DENNIS PATRICK: CONSERVATIVISM RISING
The latest manifestation of vestigial conservatism comes in the form of the Tea Party movement. The noun “conservative” signifies guardian or defender, the essence of a conservator. Leaderless at the…...
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
DENNIS PATRICK: OLYMPIC GAMES A METAPHOR FOR LIFE
The 2010 Winter Olympics are over and what a time it was. The pursuit for excellence goes on. No commentator can spin the reality of success. Competition is what it…...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
DENNIS PATRICK: DEMISE OF GLOBAL WARM-MONGERING
Picking the right word to explain manmade climate change is tough. Ruse. Charade. Fraud. Scary. Sham. Bogus. Deceit. Ploy. Trick. Phony. Belief that infinitesimally small man can change climate is…...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
DENNIS PATRICK: BIPARTISANSHIP GAME
In the mid-1960s a psychiatrist named Dr. Eric Berne wrote a popular rendition of transactional analysis titled “Games People Play: The Psychology of Human Relationships.” His special area of investigation…...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
DENNIS PATRICK: APPROACHING QUADRILLION BUDGET!
So many -illions. Millions. Billions. Trillions. What’s next? Try quadrillion. That would be a “1” with 15 zeros behind it. Get used to it. It will soon be part of…...
Monday, February 01, 2010
DENNIS PATRICK: PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PHONY POPULISM
Sometime between Martin Luther King Day and Groundhog Day America is rescued from winter’s doldrums by the spectacle of the president’s State of the Union speech. This year’s presidential delivery…...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
DENNIS PATRICK: “THE WORLD AT WAR”—AN EPIC HISTORY
As Christmas 2009 fades, the tangible “stuff” lingers on to join in other “things” as reminders of Christmases past. In particular one item given to me this year is a…...
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
DENNIS PATRICK: A DISQUIETING HERITAGE
A new addition to our extended family arrived in early December and, consequently, added a new round of Christmas memories. Our son and his wife were blessed with a new…...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: A PARLIAMENT OF WHORES
Focus hard enough and the assertion of government impropriety runs clear and deep. In P.J. O’Rourke’s book “A Parliament of Whores” he humorously lambastes government in general, and politicians in…...
Monday, December 14, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: POLITICAL TIGHTROPE, MILITARY FACT
On December 1, 2009, President Obama delivered his Afghanistan surge speech at West Point. Four days later, on December 5, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs, General Barry R. McCaffrey (U.S.…...
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: DORGAN, CONRAD, POMEROY - GOVERNING WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY OR CONSEQUENCES
Random bits and pieces from the passing scene make an eye-catching collage. Health care legislation in its various forms considered by the senate contains various provisions Senator Conrad vows not…...
Monday, November 30, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: SILENCE ON THE EPHEMERAL HOAX OF GLOBAL WARMING
The credibility of manmade global warming, or anthropogenic global warming (AGW), hangs in the balance. Hoax. Scam. Fraud. Deception. Quackery. Call it what you will. Scandal envelops the global…...
Monday, November 23, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: THANKSGIVING 2009
Hard times tend to drive people back to basics, to their roots, to something more meaningful than temporal prosperity. Our first president and members of congress shared such an attitude.…...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: STOP THE INSANITY!
I received my letter from Congressman Earl Pomeroy last week with a convoluted explanation justifying his vote for the Affordable Health Care for America Act. In keeping with Speaker Nancy…...
Monday, November 09, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: THE DEVIOUS HATE CRIMES LAW
President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2010 on October 28, 2009. The signing followed convoluted action by the congress. Funding all activities…...
Monday, November 02, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: DEADLY DITHERING AND DALLYING
When enemy action kills our troops it is unfortunate. When political dalliance and indecisiveness kills our soldiers it is inexcusable bordering on criminal. Political decision making as the…...
Monday, October 26, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: CLICHÉS ON THE LOOSE
Language in general, and English in particular, is fascinating and engaging. Its construction, usage and evolution offer hours for investigation. So why truncate the language when it’s possible to express…...
Monday, October 19, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: ISLAM 101
With Islam so prevalent in today’s news, this topic warrants scrutiny. The fact is that the Muslim population worldwide is expanding and shifting. It is prudent to familiarize ourselves with…...
Monday, October 12, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK:STIMULATING OBSERVATIONS
Popular conception holds that the Obama stimulus plan will work. This is the $789 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will ultimately cost $3.27 trillion over ten years including…...
Monday, October 05, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: ORAL HISTORY MILITARY STYLE
Capturing oral history from military personnel before they pass on is a noble initiative for veterans’ organizations. Gallant efforts though these are, a complementary perspective would advance these histories by…...
Monday, September 28, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: ACORN NEWS - WHAT’S IMPORTANT, WHAT’S NOT
A story of sleaze and corruption involving a taxpayer-funded organization consisting of sex, hookers and government ties at high levels has to be a news director’s dream. Yet, this very…...
Monday, September 07, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: BIRDS ON THE BRAIN
Labor Day traditionally spells the end of summer and the start of school. Seasons change not by calendar alone, and summer’s end is marked by bird behavior as well. Politics…...
Monday, August 31, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: ROBERT W. SERVICE—THE POET
When slowed by an ailment, a person naturally turns to the familiar for solace. That’s what I did last week recovering from a medical procedure. I sought my old “friend,”…...
Monday, August 24, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: HEALTH CARE CO-OPS—TRUTH AND FICTION
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Universal health care doesn’t appear to be the shoo-in it once was, but it may still become reality.…...
Monday, August 17, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: A REAL SAD POWER GRAB!
There is an old saying, “When you’re sent to drain a swamp and you’re standing in water up to your neck with alligators swimming all around -- don’t lose sight…...
Monday, August 10, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: A HEALTHY UPROAR
Words come easy, but only actions can give substance to good intentions. So it is with politicians on summer break who pander with smooth words to their constituents. Woe to…...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: DOES AARP REPRESENT SENIORS’ BEST INTERESTS?
If you want to drill for oil, you hire a petroleum engineer. If you want to drill for money in Washington, you hire a lobbyist. That’s what farm lobbies, industry…...
Monday, July 27, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: RUSHING HEALTH CARE
July 24, 2009 Health care legislation, the biggest story in months, gets scant critical examination in the mainstream media. One outlet after another offers the same unremarkable spin in favor…...
Monday, July 20, 2009
DENNIS PATRICK: FIT FOR LIFE
FIT FOR LIFE Remember how Mom used to harp about a healthy life style? “Go out and play.” “Eat your spinach.” “No more candy.” She taught us to take care…...
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