“The defense of freedom requires an integrity of vocabulary and a transparency in policy that I believe is essential for our success. I think when defending freedom, if you refuse to call a war a war you’re unlikely to be able to defend it successfully,” he said, alluding to the so-called war on terror.
Archive for February, 2010
Top Army and Air Force officers said Tuesday they would be reluctant to overturn a 17-year policy that prohibits gays from serving openly in the military
“I do have serious concerns about the impact of a repeal of the law on a force that is fully engaged in two wars and has been at war for eight and a half years,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey told Congress. “We just don’t know the impacts on readiness and military effectiveness.”
Congressional Candidate Lt Col Allen West at the Revolution
Lt Col Allen West at the Revolution – his 2 million view speech that brought him to the national stage.
Republican congressional hopeful Allen West calls on conservative activists to ‘join me in a new dream’
This time around, West is a rising star on the right, buoyed by a 2-million-hit YouTube video that helped him raise an impressive $677,347 during the fourth quarter of 2009. The invitation to speak at CPAC, where attendees occasionally stopped West in the lobby and asked him to pose for pictures, put West in front of the nation’s most influential conservatives.
Documents confirm White House pushing pro-union contracting policies
Following the report Republicans slammed the proposal, with Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma referring to it as “backdoor card check.” Other critics, led by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, worry the new rules would increase the cost of government contracting by as much as 20 percent, or more than $100 billion annually, while further slowing the procurement process.
Former KGB agent tells how they really won
KGB tells how US has been slowly turned to socialism.
The Mount Vernon Statement – Constitutional Conservatism: A Statement for the 21st Century
We recommit ourselves to the ideas of the American Founding. Through the Constitution, the Founders created an enduring framework of limited government based on the rule of law. They sought to secure national independence, provide for economic opportunity, establish true religious liberty and maintain a flourishing society of republican self-government. These principles define us as a country and inspire us as a people. They are responsible for a prosperous, just nation unlike any other in the world. They are our […]
U.S. Navy rescues Tanzanian ship, nabs 8 pirates
USS Farragut dispatched an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter to MV Barakaale 1 after it raised a distress call saying it was under attack from a gang on a skiff, the embassy said in a statement.
Frozen Fetuses Found During Doctor’s Office Raid
Philadelphia and federal authorities who raided a doctor’s office after allegations a woman died following an abortion made a shocking discovery: more than two dozen frozen fetuses.
New Obamacare Proposal a $629 Billion Tax Hike
Overall proposal is a net tax hike of $629 billion over 10 years