Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
In 2009 McCain went to Turkey in support of another BFF of Obama, Prime Minister Erdogan. We tried to warn….. it fell on deaf ears. (more…)
Last month we brought you the story of John Heinz Kerry’s new strategy for diplomacy. {It was part of our “stuck on stupid” series} In essence Ketchup Boy’s primary strategy is to put Western Businesses in the Middle East, subsidize their efforts, and hope that the jihadists will take off their suicide vests in favor of picking up a spatula (taking a job).
At the time Kerry said:
“[W]e’re not going to solve this challenge of terror and of extremism and of people finding an alternative if we’re not reaching out to people, talking to them, bringing them to the table and trying to work through major, perceived differences,”
[…] “I believe we have to create a new paradigm, frankly, to deal with this.”
[…] He repeated that the new paradigm combines economic diplomacy with “significant diplomatic outreach.”
Yesterday the initial report of him following this strategy came out: (more…)
https://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/
Please click through the link and look at the faces. Consider the individuals.
The first page of pictures is of those who died most recently. This is the first Memorial Day for their families who, instead of thinking of their loved one serving, are still trying to come to grips with the fact that their daughter, their son, their brother, their husband, their cousin, their daddy — is gone.
I think of this as pretty close to the least I can do. I can look at the photos. Look at Air Force Captain Mark Voss. Four weeks ago he was alive. Now he’s not.
What is Air Force Captain James Steel bustin’ up about? Something’s going on, off camera, to 
his right and he’s enjoying it. Some friends deliberately goofing off, perhaps, or maybe a dog jumping an amazing height to catch a frisbee, and James is just enjoying the sight.
The photo of Army Pfc Markie Sims makes me sad. He looks sad, don’t you think? I suppose the photo was taken during basic training, and this was his first deployment. Maybe he was already wondering what he had gotten himself into. Maybe he’s just a sad kind of guy and couldn’t brighten up for a photo.
Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Christian looks proud and focused. At the end of April, his family 
was just waiting to hear from him again. Now I suppose they’ve received whatever his last letter was. They’ve received his personal effects. They’re not waiting to hear from him any more.
Army Specialist Cody Suggs — what you doing with ear-studs, bud!?? There must not have been a uniform pic available for him, but Specialist Suggs’ life was spent also. He’s gone. And I bet some family member will treasure (or wear) Cody’s ear-studs for a long, long time. Cody, you’re breaking my heart. You have the goofy ear-rings, like an adolescent who won’t listen to mom — but you went and laid your life down, didn’t you?
Army Sgt Enrique Mondragen, whose shoulder is that you are affectionately leaning into? 
Is that your sister? Maybe your girlfriend? Were they waiting for a call for you on Christmas Day, 2012, when instead they saw uniformed officers walking up to their front door? Enrique — why Christmas Eve? Why. I’m sure the owner of the shoulder wonders the same….why, at all. And why Christmas Eve.
Air Force Captain Victoria Pinckney, is that your little doll baby leaning in to touch your cheek? Or a niece? Whoever that little sweetie is, this photo will be a forever part of their future.
Please go and look at the faces and the names and the dates. It is, very nearly, the least we can do.
Today we celebrate the birthday of founding Treeper, StellaP. Not only is she a founding member of this rag tag group, she was the intrepid pioneer who set out to find other lost members of the tribe, round them up, and band them together until we found this Tree and set about making it a home.
StellaP is one of our more versatile and skilled admins. You often see her wicked logic skills as she quickly tackles the trolls and those with objectives, but little sense. What you don’t see is the skill she utilizes behind the scenes, the technical savvy she uses when the whatchamacallits and the thingy majiggers go on the fritz. She has a masters degree in Fixing What’s Wrong, and we thank God for that!
The rest of us rely on her good sense and sound guidance. She has such a talent for breaking difficult, complex problems down to the bare bones so that we can see the essence of the matter, and find solutions.
Several frequent and purposeful Treepers have been brought to the Refuge following a crumb trail of diversity in discussion. However, one common ingredient amid all the varying granola’s of conversation is defining the heart of the infection belaying the national rot, “Progressivism”.
If, in 2013, you subscribe your political affiliation to the Democrat Party, you are a progressive. There is no longer a manner of argument, nor level of word-smithing, so great as to evince an intellectual separation. It would be as illogical an attempt as to draw distinctions from Traditional or Moderate Islam while trying to discuss which form of shrapnel is probably contained within the approaching suicide vest.
Like it or not, the Political and Progressive Left has grasped full control of the Democrat Party. It is with that self-evident fact in mind a series of current essays on Modern Progressives has been written. Today we present one such essay brilliantly written by N. A. Halkides; A freelance writer from the Chicago area:
(Via FrontPage Mag) The Progressive believes in precisely two things: his own magnificence and the constructive power of brute force. In combination, they lead him naturally from the role of pestiferous busybody to brutal dictator. Where the productive man dreams of the things he might create if only left alone by his fellows, the Progressive dreams of the world he could create if only the lives and property of his fellows were at his disposal. The roots of his pathology lie in that oldest and most destructive of all human vices, the desire for the power to rule over other men. (more…)
Et tu Bobte’ ….. You know things are seriously headed in the wrong direction for the Modern Liberal Establishment when even CBS’s Bob Schieffer stands aghast:
Schieffer probably runs up there in the stratospheric water-carrying media close to the same level of Mr. Tingles (Chris Matthews). So when you see propagandist sympathizers like him begin to doubt Dear Leader, you know trouble exists.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
Given the recent revelations that both Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton lied to the police, and State Law enforcement, officers about their Son’s activity – and their parental involvement surrounding final few days of Trayvon Martin – it can reasonably be assumed that they also lied to their media consultant Ryan Julison.
