By: jamesmpratt (Diary)  |  May 8th at 03:29 PM  | 

The French elections this weekend prove Margaret Thatcher’s prophecy to be fulfilled…again: “The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.” No need for me to dig in to all the facts about the Euro-Socialism cliff now that France has willingly decided to plunge off  with an “anti-austerity”  message to an EU desperately needing just that; “austerity”.  Belt-tightening is anethema to socialists. I | Read More »

By: jamesmpratt (Diary)  |  May 7th at 06:56 PM  | 

Our friend George Lindsey, aka Goober Pyle, died May 6, 2012. Goober, the jovial, simple-minded character from Mayberry, lived and made us laugh at a time America needed a welcome dose of weekly relief from bad news. Coming out of the simpler and comparatively innocent days of 1950’s entertainment, traditional Americana was not something easy to find in those years when unspoken societal mores gave way to | Read More »

By: jamesmpratt (Diary)  |  May 3rd at 08:01 PM  | 

World War Three or Election Year Collusion? Today Russia promised to attack NATO if the missile shield talks in Washington breakdown. It feels like we have entered “I Vill Transmit Dis to Vladimir II” territory today, with Russia promising military strikes against US and NATO missile sites if we don’t play along. World War III on the horizon, or is this just another election year strategy | Read More »

By: jamesmpratt (Diary)  |  April 13th at 02:24 PM  | 

A world gone backwards?  If you take the word “Détente” seriously. Détente is a French term denoting the “easing of tension” and was first used in 1971 to describe the Cold War nuclear treaties between the US and Soviet Union. This false sense of security of treaties with enemies sworn to our destruction was fully embraced by Jimmy Carter and later banished by Ronald Reagan; | Read More »

By: jamesmpratt (Diary)  |  April 12th at 11:18 AM  | 

Liberals are angry people. They are angry even though they presently own the world and pride themselves in their intellectual superiority with snide remarks like today’s about Ann Romney, mother of five, having, “…actually never worked a day in her life.” (CNN April 12, 2012 - DNC Advisor Hilary Rosen Attacks Ann Romney) Anger is their trademark, sarcasm and blame their style of delivery. That’s okay though, at least | Read More »

By: jamesmpratt (Diary)  |  April 11th at 03:07 PM  | 

Romney is no “Obama Light” as is the too often repeated cliche among those who have an emotional or intellectual challenge regarding his past political history and now future as the GOP Presidential nominee. I will simply post a list and expect vilification from those who can’t handle the perfect coiffed, married, father of five handsome sons,  grandfather, Mormon, former Governor, entrepreneur capitalist, moderate, who happens to | Read More »