Jim Yardley

Ending Two Wars or Just Concentrating on the War at Home?

Barack Obama constantly tells us that he has “ended two wars.” Has he really? Or have the wars of which he speaks actually continued, but in which he has chosen to refuse to play a part, while he has been promulgating a war against his own countrymen?

A Very Tall Child

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has had many adjectives used to describe him since our President negotiated with (surrendered to?) the Haqqani network and granted their demands for the release of five hardcore Taliban leaders who were comfortably ensconced in the federal housing project at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for the release of Sgt. Bergdahl.

Just Do Your Job, Get a Bonus

When I was a young man starting out in the world of civilian employment I was fortunate to have worked for several gentlemen who were possibly the least politically correct people on the planet.

There are Only Two Types of Government

Academics, who for all their supposed disdain for the Bible seem to revert to religious symbolism when addressing the question of what the various models of government might be, in the same way that theologians argue the question of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

How Do You Eat an Elephant?

There is a very old category of jokes that mock the listener by asking them a question. The target is asked questions and the target immediately assumes that it must be a “trick” question. Two such questions come to mind immediately (since my grandfather took delight in tormenting me with them): “Why did the chicken cross the road?” and “Why do firemen wear red suspenders?”

Oh! Look! A Bunny…

Let’s see what the main stream media has been obsessing about recently. Well, “above-the-fold” on the front page (or the lead story on the 6 o’clock news) we’ve seen stories about Cliven Bundy and his racially tinged remarks. Oh, and by the way, he’s a Republican.

Did I Miss Something?

The latest development in the evolving disaster surrounding octogenarian Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers pro basketball team revolves around the announcement by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver that Sterling shall be banned from the NBA for life and must, in addition, pay a $2.5 million fine.

Intellectual Bankruptcy of the Left

When is “racism” not racism at all? Racism is defined in most dictionaries as:

“…a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.”

The Tale of the Unfaithful (Political) Spouse

fable (n.) -- a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.

Hispanics are No Longer a Minority

Apparently Eric Holder has decreed that any American who is of Hispanic descent will no longer be considered part of an oppressed minority.

Zen, Galileo and Global Warming

Followers of Zen have a word that specifically describes a special event, a recognition of some profound truth or reality--satori. Satori is often described as a sudden awakening, and I recently experienced satori for myself.

How Effective is an “Oil Free Zone”?

Unless you have been living under a very large rock in the middle of the Mojave Desert, with no wifi and the battery in your lap top died about four years ago, you ought to have at least a passing knowledge of the concept of a “Gun Free Zone.”

Obama’s Malleable View of Constitutions

Checking to make sure that there was an easily understandable definition of the word, the dictionary defines Constitution as “the fundamental political principles on which a nation-state is governed, especially when considered as embodying the rights of the subjects of that nation-state and the statute embodying such principles.”

So Crimea and Ukraine are a Surprise? Really?

For some reason (and there must actually be one although what it actually might be eludes me), the government of the United States of America, in particular John Kerry’s State Department, the CIA, the NSA and for all anyone can tell, the Centers for Disease Control, were all caught by surprise by the Russian incursion into the Crimea.

The Perfect Explanation

As the Obama Administration continues to flounder about what should be their brilliant response to Vladimir Putin's invasion and de facto annexation of the Ukrainian province of Crimea, many of our fellow citizens wonder why the "smartest guy in the room" is having a hard time determining just how to react to these provocations.

Simony Makes a Comeback

Many heretics, er, global warming skeptics, have viewed the climate change herd as being a new incarnation of a religious cult. These fine folk believe what they believe without the benefit of logic, reason, evidence, and (if that’s not enough) they also believe in miracles.

Super Bowl or Super Taxes?

Well it’s Super Bowl Sunday, that annual homage to men who unwittingly risk brain damage just so they can earn a few million for themselves. Among the better informed among the players, it might simply be their own risk assessment of the chances of brain damage. Either way they face a serious risk.

What Hath Diversity Wrought

In thinking about diversity and immigration, the idea of establishing of immigration quotas based on a desire for diversity is insane.

Goals for 2016

Let me start by saying that I am not a Republican. But since the nation has been used to Democrats versus Republicans since about 1860, it’s hard to change their view of a two-party electoral system. Given the make-up of the current “leadership” in the Democrat Party such as Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Chuck Schumer, Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, and Henry Waxman, the idea of even considering a Democrat for President in 2016 is unthinkable.

Living has Consequences

Elections have consequences. Really? Well, thank you so very much, Captain Obvious.