by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles

Because white Americans are so terrified of being called racists, they rarely marshal a defense.  Instead, they tend to stammer and stutter, muttering “Am not” under their breath, mimicking an angry child who has been called a baby by an older sibling.

For instance, the astronomical drop-out rates among Latino students is generally blamed on whites.  Because nothing negative must ever be laid at the feet of minority groups, a sensitive, politically correct white majority must always hold itself accountable for their failings. Read the rest of this entry »

by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles

Recently, a conservative I know suggested that it would be great if all the liberals packed up and moved to, say, France.  Although I happen to have a few liberal friends and I would surely miss them, I certainly endorse and second his motion.

Over night, the rest of us could start believing what we read in the newspapers and we could start electing people who didn’t think their first order of business was to go around the world apologizing to a bunch of ne’er-do-wells for America’s alleged sins. Read the rest of this entry »

by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado

The prevailing sense of pessimism that afflicts Americans undoubtedly has many causes, chief among then, unemployment. When jobs are secure and people have financial security, they tend to be upbeat about most things. But it seems apparent that the current malaise goes even beyond employment concerns. People feel that the country is on the wrong path. They are worried about the future, not just their own, but that of their children and grandchildren. Read the rest of this entry »

by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado

Americans have had a full year to assess the policies and performance of President Barack Obama and if the polls are to be believed, they are not pleased. But what did they expect? They elected a man with virtually no experience at running anything to the most powerful and demanding office on earth, to preside over the largest and most complex economy and government in the world. It is an awesome management and leadership challenge, calling for, one would think, extraordinary experience, wisdom, judgment, maturity, vision and communications skills. Give Mr. Obama credit for the latter but it is not enough. Governing is much harder than campaigning. Read the rest of this entry »

by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles

The way that the axis of evil — otherwise known as Obama, Pelosi and Reid — are trashing the Constitution, you’d think it was parchment toilet paper.

That’s why I would give anything to see the likes of Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Franklin, come back to life and treat the liberal rabble the way that American patriots once dealt with English tea. Read the rest of this entry »

by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles

Because of Joe McCarthy’s critics, we have been told time and again that guilt by association is a cardinal sin.  But I contend it makes perfect sense to judge people by their friends, but also by their enemies.  Who hasn’t said, upon meeting another person, “Any friend of so-and-so is a friend of mine”?  And who doesn’t subscribe to the adage that the enemy of my enemy is my friend?

I only wish that more people had paid closer attention to Barack Obama’s circle of friends in Chicago before he got to move to Washington and form an even more vicious circle. Read the rest of this entry »

by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles

When I was a child, people used to boast that in America anybody could grow up to be president.  At the time, I thought they were kidding.  Now I know better.

It is equally apparent these days that absolutely anyone can grow up to be the majority leader of the Senate, the speaker of the House and the attorney general of the United States.  And now that we all see how easy it is and how very little in the way of intelligence, integrity or even personal hygiene, for all I know, is required, it’s no wonder that parents are no longer boasting. Read the rest of this entry »

by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles

It’s easy to see why liberals are convinced that they’re superior to conservatives.  For one thing, in nearly all cases, professors in the liberal arts and members of the mainstream media are left-wingers.  But you don’t have to be very intelligent or even the slightest bit honest to make one’s living in either field.  To be a liberal arts professor, the major prerequisite is a willingness to endure sitting in classrooms from the time you’re six years old until the day you die.  Once you’re into your post-graduate years, Read the rest of this entry »

by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado

Here we go again; another debate on gays in the military. Having written a dozen or so pieces on the topic and having debated it on TV and radio several times, I’ve heard all the pros and cons. I’m frankly bored with the topic and so are most of the service members and ex-members I’ve talked with. But it won’t go away because gay rights activists won’t let it, so once again we’ll hear pundits and politicians  who haven’t a clue as to what service life or the warrior culture is all about weigh in on the topic. Read the rest of this entry »

by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles

Although I much prefer pointing out the shortcomings of others, honestly compels me to confess my own.  In my case, my mortal sin is envy.

As I sat home watching Barack Obama deliver the latest of the 6,897 speeches he’s given since assuming the presidency, and trying to figure out if Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi had made a friendly wager as to which of them could stand up the most times in 90 minutes, I realized that I wish that people would respond like trained seals for me the way they do for whomever happens to be the commander-in-chief. Read the rest of this entry »