his defenders are intellectually bankrupt: Have no arguments that could survive scrutiny
The Tale of the Unfaithful (Political) Spouse April 15, 2014
Something to think about when you pull the curtain behind you in the voting booth for the next primary or general election
Hispanics are No Longer a Minority April 11, 2014
Mr. Holder claims that his experience was unprecedented, using the same logic as could be applied to AG Gonzales is no longer to be classed as a member of an oppressed minority