Nebraska is Essentially a One Party State

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all other… more

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New Ford ad blasts GM and the Obama bailouts

Should be mixing it with a slogan from McDonalds; “I’m Loving It!” Ford owner “Chris” in the commercial says; “I wasn’t going to buy any another car that was bailed out by our government. I was going to buy from a manufacturer that’s standing on their own, win, lose, or draw. That’s what America’s about […]

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NEGOP Tried to Capitalize on Grassroots Candidate Loss & CIR Reform Failure

Updated Editor’s Note: This is the sixth article in a series about Nebraska politics, particularly as pertains to the Nebraska Republican Party and closely connected groups and their relationship to the “tea party movement”. We recommend starting with the article “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide” which includes links to all… more

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Governor Heineman Really Liked Purple People Before They Were “Cool”

Editor’s Note: This article is the fifth in a series of articles discussing Nebraska politics particularly the NEGOP, its leadership, elected officeholders, candidates, campaigns and closely-connected interest groups as they all relate to “the Tea Party Movement”. We recommend starting with “Nebraska’s Ruling Class and the Perils of (Assisted) Political Suicide“, which includes links to… more

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September 11th: Flight 93′s Happy Warrior, Todd Beamer

Editor’s note: My son Nathan gave the speech, below, for an assignment in his Terrorism class at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The assignment was to tell about the life of one of the victims on 9/11 and the impact they made before and after their death. I recommended Todd Beamer immediately. Nathan didn’t remember Mr. Beamer… more

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The World Trade Center will always be with us – our friends and family, never forgotten

The enemy that tried to destroy us, never forgiven Forgiveness is the cornerstone of Christianity; Matt. 6:14; Mark 11:25 • Understand that God forgives us our sins as we forgive others who have sinned against us. Adopt the forgiveness of others into your prayer life as a daily discipline. Hayford, Jack (2007-10-09). New Spirit Filled […]

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On 9/11, England stood with us, and mourned with us

What better friends could one hope for? 9/12/11, the British honored our dead by playing the US National Anthem at Buckingham Palace Even in France they felt our pain; We Are All Americans Jean-Marie Colombani, Le Monde (liberal), Paris, France, Sept. 12, 2001. In this tragic moment, when words seem so inadequate to express the shock people feel, […]

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