Tag: character
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The Philosopher President
by ProfDave, ©2023 (Feb. 26, 2023) — During the last months or so my mind has been jolted a couple times with how fundamental the malaise of our society really is. First, in the middle of asking what makes the USA such a great place to live it struck me that the American uniqueness wasn’t…
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Why on God’s Green Earth Would Any American Desire the Presidency?
“LIARS, THIEVES AND DEGENERATES” by Dr. Thomas E. Davis., Colonel, USA (Ret) (Nov. 8, 2016) — “The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.” — Thomas Jefferson There was a time, in the far distant past, that being elected…
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Not That Woman
WHAT IS HILLARY CLINTON’S “FITNESS TO HOLD THE OFFICE?” by Don Fredrick, ©2016, author of The Complete Obama Timeline (Nov. 5, 2016) — In the wonderful, Henry Mancini-scored, Stanley Donen film, Two for the Road, there is a scene in which main characters Mark (Albert Finney) and Joanna (Audrey Hepburn) are pressed to the limits by…
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A Secretary of State “Without Honor” — From an Honorable U.S. Marine
“WHAT DIFFERENCE, AT THIS POINT, DOES IT MAKE?” by Capt. Joseph R. John (Ret.), Chairman, CombatVeteransForCongress (Jun. 9, 2016) — For four years, while I was a Midshipman matriculating at the US Naval Academy, I was a member of the “Working Honor Committee” with battalion representatives from throughout the Brigade of Midshipmen to study issues…
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Faith vs. Trust or God vs. Government, Part V
“EXTREMELY LOW CHARACTER” by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Col. USA (Ret.), ©2016 (May 7, 2016) —[Editor’s Note: Please see Parts I, II, III and IV of this series on U.S. presidents beginning with Andrew Jackson.] George W. ‘Dubya’ Bush, the eldest son of G.H.W. Bush, defeated Al Gore in a hotly-contested, “hanging-chads” election ultimately decided…
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Faith vs. Trust or God vs. Government
“WHO DO WE HAVE LEFT?” by Dr. Thomas E. Davis, Col., USA (Ret.), ©2016 (May 2, 2016) —[Editor’s Note: The first part of Dr. Davis’s editorial is here; Part 2 follows.] The problem that has persisted since 1828 is the criminality of the political party system. Here is a small capsule of the only viable…