DENNIS PATRICK: THE FISCAL CLIFF
The new media is all atwitter about the “fiscal cliff.” Only now, after the elections, is the media fixated on the fiscal cliff -- a day late and a dollar…...
Dennis Patrick
Monday, November 19, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: ELECTION POSTMORTEM
(Disclaimer: Anything appearing below might be construed as sour grapes. Not so. It is neither the intent nor the purpose to excuse the Republican defeat of 2012. An honest search…...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: THE CHILLING EFFECT
Autumn ushers in a special time of year. Holidays cluster together. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years bump into each other in kaleidoscopic fashion. The savor of cool days and blanket-warming…...
Sunday, October 28, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: CAMPAIGN FILES OR THE X-FILES?
Wall-to-wall campaign coverage during this political season spawns a mind numbing experience. Impatience sets in. Of course this is the most important election in decades. Maybe ever. Yes, our nation…...
Friday, October 19, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: AMERICA’S SECURITY AT RISK?
America’s success in securing her boarders, triumphing over her adversaries, protecting her trade routes and fixing her role as leader in the 20th Century rested, without a doubt, on a…...
Monday, October 08, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Bill O’Reilly of Fox News’ “O’Reilly Factor” fame published a column every adult with kids and grand kids should read. He looks askance at America’s love affair with technology. Bold…...
Monday, October 01, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: IGNORE THE POLLS
Reports reach us every day of new election polling results. Obama is up by X% over Romney in this state. Romney is ahead by Y percentage points in that state.…...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: AUTUMN AT LAST!
Finally -- it’s autumn. It’s officially, deliciously autumn. Three cheers for the new season! This is my time of year. I have an ongoing love affair with autumn. Why do…...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: A CORRUPT MEDIA
The so-called mainstream media (MSM) isn’t what is used to be with the advent of the alternative media. Infatuation with MSM news wore thin as hard news presented with bias…...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: GOVERNMENT FUNDED ADVERTISING
In this era of iPads and smart phones, radio is still popular. Turn it on; check it out. Radio stations are in business and without a revenue stream they would…...
DENNIS M. PATRICK: GOVERNMENT FUNDED ADVERTISING
In this era of iPads and smart phones, radio is still popular. Turn it on; check it out. Radio stations are in business and without a revenue stream they would…...
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: DON’T LOSE HEART
Political struggles are called “campaigns” for a reason. The struggles are fights with their own set of tactics and stratagems. In the case of the 2012 elections, President Obama represents…...
Friday, August 17, 2012
DENNIS PATRICK: ROMNEY V. OBAMA - DON’T LOSE HEART
Political struggles are called “campaigns” for a reason. The struggles are fights with their own set of tactics and stratagems. In the case of the 2012 elections, President Obama represents…...
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: LOSING CONFIDENCE
Ever wonder why more and more people trust the federal government and the current administration less and less? It’s a fact and it’s not difficult to understand why when encountering…...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: clichés, JARGON AND LAZY THINKING
English is a rich, engaging and fascinating language. America’s melting pot contributed to its construction, usage and evolution. English makes it possible to express one’s self precisely and in varying…...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: COMMUNISM ON THE HIGH PLAINS
Drive south from Stanley, ND, for eleven miles or so on State Highway 8 and you will come to the almost-deserted hamlet of Belden. Like many towns in western North…...
Thursday, June 14, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: VALERIE JARRETT—QUEENPIN
Who is Valerie Jarrett? Here’s a hint. She advises the highest office holder in the federal government. Jarrett is essentially unknown and unaccountable, and likes it that way. To President…...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: RANDOM THOUGHTS AND STRAY VOLTAGE
In recapping the news, some items you’ll have heard of, some you haven’t and some you couldn’t care less about. News you can use or news you can lose. Take…...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: THREE CHEERS FOR PARTISANSHIP
Last week another mushy moderate Republican bit the dust. It would appear that the 2010 Tea Party protest against the moderate Republican establishment (RINOs -- Republicans in name only) continues…...
Monday, April 16, 2012
DENNIS L. PATRICK: IDENTITY THEFT—AGAIN
I thought it would never happen to me. But it did -- a second time. And a third time. Perpetrators stole my identity and used it to commit fraud. My…...
Monday, April 02, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: SPRING GUESTS
Company’s on the way and will be here any moment. Ready? Oh, yes! We do wish to be good hosts. Like clockwork our guests drop by this time every year.…...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: MEASURE 2—ITERUM
It’s tax time again. A lot of folks don’t like taxes in general, and property taxes in particular. There are more than a few disgruntled souls making noise, but, is…...
Friday, March 23, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: THE LONG WAR
How do wars end? They usually end the same way they always have. One side wins. Will the US win the war against al-Qaeda and the Taliban? Probably, but not…...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: BETRAYED!
On January 26, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered to congress a defense spending plan that many see…...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: TILTING LEFT
My son-in-law wears a classic T-shirt depicting Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Castro and Mao at a drunken soiree. Implication? The Party is over! Well, nice sentiment, but not quite true. Under…...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: AMERICA AT RISK
I’ve met a few unforgettable individuals in my time. I first met Barry McCaffrey as a classmate at the US Army Command and General Staff College where I was a Captain…...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: CONTINUING POWER GRAB
Had enough of the latest religious liberty controversy, that scandalous announcement made by President Obama’s Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius making people of conscience subordinate to the state?…...
Friday, February 10, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: MEASURE 2
The political season is upon us and North Dakota is not exempt. As conventions and primaries approach one of the items stirring up sentiment is Measure 2. We haven’t reached…...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: ARROGANCE AND CONDESCENSION
Call them the establishment or call them what you will, but for the sake of brevity I call professional politicians the PPs. They are distinguished principally by their arrogance and…...
Friday, January 27, 2012
DENNIS M. PATRICK: THE SNOWBIRD (NOT WHAT YOU THINK)
God’s world never ceases to amaze. One of the tiniest creatures in His creation is designed to thrive despite the harshest conditions in a messed up world. I speak…...
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