“The Congress shall have power… To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; To provide and maintain a Navy; To make Rules for…

The other day I was talking to my friend, whom I will not publicly embarrass here. We were talking about the recent government bailouts of bank and car companies, and the impending tax increases that President Obama wants to foist on the nation, starting with the oft maligned “rich.” The conversation went something like this…

Why are we protecting Iraq’s borders while leaving our own wide open? While we were busy keeping the Iranians and Syrians out of Iraq, Senator Ted Kennedy and President George Bush were pushing for a bill to grant automatic citizenship to illegal aliens and virtually erase the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Over 4,000…