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CALL IT PROPHETIC, prescient, predictive, or just plain intuition.
The day before the celebration of D-Day, the taking of the Normandy beachhead by Allied Forces, I wrote:
“It is my hope that someone on the White House staff reminds the president of the anniversary of D-Day, and that he pays tribute to those who lost their lives.”… read more
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In my past recognition of the anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy, June 6, 1944, I wrote of the trip my wife and I took there in 1999. It is among the most memorable of our trips across Europe.
On this, the 77th anniversary, I decided to tell you about a military mission leading up to the invasion that gets little recognition – the capture and securing of Pegasus Bridge at Benouville, France.… read more
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Long before I became interested in politics, I recall listening to Gabriel Heatter, a radio commentator, with my Dad. With all of the news we are facing, I decided to borrow Heatter’s famous line – “Ah there’s good news tonight” – that he adopted as his catchphrase.… read more
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At a time when most of us have become weary over what’s happening to our great nation, with the woke mentality, the rewriting of our history, and an administration that is taking us down a path to disaster as it attempts to radically transform our democracy, we do need to wake up.… read more
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Earlier this month, I wrote about the smug response Jennifer Granholm, Biden’s energy secretary, gave to a reporter who questioned her lack of concern for the significant threat to national security caused by the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline, which serves 45 percent of the gasoline and other fuels on the East Coast.… read more
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You’ve heard President Biden conclude his speeches with “and may God protect our troops.” I would hope he’s serious, but how can we believe him when he left out any mention of God in his National Prayer Day proclamation?
Then there’s this. On Friday, as he concluded his remarks to service members and their families during his appearance at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, I wondered how many in the audience took him seriously when he said:
“It’s my greatest honor … it should not surprise anybody; it should be anybody’s greatest honor in all of life … to be able to serve as your Commander-in-Chief.… read more
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IT APPEARS TRUMP WAS RIGHT – Every day we see more evidence that President Trump was right. Right about Dr. Fauci, and likely right about the origin of Covid-19.
Early last year, when Trump and Vice President Pence’s virus team were holding daily televised briefings, the media noted the friction between Trump and Fauci.… read more
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I know, that headline may be hard to swallow, but some news gives me optimism.
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA II? – I’ve learned that former President Trump has been meeting with his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, Sen. Lindsey Graham and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to begin crafting an agenda along the lines of the GOP’s 1994 Contract with America.… read more
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Appearing on CBS Face the Nation Sunday, Robert Gates criticized the values and the principles of the Republican Party, saying he didn’t think the five Republican presidents he worked for would recognize the Republican Party today.
It’s difficult for me to criticize Gates, a man with a truly impressive resume of public service to America, but apparently values and principles weren’t important to him when he worked for Barack Obama, among three Democrat presidents.… read more
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“Plastics.”
That quote from the 1967 film, “The Graduate,” isn’t from the most memorable scenes. In fact, few people will remember it all. It took place just minutes into the movie.
It took place when the newly graduated Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) was approached by a neighbor, Mr.… read more