Author: Patti Bankson

Last week we sat with some friends to talk about our up-coming primary. They wanted to sort out their thoughts with people they feel pay attention to such things. I had “dumped” a humongous stack of mailings from various candidates …

I think we’d all agree that simply being “religious”, no matter the religion you adhere to, doesn’t guarantee perfection, but it sure can guarantee scrutiny. And when something happens to place a religion under the national microscope, that scrutiny can …

There’s no doubt that Barack Obama’s win in the 2008 presidential election made history, giving America its first black president. There’s also no doubt, that “Change We Can Believe In” was a winning campaign slogan. But there were some doubts: …

In today’s politically upside down culture, expecting people to respect our borders and obey our laws, or not wanting to provide foreign lawbreakers with free medical care, food, shelter and up to 12+ years of education makes one “out …

Spilling Oil: Okay, BP… NOW you’ve done it! You’ve made the president “angry and frustrated”, and a law suit may be coming your way, along with the U.S. government take-over of your business. As Gomer Pyle would say, “Surrrr-prise, Surrrrrrrr-prise, …

Criminals can always find a way around the law, taxpayers can always find a loophole, and politicians can always find a way around a term limit. Term Limits? What term limits? Politicians hit the term limit wall, and just run …

For too long, conservatives and traditional values have been the object of ridicule from the left. And those holding those beliefs have been the object of a concerted effort to shut them up. In our “new” Progressive-land, the only people …

Politics reminds me of tornados… noisy, huge, dark… whirling bits of things… coming fast. What to do? Stand there until it overtakes and destroys everything in its path… including you? That’s dumb and disastrous. It’s smarter to take cover until …

If Alice were to fall through a hole into today’s world, I think she’d feel right at home. It would look pretty much like her Wonderland… Mad Hatters, Cheshire Cats, and Queens and Kings yelling, “Off with their heads!” Well, …

As a kid, I always knew exactly what I wanted for Christmas. Making the list was almost as delicious as the anticipation… almost as exciting as sitting in front of the tree and wondering whether Santa had brought me what …

Legend says that in A.D. 64 Roman Emperor Nero fiddled as he watched Rome burn. As titillating as that story may be, there’s no historical evidence to back up it up. However, if any of that story could be true, …

President Obama has revealed the result of his extensive musing on his Afghanistan problem… the “right” war, he calls it. Using a backdrop of uniformed West Point cadets was a winner, wasn’t it? Made me wonder, though, where’s the criticism …

Sometimes when the two dogs in our household are out in the backyard “stalking” something, it’s hard to get them to “come”. I can call, “Here, Chico. Here, Gwinny”, ‘til the cows come home, and I’m lucky if they even …

Last week we honored the young men and women whose lives were ended in Ft. Hood by… yet another ingrate. Someone undeserving of American citizenship. Happy to take advantage of America’s opportunities and rights, and stunningly, just as happy to …

I see some disturbing trends in our country: there’s nothing special about America… we need to be constantly apologetic… and “making nice” is a viable foreign policy, which will ensure our safety.