Opinion Forum

The U.S. Constitution and Civil War

December 27th, 2011

By Dan Miller Emasculating the Constitution is bad way to preserve the nation. The first shots in the United States Civil War were fired by the South during an attack on Fort Sumter a century and a half ago on April 12, 1861, not long after President Lincoln’s election on November 6, 1860 and just […]

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Tags: Civil War, Constitution, Lee, Lincoln, revolution, slavery, states rights
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Interesting Tidbits from Venezuela

October 18th, 2011

By Dan Miller There were three blog articles recently about goings-on in Venezuela. Daniel, writing at Venezuela News and Views, analyzes a recent report based on an interview with Chávez’ former Venezuelan physician, a Dr. Navarrete, stating that his condition is terminal and that he has only two years to live. Daniel concludes that Chávez’ […]

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Tags: cancer, Chavez, election, Lopez, revolution, succession, terminal, Venezuela
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The Real Scoop on Libya

August 30th, 2011

By Dan Miller Those who think the fall of Tripoli’s Green Square actually happened are in for a big surprise, at least according to Venezuelan el Presidente Chávez. Here is a video (in Spanish) of Chávez announcing that the whole thing was filmed in Qatar:

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Tags: Chavez, Green Square, Libya, Mars, Qatar, revolution, satire, Venezuela
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Governments Rot When Their Citizens Let Them (Part I)

April 30th, 2011

By Dan Miller We get the worst government we’re prepared to tolerate. Not long ago I suggested that we might as well elect a real clown, Grumpy, to serve as president of the United States. When he ran (very successfully) for the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies in 2010, Grumpy promised that, with him in office, […]

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Tags: Constitution, corrupt, culture, government, inept, politicians, revolution
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Obama Takes A Stand on Libya

February 25th, 2011

By Nancy Morgan Obama has finally taken a stand on the ongoing carnage in Libya. After nine days of silence, he has finally, and forcefully, condemned the “outrageous” crackdown by Libyan security forces on protesters. He also said that a unified international response was forming. Whew. Translation: America will stand firmly behind the United Nations. […]

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Tags: foreign policy, Gadhafi, Libya, protests, revolution, Saudi Arabia, UN
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