Opportunities make America great

People around the world dream of coming to America and having a better life. Since our founding as a nation, millions have come here and found a better life than they left behind. We can be proud of this in our country.

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (March 7, 2019)

Foreign aid... adjust and repair

Between 1948 and 2011, the United States gave Egypt 71.6 billion dollars in bilateral military and economic aid. Our Senate last August passed a new bill that will give 38 billion dollars in military aid to Israel over the next ten years.

Sanders races to lead in New Hampshire primary as Democratic socialism is now front and center in 2020 race

Don’t look now, but the New Hampshire primary is just a year away as Democrats compete to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 general election. And the latest Emerson College poll shows a neck and neck battle between Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Vice President Joe Biden.

If Congressional GOP votes to overturn national emergency declaration to build wall, they will prove President Trump is right... about the swamp

By declaring a national emergency on the southern border and at least attempting to repurpose military construction funds to the wall – whether for steel or concrete barriers or both – President Donald Trump has politically inoculated himself against Congress’ failure to deliver on his signature...

What’s really important in America?

Every day we face life. What is really important? Social Security? We pay into Social Security all of our working lives. When we reach our sixties we anticipate collecting the benefits promised to us. Some will collect income at 62 while others will not collect it until 66.2 or later.

It’s Texas time in border fight as Lone Star State called on to declare emergency, too

Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) got it 100 percent correct when in response to President Donald trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the southern border he suggested that the state of Texas “should also consider a similar declaration” of national emergency due to the illegal...

COMICALLY INCORRECT by A.F. Branco (Feb. 28, 2019)

Happy George Washington’s birthday

As this column is being written, Monday, Feb. 18 is President’s Day. Actually, there is no “President’s Day” holiday. According to the official list of federal holidays it is recognized as “George Washington’s Birthday.” Somehow Abraham Lincoln got tossed into the mix since his birthday is Feb. 12.

Imagine no freedom, it’s easy if you try

Everyone is talking about the Green New Deal, and how it would end domestic airline travel, the internal combustion engine, fossil fuel usage, most electricity generation and even ban cow flatulence.