Never truer than today!

The philosopher and poet Cicero wrote the following more than 2,000 years ago, but in the current political climate, with the November election drawing near, never was it truer than in 2008. “A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is [...]

November Decision is Critical

The first part of this explains who Thomas Sowell is and why we should pay attention to his opinion. The second part is his opinion on the upcoming election and why our decision as a country is so important. Thomas Sowell was born in North Carolina and grew up in Harlem . As with many [...]

This N’ That

Steve Williams-Opinion Page Editor, Victorville Daily Press The U.S. Commerce Department predicted that the Gross National Product for the first quarter of the year would grow by .6 percent, but it didn’t; it grew by .9 percent. Why is that noteworthy? Because the department underestimated the strength of the American economic system, and because it [...]

John McCain’s Sons

Talk about putting your most valuable where your mouth is! Apparently this was not ‘newsworthy’enough for the media to comment about. Can either of the other presidential candidates truthfully come close to this? …. Just a question for each of us to seek an answer,and not a statement. You see…character is what’s shown when the [...]

John McCain’s Support for the 2nd Amendment

Speech to the NRA Annual Meeting By John McCain “When I first ran for Congress in 1982, I was proud to have the support of gun owners. For more than two decades, I’ve opposed efforts to ban guns, ban ammunition, ban magazines, and dismiss gun owners as some kind of fringe group unwelcome in “modern” [...]

Perry: Banning pistols isn’t the answer

Governor says licensees should be free to take them anywhere for protection By CLAY ROBISON Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry said Monday that Texans who are legally licensed should be able to carry their concealed handguns anywhere, including churches, bars, courthouses and college campuses. “I think it makes sense [...]