Having been to all 50 states, as well as a number of other countries,  I could probably make anywhere look like the the images of Louisiana that were presented.  I was born in New Orleans, and grew up in St. Charles Parish until I joined the Navy in 1967, and will probably retire there when the time comes.  The people ...more

16 Trillion National debt.  Since LBJ started his War on Poverty and the Great Society, Poverty has not gotten any better, and we have spent how much on the social programs they support, maybe 15 Trillion.  Seems to me that we ALL got ourselves into this mess, and please remember, President Bush was doing finr until he...more

When the President was voted into office, he enjoyed a majority in both the House and the senate.  For the first two years, he got anything he wanted from the totally partisan Congress.  As stated by the President, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, "We WON".  The Democrats also held both Houses for the last two years of Bus...more

Obviously the right to make snarky comments belong ONLY to President Obama.

Jobs that don't require a 4 year degree are out there.  Non-Destructive Inspection/Testing is currently experiencing a loss of experienced personnel, and the entry level jobs are pretty much going wanting.  Penetrant Inspection, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Radiographic Inspection, Ultrasonic Inspection and the other ...more

While this is an interesting piece of Engineering, it is too impractical for most users to consider.  Total thickness and width of Grip make it impractical to conceal and for most normal persons properly control it for accuracy.  The double kick of the .45 ACP's would undoubtably be dangerous to anyone without forearms...more

How about if we tie the President, Vice President, the Cabinet and both Houses to the performance of the economy.  If they can actually cut spending, not just reduce the rate of increase, they get their full pay, if not, they get 25 - 35%.  Benefits would be available only if the budget is balanced and the money is ava...more

While everyone seems to believe that FDR's Stimulus Spending saved the USA, it was actually the involvement in World War Two that kick started the economy.  After the war ended, there was a period of draw down in Government Spending, mostly the Military, and then other sectors came back on line, such as the Automobile ...more

I would urge everyone to go back to your History Books.  The problem started with FDR trying to Spend the US out of the Depression (Sound familiar).  World War II actually saved the US from going more toward Socialism than anything else.  Lyndon Johnson picked up FDR's Banner in 1963 after the death of JFK, and it's be...more