All Posts Tagged With: "Military"
The Problem is Heterosexuals in the Military
My son is a flaming heterosexual. He does not attempt to hide this fact, but neither does he go around broadcasting his sexual preferences. Our family chose to just ignore his life style. When he was twenty years old he joined the Navy. It was some time during his four year tour of duty that [...]
3Feb2010 | Ohg Rea Tone | 5 comments | Continued
Is Ten Percent Too Much For Health Care?
President Obama is having his fourth news conference as I type. He is suggesting health care will cost us ten percent of our national budget if we do not gain control over costs. Is that a bad thing? How do we measure the health of our population against other priorities?
When President Eisenhower left office in [...]
American Soldiers as Christian Evangelicals – Hunt for Jesus
No one would deny a soldier the right to faith – even if we wanted to. Is there anything wrong with having military chaplains? Not at all. I have a copy of a Navy Hymnal from 1941 – and it seems to me that each solider is better off, is even a better soldier, if [...]
4May2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Non Combat Troops – An Oxy Moron
We should take all ‘non-combat troops’ out of Iraq. That is one of the compromises proposed as a resolution to the conflict in Iraq. The suggestion is that American troops will not be dying in Iraq. That sounds pretty good to most of us. But is there such a thing as ‘non-combat troops?”
8Feb2009 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
THe Finer Points of Space Exploration
I was eight years old when the Soviet Union launched the first orbiting Satellite, sputnik. The space race began as a competition of pride between two countries determined to prove them selves as more advanced than the other. It became something of much greater importance.
Our space exploration has produced, energized, and accelerated some of the [...]
Governing from Center Left or Center Right
Americans are finally experiencing rational government. As the Obama transition progresses we watch, with hope and with fear. The troubled world is scary and important decisions are at hand. Nearly every day there is a headline in the news about the transition. One day the media reports a ‘center-left’ process. The next day another headline [...]
29Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Mumbai – Terrorist or Criminal?
The terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, are astonishing. Groups of armed men spread out in the city and began wantonly shooting people. The reports of fatalities are growing, and injuries are reported as over 1000 people. Hostages have been taken, demands of the release of criminals from legal custody made. One television reporter asked her [...]
27Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
Obama and Sustainable Solutions
President Elect Obama must govern from the center if he is to have a lasting legacy. What does this mean? Simply put, solutions to problems must be sustainable over time. Solutions which are overturned with changes of political party are not useful or productive. Legacies are built on centrist resolutions to problems.
Let’s look at a [...]
McCain and T. R. Roosevelt
John McCain likes to say that one of his heroes or idols or whatever is Teddy Roosevelt – the Republican President at the beginning of the 20th Century. This writer is also a fan of Roosevelt. While there are similarities in these men, there are also distinct differences. These differences are rooted in their upbringing.
ROOSEVELT:
Teddy [...]
McCain’s World View, Power and Control
John McCain likes to say that one of his model Presidents is Teddy Roosevelt – the Republican President at the beginning of the 20th Century. This writer is also a fan of Roosevelt. There are stark differences in the world view of McCain and Roosevelt. Roosevelt was deliberately forceful, McCain reacts out of anger.
The similarities [...]
Americans want a Revolution – 2008
We are ready. We are ready for change. We are ready for a Revolution. The American people have already demonstrated a powerful desire for revolution. Witness the Party Primaries of 2007 and 2008. Democrats have registered to vote in historic numbers. Barack Obama – a relative unknown – won because he represented the best chance [...]
4Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 7 comments | Continued
McCain’s Problematic Use of ‘Naive’
John McCain likes to refer to Barack Obama as being naive, always in the context of foreign policy. McCain says Obama is naive about Iraq, about Russia, about terrorists. But McCain should be careful with this word. John McCain has championed deregulation for rich bankers and Big Oil – with the belief that these folks [...]
27Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Commander in Chief – Role of a Citizen
The Constitution of the United State of America vests the power of Commander in Chief with the Executive – The President. This feels clear to this writer that the intent was for a citizen, elected by the people, to act as Commander of the military. There was purpose in this intent.
Here is a quote from [...]
The Iraq Surge Has Not Worked!
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked America. America launched a military assault – The Mission – find and either kill or capture the murderous terrorists. But the George Bush administration did a shell game with the American people, distracting everyone from the defined mission. As a result – The terrorist leaders have not been punished. [...]
22Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
The Bush Doctrine
Doctrine: ‘a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of beliefs’ – from the Merriam Webster Dictionary.
When we think of Government we think of the Wilson Doctrine or the Monroe Doctrine or the Truman Doctrine – the fundamental belief systems that guide decision making. We have Domestic [...]
13Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
John Wayne talks about America
Son,
When I was growing up John Wayne was the great American Hero. He embodied everything that it was to be a real man, to be a real patriot, to have honor and to honor tradition. Who are the heroes of today’s youth?
John Wayne was replaced by John Lennon. Then Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger came [...]
3Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
Republican Debate, 1-29-08
Son,
The Republican debate is on CNN tonight. It is being hosted by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. John McCain, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Mike Huckabee are participating. I missed a few minutes because of a black tie affair that I could not get out of.
The question is what about 100 year involvement in Iraq.
Ron [...]
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White is 'almost' the best because one cannot be the best until the sport is more than four Olympics old. 
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Think you have Patrick Henry confused with Nathan Hale.
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