J.D. Longstreet

Obama: The American Chávez

“These last few years we’ve seen an unacceptable abuse of power at home. We’ve paid a heavy price for having a president whose priority is expanding his own power.” You'd never guess it today, but these words are from a speech by President Obama back in 2007 when he was a candidate for President.

Deceit.  The Lies That Enslave A Nation

I've been on this earth quite a number of years now. I have endured any number of politicians. I have suffered -- and prospered -- under any number of presidential administrations from FDR to present.

The Scourge of Child-Proof Medicine Bottles

I once saw a cartoon which spoofed "secure" medicine bottles. It had a pill bottle label that read: "Take one capsule twice daily -- or as often as you can get the lid off."

Outlaw Telemarketing in the US!

Enough is ENOUGH! It is time to put an end to the terror of telephone telemarketers in America. I have had ALL my phones listed on the government's "Do Not Call" list since the very first day I was allowed to sign up. The telemarketer calls are as bad today as they were then.

Universal Background Check = Backdoor Gun Registry

Just so we are clear -- I am against the proposed universal background check for gun purchasers.

The End Is, Ur, ALMOST Nigh

In keeping with today's custom of placing everyone in a class, group, a pigeon hole of some kind, you can place me in with the: "It ain't gonna be so bad" crowd.

An Everlasting Mark Of Infamy

“I cannot accept, your canon that we are to judge pope and king unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong. If there is any presumption, it is the other way against holders of power ... Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”… Lord Acton

Obama -vs- The US Constitution

I'm so old I can remember when anyone who did not agree with the government of Soviet Socialist Russia (or the Soviet Union) would be arrested by the government and placed in Soviet mental institutions because, the Soviet government had determined, you see, that anyone NOT agreeing with them was obviously INSANE. Often times the mentally challenged prisoner disappeared into the Gulag system never to be heard from again.

The Curse Of The LO/INFO Voter

The LO/INFO voter -- sometimes referred to as LIVs -- are a curse on America. It is they who are driving America's "post constitution" government. They, however, are SO low-information they have no idea their influence may lie at the root of the problems America faces today.

Obama’s Speeches Chilling

The crowd was roaring. The lone man, ramrod straight, in his impeccable brown uniform would step forward toward the lectern, then pause and let his eyes wander over the thousands of up turned faces -- all staring at him, waiting for him to speak. And they waited -- and they waited.

The Wages of Unfaithfulness

I have written earlier of what I believe is a direct correlation between the decline of America and the "great falling away" of her people from the religious faith, which historically was a part of the foundation of the country.

Starving Students?

I recall a fellow (when I was a lad) who had made a deal with the local schools to pick up the school cafeteria food dumped by the students every day. Back then, at least, the food from a school cafeteria REALLY sucked! I mean, it was beyond bad.

The Living, Breathing—DEAD Constitution

The US Constitution is NOT flexible. It was never intended to be flexible. That's why there are provisions for amending the constitution when sufficient numbers of citizens agree an amendment is needed.

Petrus Romanus:  The Last Pope?

A sign of the End Times? In the Prophecy of the Last Pope, the name of the Last Pope is said to be "Peter." Whether that is his name -- or the name he chooses as Pope -- is not clear, at least to me.

Being “Right” Is NOT Enough

Now that the courts have established that Obama can kill just about anyone he wants, anywhere he wants, for whatever reason he wants, AND, I have just learned that I live in a "Constitution Free Zone" of America, shouldn't I be "bunkered-up" someplace with all my conservative commentator friends?

God’s Deputy Won’t Talk With Obama!

We exist in a sphere of truism(s). A truism is simply something that happens to to be a factual truth. Nothing can change it -- not even a lie.

Gun Control Is For Our Own Good!

Ma feller 'Mare-cuns. Ain't yew just plum tickled them gud ole' boys and gals in Kongrus knows we's dumm as fence posts and ain't got no need fer guns, 'cause we likely to far that thang an shoot sumbuddy or oursef. Ain't ya just tickled they's lookin over us like 'at?

Malaise Is BACK!

"Fewer than four-in-10 Americans (39 percent) rate the US in a positive manner – the most negative feedback the country has produced since 1979.

The Constitution?  What’s That?

The dictionary tells us that a constitution is a law, or compilation of laws, determining the fundamental political principles of a government. The people of the United States have a constitution.

The Quill And The Keyboard

Before the famous ride of Paul Revere there were, among our American ancestors, men who placed their lives and fortunes on the line by doing exactly what conservative bloggers do today. Writing their thoughts on politics and current events on paper, printing those papers into pamphlet size editions and distributing them to the public. They became known as "pamphleteers." (among OTHER things!)