http://californiarepublic.org Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:24:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles Lately, you have probably noticed that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken to lecturing the rest of us on tolerance.  I call it presumptuous, as well as ill-timed.  It's presumptuous because ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1563 by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles In all the old horror movies, the master villain always had an assistant.  More often that not, his name was Igor.  He tended to lurch and he was usually a ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1562 by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado One of the least inspiring national debates in recent memory is the ongoing brouhaha over whether or not a new Islamic Center and mosque should be built in the Ground Zero neighborhood of Manhattan. By now, you've heard most and perhaps all of ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1548 by Jon Coupal | Sacramento If you thought this column was about oil, you’re going to be disappointed. Drill is a word that also means a practice or exercise in preparation for the real thing – think fire drill or the endless “drills” conducted on ships to prepare the crew for ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1556 by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles Those on the left have made every attempt to tar those on the right as racists.  They have done it so often and so ineptly that by now I doubt ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1552 by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles Every so often, one of my readers who has apparently dipped once too often into the cooking sherry wonders why I don't run for Congress.  The short answer is that ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1553 by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado Eager for a foreign policy victory to bolster its sagging popularity at home and in the world, the Obama Administration is launching a new round of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The prospects for success, never great in the past, are even poorer today. ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1549 by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles When it comes to liberals, there are simply not enough hours in a day for one person to record all of their mischief.  Speaking for myself, even if I had a ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1536 by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles I have long been intrigued with the final words uttered by those on their actual or figurative deathbeds.  The trouble, of course, is that you never know if the words ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1535 by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado America is the land of freedom and justice for all as we have learned through faithful recitations of the pledge of allegiance. These freedoms were earned and defended by the blood and sacrifices of patriots and we hold them sacred. But the ... http://californiarepublic.org/?p=1543