DENNIS PATRICK: EARTH DAY – THEATER OF THE ABSURD
Just as the manmade global warming hoax has morphed into the less sinister moniker climate change, so too, has Earth Day embarrassingly atrophied into a metaphor for liberal silliness. A…...
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Thursday, March 31, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: AN EASTER POSTLUDE
Looking beyond Easter’s jellybeans, peeps and bunnies portends something far more profound to contemplate. One of the oldest poems in the English language brings out the overwhelming significance of Easter…...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: THE CULTURAL DENIGRATION OF MASCULINITY
During the past year high school fight clubs made the news. Some clubs had existed for years. Others were conducted unbeknownst to parents and school officials. As expected, the media…...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: MAKE MARCH SCOTS-IRISH HERITAGE MONTH
St. Patrick’s Day! Here today and gone for a year. People go goofy wearing green for the day and drinking green beer. It’s a good-natured celebration with fun for all.…...
Sunday, March 13, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: REPUBLICAN DEMISE
A serious phenomenon, not unexpected, dominates this presidential campaign season. No, it is not Donald Trump. He is only the symptom of a much deeper problem. The open rebellion of…...
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: REPUBLICAN CONGRESS BETRAYS VOTERS
At the end of October 2015, and under duress from fellow Republicans, John Boehner resigned as Speaker of the House of Representatives. He did not have the support of the…...
Thursday, February 25, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: THE AMAZING COMMON REDPOLL
I’m always amazed by the birds at my feeders in February. Only the toughest survive the North Dakota winter. My father-in-law once pointed out to me the obvious. Birds, like…...
Thursday, February 18, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: WHY WORK?—A PARODY REDUX
Why work? Good question. When fifty percent of the population pays no taxes and the other fifty percent support them, this begs the question: Why work? Why not live modestly…...
Friday, February 12, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: THE BURDEN TAXES CAN’T SOLVE
Campaign season is upon us and candidates ply us with their plans for the economy. Liberal candidates use the same old worn out slogans which translate to “tax the rich.”…...
Wednesday, February 03, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: MY TAKE ON AMERICA’S TO MILITARY ANALYSTS
There are many admirable analysts commenting on military matters these days. Two individuals are a cut above. One is Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters and the other is Victor Davis Hanson.…...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: UNDERSTANDING NOVEMBER 2016
The January 19, 2016 issue of The Week carried a story titled “How an Obscure Adviser to Pat Buchanan Predicted the Wild Trump Campaign in 1996” written by Michael Brendan…...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: WE HAVE RULERS—NOT LEADERS
Why don’t Republicans behave as leaders or the loyal opposition for which they were elected? Angelo M. Codevilla answers that question in his book “The Ruling Class.” He maintains that…...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: LOONEY TUNES FOR LOONEY TIMES
The year 2016 is going to be a long year. This will be the year of wall-to-wall all the time politics. As the saying goes, “If you can’t beat ‘em,…...
Monday, January 11, 2016
DENNIS PATRICK: HOLIDAY DRINKING – THE AFTERMATH
Christmas and New Years bring the best of times -- and the worst of times. Family and friends gather for fun and to socialize -- and drink. People celebrate and…...
Thursday, December 31, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK; HOPE FOR A NEW YEAR
Somewhere it has been said that a person will identify with the Four Stages of Christmas between childhood and adulthood: I believed in Santa Claus. I believed my parents were…...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: THE MESSAGE OF THE CHRISTMAS CAROLS
Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer greet shoppers cruising the malls. The excitement of the season builds to a crescendo by Christmas Day. After Christmas the commotion…...
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: FAILURE OF THE REPUBLICAN ESTABLISHMENT AND THE NEW POLITICS OF 2016
The surge of Donald Trump as an outsider should come as no surprise. If it weren’t for the behavior of the Washington establishment there would be no need for Donald…...
Friday, December 11, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: THE FAILING MAINSTREAM MEDIA
The so-called mainstream media (MSM) is not what it used to be. It is failing. Once upon a time the American public relied exclusively on the MSM for its news.…...
Friday, December 04, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: CHRISTMAS THROUGH MILLENIA
With Thanksgiving past and Christmas three weeks away, it is not too soon to open the Christmas conversation. Despite the drift toward secularizing the Season, Christmas is uniquely a Christian…...
Thursday, December 03, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: KEEPING THANKSGIVING
Halloween 2015 is history and it’s time again when kids dress up like Pilgrims, adults over indulge and everyone is urged to show gratitude for what we have and how…...
Friday, November 20, 2015
DENNIS M. PATRICK: A CLOSER LOOK AT ILLEGAL ALIENS
A number of myths permeate the illegal alien conversation. 1. Illegal aliens from Central America are fleeing repressive regimes and seeking asylum in the United States. The truth is…...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: QUIPS AND POLITICIAN QUACKERY
Art Linkletter once remarked, “Kids say the darndest things.” So do adults, especially if they are politicians. Try a sampling. “One of my core principles is that I will never…...
Friday, November 06, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: ISLAMIC COLONIZATION
There is upheaval throughout the Muslim world as Islamists seek to expand a worldwide Caliphate. ISIS, Al Qaeda and their subsidiaries are the major proponents using violence against any who…...
Friday, October 30, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: AN EARLY VETERANS DAY TRIBUTE
The following is a tribute to all veterans on Veterans Day 2015. What better way to commemorate the spirit and excellence of America’s veterans past and present than to recount…...
Monday, October 26, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: FUNNY MONEY AND THE NATIONAL DEBT
A re-reading of the book “The Creature from Jekyll Island” by G. Edward Griffin, Appleton, WI: American Opinion (1994) proved very worthwhile. Accumulation of the tremendous national debt by the…...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: ENJOYING THE FIT LIFE!
As autumn weather beckons folks are ready to embark on one more physical fitness fling before winter. The over-50 crowd feel like a million bucks and want to prove it.…...
Thursday, October 08, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: LOOK GOOD; FEEL GOOD; STAY HEALTHY
Weight gain is more than a seasonal issue. That said, autumn speaks of football, parties and the Holiday Season. The common denominator is eating. What follows is the first of…...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: TUNING IN TO A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEVOTIONAL
Identify the famous jazz artist kidnapped at gun point and forced to play music at Al Capone’s birthday party. Name the composer who wrote a new piece of music each…...
Thursday, September 24, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY SAID THAT
Think back in time. Remember when Vice President Dan Quayle committed a faux pas and misspelled “potato” using an “e”? Then there was “Dubya.” George W. Bush was constantly…...
Thursday, September 17, 2015
DENNIS PATRICK: IMMIGRATION OR INVASION?
In late December 406 AD hundreds of thousands of starving men, women and children gathered on the east bank of the Rhine River in what is now Germany. This was…...
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