Dennis Patrick
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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on November 30, 2011 at 09:29 am
As early as October 2009 columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer charged President Obama with embracing America’s decline. Writing in the Weekly Standard, he said, “For America today, decline is not…...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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Beacon Author
on November 23, 2011 at 11:20 am
It’s that time of year again when kids dress up like Plymouth Plantation transplants, adults over indulge and we’re all urged to show gratitude for what we have --…...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Beacon Author
on November 10, 2011 at 10:19 am
The first topic of conversation when two vets meet for the first time usually involves their shared military experiences. Beyond that, some choose to bind themselves in veterans organizations. What…...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Beacon Author
on October 26, 2011 at 12:09 pm
It’s that time of year when pumpkins metamorphose into jack-o-lanterns and little imps provoke adults to give them candy. Halloween is here again. Is this really a time for celebrating…...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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Beacon Author
on October 18, 2011 at 11:23 am
The big news story capping the headlines has been the spreading Occupy Wall Street (OWS) exhibition. From all appearances, this is the most discombobulated, confused campaign protesting so-called corporate greed.…...
Monday, October 10, 2011
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Beacon Author
on October 10, 2011 at 10:13 am
Soak the rich! Tax the wealthy! Make ‘em pay their fair share! We’ve heard it all before. Finally, this argument bears the fruit of its own foolishness. For all the…...
Friday, October 07, 2011
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Beacon Author
on October 7, 2011 at 03:24 pm
Campaign season arrives earlier and earlier, or so it seems. Before a person settles on a candidate, it is wise to understand one’s self and the motive behind the support…...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
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Beacon Author
on September 7, 2011 at 07:08 am
Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. Recognize the names? No? Too bad. They are good friends and soul mates of President Barack Obama. They hosted Obama’s coming out party in…...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
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Beacon Author
on August 3, 2011 at 10:56 am
By all indications, the US economy is slowly dying. The economy is growing at less than 2%, has almost zero job growth and experiences ever-increasing unemployment. Federal revenue is approaching…...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 26, 2011 at 10:38 am
Grassroots gleanings on the debt ceiling imbroglio may be a dime a dozen but, for the record, here are my two cents worth extracted from the passing scene. The…...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 19, 2011 at 09:33 am
Democrats consistently say they are for the poor, the downtrodden, the weak, the “little guy.” Democrats talk the talk and have certainly convinced Americans that they are the party of…...
Monday, July 11, 2011
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Beacon Author
on July 11, 2011 at 02:52 pm
Think about it. The United States, for all the media hype, is not about to default on its financial obligation, that is, the debt to its creditors. No default on…...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
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Dennis Patrick
on June 29, 2011 at 01:23 pm
Cancer. Such a powerful word. The very mention of cancer raises concern and alarm. The emotional power of this single word conjures thoughts of deadly malignancies and interminable suffering. …...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
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Beacon Author
on June 22, 2011 at 08:46 am
I kicked off my summer reading program with “The Creature from Jekyll Island” by G. Edward Griffin, Appleton, WI: American Opinion (1994). Seasons change but my reading never stops. …...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
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Beacon Author
on June 15, 2011 at 04:15 pm
Our Founding Fathers collectively possessed incredible wisdom: Ben Franklin, John Adams, John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and so many more. Where did they acquire such knowledge and wisdom…...
Thursday, June 09, 2011
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Beacon Author
on June 9, 2011 at 11:06 am
If left to the Republican establishment, the November 2010 election would not have been a blowout but just another humdrum affair. No electoral upset would have taken place. Fortunately, the…...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
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Beacon Author
on June 1, 2011 at 08:14 am
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE…” So reads a line in Coleridge’s “The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.” The mariner who shot an albatross (symbol of good fortune) brought misfortune to his…...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Beacon Author
on May 24, 2011 at 08:29 am
Just as global warming morphed into a hoax, so too has Earth Day embarrassingly atrophied into a laughing stock, a joke, a metaphor for liberal silliness.Only a few years ago…...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
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Beacon Author
on May 18, 2011 at 09:06 am
At last, the sights and sounds of spring arrive. For some, the webcam video of the eagles nest at Decorah, Iowa, might be the epitome of bird watching. The…...
Thursday, May 12, 2011
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Dennis Patrick
on May 12, 2011 at 12:06 pm
Time for a time out. News, as entertainment, sells. News stories stir and excite emotions of sadness, grief and terror as the 24-hour news cycles of the cable news…...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Beacon Author
on April 27, 2011 at 04:09 pm
A few years ago North Dakota faced a dire situation. Towns were dying. Legislators were beside themselves watching their “base” shrink. What was a senator, like former senator Byron Dorgan,…...
Thursday, April 21, 2011
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Beacon Author
on April 21, 2011 at 11:53 am
Congress has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. In its addiction to pork, congress displays an insatiable desire to spend other people’s money -- and even more money it…...
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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Beacon Author
on April 13, 2011 at 08:38 am
“The Ruling Class” by Angelo M. Codevilla is a must read book for anyone wishing to plumb American contemporary undercurrents. This exciting and original essay describes the huge division between…...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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Beacon Author
on March 30, 2011 at 11:16 am
Israeli historian J. L. Talmon coined the term ”totalitarian democracy” in his 1952 book of similar title, “The Origins of Totalitarian Democracy.” He was not the first to use the…...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Beacon Author
on March 23, 2011 at 06:53 am
In the last seventy years regulating risks to health and safety dominated public policy debates. Lamentably, pursuit of improving our lives generally entails risks. Coal mining produced 47 fatalities…...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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Dennis Patrick
on March 17, 2011 at 10:31 am
Effective December 2010 openly practicing homosexuals and lesbians may serve in the US Armed Forces. Is this a good idea? Until December the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy restricted…...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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Beacon Author
on March 10, 2011 at 11:51 am
How peculiar that the United States and Canada still hold faith in multiculturalism while Europeans move to end their love affair with this harmful fad. Leaders across the Atlantic find…...
Monday, February 28, 2011
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Beacon Author
on February 28, 2011 at 10:15 am
America confronts a watershed. As the Middle East burns and the US economy regresses Wisconsin, Indiana, New Jersey and other states struggle to free themselves from public union coercion. Currently,…...
Thursday, February 24, 2011
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Dennis Patrick
on February 24, 2011 at 10:11 am
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called for one million plug-in hybrid and all-electric cars on the road by 2015. He then asked congress for more than…...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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Beacon Author
on February 15, 2011 at 04:34 am
The latest popular cause célèbre drawing attention of the North Dakota legislature is bullying. SB 2167, the anti-bullying legislation, handily passed the North Dakota Senate 34 to 11. Now the…...
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