Philip V. Brennan

Monday, Jan. 6, 2014: Former columnist, Marine Corps hero, and Washington insider Phil Brennan passed away on Monday. He was 87 years old. Born in New York City, Brennan served with the Marines during World War II before tackling a series of jobs in the nation's capital, beginning with a campaign to win statehood for Alaska. --More...

Most Recent Articles by Philip V. Brennan:

A message to Newt detractors from a Marine December 15, 2011
We need Newt Gingrich, No one else fits the bill in these awful times
Where the Heck has May gone? May 26, 2011
Times Flies, Family
A Modest Proposal May 18, 2011
Tim Pawlenty and Allen West
Osama bin Laden, Thankfully Deceased May 3, 2011
Good work, Navy Seals. You make me realize we are in good hands
Faugh ‘a Ballagh to the right royal bride and groom April 25, 2011
Royal Highness William, Duke of York, Kate Middleton
The Shroud of Turin April 22, 2011
The Holiest of Relics or the Hoariest of Hoaxes?
Is There a Birthplace Question? April 20, 2011
Doing everything that can be licitly done to frustrate Mr. Obama’s far left agenda
A Basically Honest People April 9, 2011
The Donald, O'Reilly and Obama
No Free Speech for Fox News March 29, 2011
Mr. Brock seems not to believe that Fox has any right to report the news without adding the left wing’s spin
Why Didn’t We Listen? March 19, 2011
Blood of our young and entangling alliances
The Battle Lines are Forming March 15, 2011
Unions vs. Government
The Japanese Quake: Another Ice Age Precursor? March 12, 2011
Coming Apart at the Seams February 25, 2011
It’s all about money – in this case the public’s tax dollars and who gets how many of them
In Memoriam February 19, 2011
Iwo Jima, February 19th, 1945
When Push Comes to Shove February 17, 2011
Wisconsin’s new Republican governor Scott Walker, Teachers Union
A Nation of Wimps February 1, 2011
We sit idly by, emptying our wallets to pay for costly foreign oil
The blame game January 17, 2011
Senseless, unprovoked assault on a partisan politician or the act of a politically motivated activist
Where Were Your People, Sheriff? January 10, 2011
Sheriff Dupnik, failed to provide protection to a public official already targeted by threats of violence
There’s Always Hope January 9, 2011
Head wounds
Climbing the Hill January 3, 2011
New members of Congress are swarming into Washington, eager to begin what many hope will be a long career in the United States Congress
Bye 2010 and a Tentative Welcome to 2011 December 31, 2010
Republican party win control of the House in the incoming Congress, while on the bad side it saw aberrations such as Obamacare squeeze through Congress
You Can’t Say I Didn’t Warn You December 28, 2010
Piers Corbyn, Weather Action
Christmas, 1777 December 23, 2010
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
It’s Christmas Time – Celebrate! December 21, 2010
I hope that Santa will be good to you and that our dear Lord will clasp you to his breast, watch over you and grant you every blessing and grace
Remembering the Enquirer and Generoso Pope December 13, 2010
Late Generoso Pope, sole proprietor of a notorious tabloid newspaper - the National Enquirer
Who runs America? December 6, 2010
International Bankers, Federal Reserve, inflating the dollar
Lame Duck Session December 1, 2010
It will be a mistake of the GOP under Speaker Boehner if he follows Newt’s example that allowed the Democrat minority to run wild
The Constitutional Right to Travel November 22, 2010
"The right to travel is a part of the 'liberty' of which the citizen cannot be deprived without the due process of law under the Fifth Amendment"
Looking back November 11, 2010
From Manassas to Iwo Jima
Opportunity to rein in the federal government and Barack Obama’s thirst for power November 10, 2010
Media, Defunding and Presidential Vetos