Pat forgot to mention that it really is the warmongering neocons, the McCains and Lindseys who are giving the Republican Party the coup de grace. That's what also keeps me, a life-long CONSERVATIVE Republican, from even supporting our local Westmorelands and Saxbys, because 'politicians' like them are what drives us to the independents.

I agree, and it's what Pat failed to mention. Eastern Airlines was killed by the unions long before Lorenzo bought it! Frank Borman once met with the pilots hoping to talk some sense into them. He said, fellows, if you guys do not let me keep four cents on the dollar, you are not going to have a job before long. We did not and that's sure as hell what happened. Grrr...

"This disunity mirrored the recent disagreement that Chuck Hagel had with Obama’s Secretary of State, John Kerry, when both testified in front of Congress with nearly opposite versions of what was happening in Syria and how the U.S. should respond. Kerry was a cheerleader for intervention while Hagel — the military’s mouthpiece — advised caution." Clearly Kerry is Israel's Secretary of State, not ours.

"A very revealing New York Times article quoted U.S.-backed Syrian rebels admitting that the chemical weapons attack took place in a Syrian government controlled territory and that 16 Syrian government soldiers died as a result of the attack, along with 10 civilians plus a hundred more injured. But the rebels later made the absurd claim that the Syrian government accidentally bombed its own military with the chemical weapons."

First of all it is the Neo-Marxists and their "political correct" camp followers who are now the dominant force affecting our lives. They demoralized and dumbed down the West to a point where we have become unable to survive. ("The Death of the West") The Muslims are only moving into the vacuum we generate and they now make themselves at home at our expense. It's what we got for "winning" WW I and II.

"First, as it is our presence in their world that enrages so many, we should end our interventions, shut down the empire and let Muslim rulers deal with Muslim radicals." Amen

The Fishers grew up learning and reading about their 'History' as presented by the victors. They no doubt still believe that World War Two was the "Good War". Just as Iran is now pressured with threats and sanctions to dare make a wrong move so we will have an excuse to send them back to the stone age, so was Japan. FDT's wish was fulfilled at Pearl Harbor. It matters little to the 'good people' that FDR sacrificed the lives of 420,000 GIs in WW II and WC bankrupted the British World Empire to satisfy their vanities, which, when it was over had accomplished NOTHING. The Fishers might want to start by reading Pat Buchanan's book "Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War".

It's amazing what all you can 'prove' and rationalize in print by ignoring some basic truths. The entire argument by Schlesinger is on assuming that you are going to deal with 2013 dollars over the entire 30 year period. Fact is that inflation will drive down the value of the dollar and you continue to make the same payments month after month. Come on Roger, there is no better deal than a 30 year mortgage at a fixed low 3.6525% interest rate!

Pat, your problem with this one is that you are barking up the wrong tree. There is but one reason for the institution of marriage, it was institute to protect both the family and society. The family was given privileges and benefits so it would raise its children on its own and not burden society with this task, which is us, the tax payers! Most people don't give a hoot about what two homos want to or are doing. The problem with all the hullabaloo is that the "Homos" think they have found a way not only to carry on 'in your face' in public, but they want us to subsidize their behavior as well. This is what California rightfully objected to. And so also should every Taxpaying voter!

"...Saddam had no WMD, had no role in 9/11, did not attack us, did not threaten us, and did not want war with us..." This was of no consequence for the NEOCONS whatsoever. They dragged Uncle Sap into this quagmire just the same and they are doing it again with IRAN...