http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/Formerly "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," renamed in honor of Jimmy Carter saying, "“Unfortunately, after Sept. (11 – sic), there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism . . .” Assorted comments on the blessings of liberty, and some challenges for those who are challenged in their enjoymenthourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/636018It was announced to today that, after months of evasion, delays, stalling and procrastination, President Obama is finally close to making a decision about the requested troop level increases in Afghanistan. So close, in fact, that he will make an announcement... sometime in the next several...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/634966It has become known that Fort Hood terrorist Malik Nidal Hassan had repeatedly attempted to contact al Qaeda and was notorious for anti-American rants. The question immediately is begged: Who knew about his misconduct, and why was nothing done to stop it? Was it mere incompetence, such as the...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/634706In an article published October 21 on Fortune Magazine’s website at http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/autos/auto_bailout_rattner.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009102109, former “car czar” Steven Rattner shares a revealing story of his adventures as head of the Obama administration’s auto task...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/632185From an article at http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/15/troop-funds-diverted-to-pet-projects/: “Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/631281“Gun lobby” is an epithet to leftists like President Obama. As if guns are the only means by which people kill other people. Only someone who is utterly lost in the fog of liberal delusion would think that. Consider the September 24 th incident in Chicago, in which Derrion Albert – the 47 th...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/630159Misrepresentative Alan Grayson (D-Florida) garnered a passel of cheap headlines this week when he made this claim: "If you get sick, America, the Republican health care plan is this: Die quickly. That's right. The Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick." More headlines followed when...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/629787Michael Moore is at it again. His latest movie is Capitalism: A Love Story. And what a love story it must be: Someone who has raked in considerable wealth through the capitalist venture of commercially successful – if factually dishonest – moviemaking now makes a movie damning the economic...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/625949Thou shalt be born into a fabulously wealthy Catholic family. Thus thou shalt not be compelled to earn either power, fortune or privilege; you shall merit these solely by your birthright. Thou shalt commit academic fraud by having another take thy Spanish test for you, and thou shalt aspire to...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/621896Every election campaign, we get the same tired fearmongering crap from the Democrats: The Republican candidate for whatever is a evil, wicked, mean and nasty SOB who wants to throw Grandma out of her house and force her to eat dog food. And yet how many people who promulgate and believe that...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/WriterofLight1342/621351Senator Charles Softschumer (D-New York) celebrated the defeat of an amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill now before the Senate in absolutely typical liberal style: He applauded the lives saved by its defeat. The amendment would have made conceal/carry gun laws across the country...