By: Jeff Swanson (Diary)  |  October 28th at 07:22 AM  | 

Argo is the story of Antonio (Tony) Mendez, a CIA technical operations officer. In a way, he was the Intelligence version of a graphic designer. He was a forger, disguise maker and anything else that needed a crafty hand. The movie is about the escape crafted by Mendez to ‘exfil‘ a small group of embassy workers that escaped the Iranian student overtaking in 1979. Argo is | Read More »

By: Jeff Swanson (Diary)  |  October 25th at 09:09 PM  | 

We live in a liberal world. We conservatives like to say that the United States is a center right nation but, as Joe Biden says, that is malarkey. Within our homes, most of America lives by a center right credo. We do not, however, live a conservative public life. The national conversation has changed and it is a liberal world. Conservative ideas must be whispered | Read More »

By: Jeff Swanson (Diary)  |  October 25th at 04:48 AM  | 

I was talking to a liberal the other day. He and I have a funny rapport. Once, years ago, we had quite the political clash. I try not to be so vocal in settings where politics should be left at the door. A workplace, for instance. Sometimes, you have no choice. The rhetoric goes too far and the the facts need to be heard. That | Read More »