On National Defense? Not Obama!

Our President does not seem to be oriented on defending our country and/or its allies. His lack of conviction and action are very reminiscent of Jimmy Carter’s administration.
President Obama has continued to try to get a sociable settlement with the Iranians on nuclear disarmament despite the fact that they openly pour out anti-American rhetoric and blatantly continue marching toward the production of atomic bombs. All this is in the face of repeated warnings of pending disaster from the International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors. One of Iran’s stated goals is to obliterate Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East.
Obama has continued to rile up the Israelis in an attempt to get them to quit settling the west bank of the Jordan River while he apparently ignores the fact that Hamas has test fired an intermediate range rocket capable of delivering an Iranian nuclear weapon to Tel Aviv.
Despite active agitation of the Iranian people for a democratic government which would probably be friendly to the United States, President Obama continues to send friendly messages and solicitations to President Ahmadinijad, who obviously hates us. All the while he ignores the democrats in Iran and allows them to be pillaged by their own government. No objection, here, from Obama!
In North Korea, people are literally starving to death at the hands of their government and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, while Obama refuses to make an effective objection to the horrible civil crimes being perpetrated there. Of course, the North Korean government can’t do anything about it because they are too busy making atomic bombs and rockets to threaten their neighbors and Hawaii.
In Afghanistan, American troops are wondering what the policy makers in Washington are doing while they are pursuing a course of “Who knows where we are going and what we are doing?” Leadership is needed in that war; and I doubt that a Democrat in the White House can provide it.
I wonder if the Obama administration has given any thought to the possibility of the establishment of Iranian intermediate range ballistic missiles in our near neighbor, Venezuela? Hugo Chavez, the leader in Venezuela is hardly a friend of the United States; and this possibility could create a situation very similar to the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. An Iranian atomic weapon placed in Miami, New Orleans, Houston, or Phoenix would make Hurricane Katrina look like a summer rain shower.
I seriously doubt the effectiveness of leadership in Washington to protect our country.

Homeschoolers Excell!!

Surveying 11,739 homeschooling students and their families from all 50 states through 15 independent testing services, Homeschool Progress Report 2009: Academic Achievement and Demographics is the most comprehensive study of homeschool academic achievement to date. The results support the large existing body of research on homeschool academic achievement and show homeschoolers, on average, scoring 37 percentile points above public school students on standardized achievement tests. The results were uniformly indicative of superior achievement in the areas of reading, language, math, science, and social studies. The study also found that the achievement gaps common to public schools were practically insignificant in the homeschool community. Conducted by Dr. Brian Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute. www.hslda.org

The End of Democracy

Democracy will last precisely until the people understand that they can vote themselves benefits from the use of other people’s money.

What Early Feminists Thought about Abortion--Mattie Brinkerhoff

“When a man steals to satisfy hunger, we may safely conclude that there is something wrong in society—so when a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is an evidence that either by education or circumstances she has been greatly wronged.” The Revolution 3(9):138-9 September 2, 1869

Just Say No To Blasphemy Laws

USA Today published an editorial on 10/19/09 under the above title. I thoroughly agree with this editorial. Free speech in the world forum is being limited on the altar of religion. This free speech is being called hate speech, discrimination, and blasphemy; and it is being considered harmful to society.
Let it be understood that the privilege of free speech is designed to protect the rights of people to speak out on controversial issues—there is no need for free speech rights to speak on non-controversial subjects. Religion offers the platform par excellence to exercise true freedom of speech.
The whole issue of limitation of speech freedom in religious matters was brought to international attention by Muslims in Denmark after the publication of cartoons considered disrespectful of Mohammad. Deaths of Christians and church burnings accompanied the riots that followed the publications of these cartoons.
I am a Christian, and I do not like to see my religion blasphemed; but I will not countenance violence and killing if it happens. My religion can stand on its own two feet in the face of contradictory statements; and I will defend it by hearty debate if someone attacks it. It is only religion that cannot stand on the basis of reason, good will, and historical verification that needs to be defended by anti-blasphemy laws.

What Early Feminists Thought about Abortion--Elizabeth Cady Stanton

(Mrs. Stanton classified abortion as a form of “infanticide.”)
“When we consider that women are treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.” Letter to Julia Ward Howe, October 16 1873, recorded in Howe’s diary at Harvard University Library.
“There must be a remedy even for such a crying evil as this. But where shall it be found, at least where begin, if not in the complete enfranchisement and elevation of women?” The Revolution 1(10):146-7 March 12, 1868