BackboneAmerica

Last night I watched my first Oscars telecast since at least 2004.  I will admit to having developed a profound distaste for the event during the Bush years, (more…)

By Tom Graham – Part 1

During a recent “Meet the Press” the host, with feigned indignation, asked a Senator, “You’re not calling the President a socialist, are you?” Without waiting for a response, he repeated the question for emphasis. This performance highlights the hijacking of political semantics. “Socialist” was replaced by “Liberal” which, in turn, became a pejorative, and now “Progressive” is preferred, and used in titles of dozens of political and welfare advocacy groups. Constantly morphing ideas and permutations of definitions make it hard to compartmentalize politicians. An accepted basic view is that Socialism advocates state or collective ownership of the means of production (more…)

I was first inspired to start blogging back in the summer of  2005 in the wake of the July 7 terror attack in London.  (more…)

This great country — and I do mean EXCEPTIONAL — is in the grips of a domestic enemy. (more…)

By William Watson

When the Spanish first arrived in Mexico, they discovered that Aztec high priests sacrificed 10,000 still-beating hearts to the god Quetzalcoatl every December 22nd in order to cause the days to stop growing shorter. This religious belief was confirmed, as the days began to grow longer again. Al Gore is the high priest of our new religion, global warming. He insists that if we sacrifice our standard of living, our economy, and millions of American jobs, that we can save the planet (more…)

As any visitor to Cuba will tell you, slogans like “Hasta la victoria siempre” (towards victory always) or “Socialismo or muerte” (more…)

Can someone explain to me why the most vocal people in favor of legalizing marijuana are the same ones who made smoking tobacco (more…)

The administration and its left wing base have never acknowledged the struggle with Islamic Jihad. The struggle has always been (more…)

Less than two hours after the worst act of terrorism on U.S. soil since 9/11, FBI Director Robert Mueller announced that his (more…)

There is a pernicious disease in America that even the massive health care bill can’t cure: Political correctness. (more…)

Frank Rich, the former NY Times drama critic turned left-wing opinion guru, has today written an opinion piece which provides a great window into how liberals view the world. (more…)

“Help America survive Republicans”? An odd crusade for the left to launch, just when Dems control everything and the GOP is sidelined. (more…)

The Nobel Peace Prize has always been a reflection of the political inclinations of the Norwegian Nobel Committee – a group of five former lawmakers and politicians from one of Europe’s most liberal countries. (more…)

In the wake of the Obama Administration’s looming failure with its government health insurance and possibly its cap-and-trade proposals, it has made a grand splash on the international stage (more…)

We all know that Barack Obama doesn’t think much of the Constitution.  And he certainly won’t let it get in the way of the government takeover of health care. (more…)