The Raw Wound

Maybe it was the coincidence that my great-aunt has just died and had been in the wedding of a close family member of the retired attorney we ran into while shopping, but meeting and speaking to him brought up conversation about my Father's ""futile care" imposed deliberate killing by Vanderbilt Medical Center. The old family acquaintance was sadly not surprised by the murder by way of rationed care and figures Obama Care will make these Terri Schiavo-style horrific deaths increasingly common. He is sadly right but unlike that poor girl killed in Florida, my father was pleading for care and food on his own behalf and his medical team killed him anyway.

An Absolute Disgrace

Remember al-Qaeda, those pesky terrorists who Obama had defeated by killing Osama bin Laden before the last US Presidential election. They certainly remember us and do not seem to be particularly beaten with American diplomatic posts being closed-up and blast-shuttered all over the Muslim world, and US personnel being ordered to turn tail and flee from Yemen. "Detroit is alive and bin Laden is dead" was good sloganeering to win reelection, but it seems Detroit is dead at least financially as a municipality and bin Laden's legacy is more threatening than ever.

Moments of Reflection

My great-aunt Leona ("Nona") Weiss has died. She was quiet with an air of refinement not often seen these days. Of my great-grandmother's five girls, only one remains alive. Leona lived a very long life and was loved by many. My Mother and I are heartbroken and know Nona will be truly missed.

America in Retreat

Why is the nation with the largest economy and most powerful, technologically-advanced military ceding the field of conflict to a bunch of atavist jihadists whose goal is to return the globe to the seventh century when Muhammad actually lived? Why is a nation with ICBMs and fighter jets fleeing from a portions of the world where they can not keep refrigerators running through the night? Why have tens of thousands of Americans shed their blood to pacify Afghanistan and Iraq if we in the end run from the region like a scolded dog rather than asserting our national security prerogatives and unleashing sufficient force to vanquish those who intend to harm us?

Cowering in Caves

Some accused US President George W. Bush of behaving like a "cowboy" in the wake of Osama bin Laden's sneak attack on the homeland. The resolve that Bush demonstrated with his muscular response clearly put the terrorists on the run, and American embassies and consulates were not shutting down in fear of al-Qaeda. Now, the United States presents the image of defeat by closing down more than twenty diplomatic posts across the Middle East. In five short years, look how the mighty have fallen.

Hiding from Terror

The United States has issued a worldwide alert out of fear of a potential al-Qaeda attack and will even close a number of embassies in the Middle East this coming Sunday. With more than a trillion US dollars spent on defense, intelligence, and the war on terror, how can the last superpower on earth be reduced to cowering out of what the State Department spokesperson called an "abundance of caution"? It is the jihadists who should be hiding from America's righteous wrath as they were when George W. Bush answered the September 11, 2001 outrage. America is rapidly devolving into a second rate loser state like France under the mis-leader Barack Hussein Obama.

A Clean Game

I have often wondered why Pete Rose was banned for life by Major League Baseball and had his accomplishments stricken for gambling, but drug users have been allowed to stay in the game and maintain their place in the record books. Rose was given the harshest punishment baseball could deliver because supposedly his actions threatened the integrity of the game. Would drug dealers not have just as much ability and desire to manipulate the outcome of games as gamblers? Has a street drug dealer or even a doctor administering performance enhancing steroids or hormones not have the ability to blackmail a player who sought their goods and services to drop a fly in the outfield or miss a hittable pitch to win a major bet? The idea that Rose is exiled from the game, but Steve Howe was not is ludicrous. As for the current crop of cheating superstars, either kick them all out or allow Rose back in the record books for the accolades he earned before we quite so jaded about our national pastime.