In New York City, residents are still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.  Homes have been destroyed, people are hungry, and close to 2 million are still without power or heat.

Members of the National Guard, Army, and Air Force have been staying at the Lexington Armory in Manhattan while they have been assisting with disaster relief.

But around 250 of them will be kicked out in order to make room for a Victoria’s Secret fashion show.  Yes, the fashion show must go on!  Prog. priorities, don’t cha know. (more…)

It has been an exhausting slog this journey, this adventure.   Along the way we’ve had some truly shockingly cruel things said about us purely because we believe in limited government and fiscal conservatism.

We’ve been called extremists, hobbits, gun-toting bitter bible clingers, the enemy and more, much more.    Why?   Because in a larger sense we simply belive that we, as Americans, should be self-reliant and personally responsible;  but also we believe that when we are allowed to depend on ourselves, we are stronger, more successful, take greater pride in ourselves and our work, and are more likely to make positive contributions to society. (more…)

Where ever you are – in whatever locale – what is the sense around you?

What are you seeing, hearing…. feeling and sensing?

Two words for ya Nance’: Dick Lugar !

MADISON, Wis. — The tea party, at least its widespread influence on Republican congressional candidates, “is over,” declared the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the party group charged with electing Democrats to the House.

“House Republican incumbents—and their candidates—are running as far away from the Tea Party as they can,” a pre-election DCCC memo provided to Yahoo News reads. “Regardless of whether [Republicans] win or lose, the Tea Party of 2010 is over. They’ve been forced on defense in the message fight all cycle long, and now those who win will have done so by giving up on the Tea Party.”

The memo argues that Republican lawmakers who arose from the tea party are now promoting bipartisanship and willingness to compromise in their re-election bids instead of embracing the hard-line messages that propelled their campaigns two years ago. (more…)

(Salty Language Alert)

Earlier we shared our analysis of the new White House/DC strategy regarding the Benghazi narrative.   See HERE    Bing West outlines essentially the same view:

The following is a lead story about Benghazi from the Washington Post on November 2:

U.S. intelligence officials said they decided to offer a detailed account of the CIA’s role to rebut media reports that have suggested that agency leaders delayed sending help. . . . The decision to give a comprehensive account of the attack five days before the election is likely to be regarded with suspicion, particularly among Republicans who have accused the Obama administration of misleading the public.

Suspicion? The accurate word is confirmation. (more…)

30,000+ turned out to see Tilda and Mitt Romney in Bucks County Pennsylvania.

Meanwhile in Minnesota something pretty neat happened too….

….. a rather handsome fella stepped out of a plane.   Check out what happened next: CLICK HERE

I write this not as a partisan, but as one American who has been engaged in extensive political research for five solid years. The picture in our current banner is reflective of my feeling right now: Hands outstretched toward the heavens asking “why”? Not why did Mitt Romney lose, but why cannot our citizenry see what they just did?

By now most of you know my approach at understanding events, and their surrounding outcomes. Events that create both intended, and unintended consequences.

That approach is research; pure research to understand the specifics of the circumstances and understand the mindset behind the people within the events being portrayed.

The “why” is more valuable than the “what”.

So I hope you will digest this analysis with the understanding this is not a series of guesses, projections, or predictions. This is merely assembling the puzzle bits – organizing them, placing them into their logical pattern of connectivity – then standing back and looking at what is factually evident within the assembly. (more…)

Use this thread as an open thread just for Zimmerman Case stuff. A place to just dump, collect, or discuss general information about the Trayvon Martin VS George Zimmerman Case.

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