I ran across the following news in the process of reading the British press. A British choir director assembled a group of wives of British servicemen currently stationed overseas and they’ve recorded a wonderful tribute to their loved ones so far away. The sentiments expressed in this song are universal, so I’m sending this one… more
Why hasn't Rick Perry filled out his Second Amendment Questionnaire for GOA?
Climate alarmists can’t catch a break these days, it seems. First, about 5,000 more of those pirated emails that launched what’s commonly referred to as “Climategate” were released just before the United Nations convened its most recent climate conference in Durban, South Africa. In the Hollywood spirit, publication of this most recent spate of damning… more
Our December 10 article about democracy, “income inequality”, and political influences was, in part, motivated by a number of comments by Occupy Lincoln (OL) members on our site. We decided to address those comments in articles, because we believed they’d raised some issues worth writing about. Since we had already planned to point out problems… more
Members of the Occupy Lincoln group noticed our recent article, “Occupy Lincoln Tipi Smokes and City Ordinances Burn, Officials Fiddle” and left a number of comments there. Because we’ll be referring to some of those comments in the body of this article, we’ve linked directly to them so those who wish may see a particular… more
Congress rips into Attorney General Eric Holder over Fast and Furious gun walking scandal.
New York Times report that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is involved in an enormous, multi-million dollar money laundering scheme aimed at Mexican drug cartels
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tried to ram through Halligan’s confirmation on Tuesday afternoon. In a procedural maneuver known as a “cloture vote,” Reid needed 60 votes to move the nomination forward for a final vote, but was defeated 54-4...
“The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.” ~ James Madison, 1829 So, all quiet on the health care front? Definitely not. There were recent news reports about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to consolidate and hear several health care law… more
One of GiN’s readers has kindly offered to share his letter written to the NU Board of Regents about President Millken’s proposal to extend medical benefits to domestic partners of University System employees. The letter appears below, and thanks to Michael for sending it in. I’d also like to report that this subject has garnered… more