The police radio frequency came alive, quickly filled with excited and angry voices, that Summer night in 1968. A chase was in progress, and the reason soon became apparent. One of our North Austin patrolmen had stopped a ’56 Chevy, and the five occupants had spilled out, with one of them pulling a .45 caliber …
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Shall we not do our part?
On 21 October 1805, on the eve of the battle which would save England, the great British Admiral, Horatio Nelson, issued this order: “England expects that every man will do his duty.” He then led the British fleet to victory against the combined French and Spanish fleet. Nelson, who had lost an eye in one …
For political advantage (October 2012)
I am not a fan of David Letterman, given his rough treatment of Conservatives. So I was surprised when he said, “You want your President to be telling the truth; you want the contender to be lying…Mitt said, (about an allegation made against him by the President) ‘No no, check the thing, check the thing…’ …
Grace in defeat
Of his impending surrender to General Grant, General Robert E. Lee said…”I would rather die a thousand deaths.” But his previously unbeaten army now numbered but 6,000 poorly clad infantry, and 2,000 cavalry on spent and gaunt horses. Grant was upon him with 80,000 men. For the sake of his spent army, Lee humbly presented …
They will do it
It is the Marines, the Soldiers, the Sailors, the Airmen who will do the fighting and dying. It will always be them, so why not let them do the planning and then follow the plan? The plan at this moment is that there is no plan. What is taking place is a tragedy in the …
A strong friend in the President
CNN chirps that our military has today targeted its 176th airstrike over the past several weeks. Each airstrike it seems, must have the President’s approval. This timid approach to a terrible crisis emboldens our enemies around the world. We quote with disbelief the President’s words to the President of the Ukraine. “You have a strong …
Iran’s Supreme Leader, a pragmatist?
A spokesman for the administration explains the difficulties of attempting to persuade Iran to abandon its plans to acquire nuclear weapon status. “There is a continued erosion of diplomatic relations with Iran. We want a deal more than Iran’s leader does. He continues to say NO…this man is a pragmatist, committed to his goal of …
Foolish in their unwisdom
I thought at the time that exchanges such as this one would cinch the Presidency for Romney. How foolish of me! I had neglected to take into account the appaling ignorance of a great majority of the American people. Foolish, in not knowing and understanding history. Foolish, in allowing themselves such abject mental dysfunction as …
Photo, Celestial Room, San Antonio Temple
This beautiful room in the San Antonio Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is known as the celestial room. It symbolizes the indescribable joy and inner peace we may achieve through obedience to the commandments of the Lord, and ultimately as eternal families in the presence of our Heavenly Father …
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On the use of violent and overwhelming force
They give so much, our military forces do, and in return receive so little. To ask them to do more, is heartrending, but to suppose that there will be no more boots on the ground because our President has given a speech assuring us of that, is to be somewhat naive. Though we Americans …
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