Opinion

OPINION: Will Congress ever stop spending money we don’t have?

America stands on the precipice of a fiscal disaster, and we’ve been on this cliff for many years now.Our national debt has skyrocketed past $31 trillion while President Joe Biden has forgiven over $110 billion in student loan debt.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (June 6, 2024)

CROOKED AS THE BRAZOS“There is only one tier of justice. … We don’t give any benefit to a powerful person over a non-powerful person, any benefit to a Democrat over a Republican.”  – Attorney General Merrick Garland  POLITICAL FUTURES“Here are a few signs of a losing campaign: No. 1: Poll denial.

OPINION: Army can’t put even one horse before the cart

If you’re interested in learning just how bureaucratic, backed-up, sclerotic, and incompetent the United States military is these days, you have only to look at the situation with horse-drawn caissons for military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (May 30, 2024)

CROOKED AS THE BRAZOS“Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican allies don’t care about securing the border or fixing America’s broken immigration system. If they did, they would have supported the toughest border enforcement in history. Instead, they put partisan politics ahead of our national security.