Karen Townsend | Palladian View

While I don't personally have much of a problem with these two restrictions, I do have a problem with the continued use of Executive Orders by this president. As he campaigned as a "different" candidate, he promised to not govern by Executive Order, as he accused GW Bush of doing, and those before him. He,…

I think it is unreal that no one is being held accountable for the utter incompetence that resulted in the deaths of 4 Americans, including an ambassador. No one has been fired. No one has been demoted. No one has so much as had their paycheck docked. It is a disgrace and a slap in…

I don't understand the justification for using a military helicopter - the Osprey- to take Bo, the First Dog, to the family vacation location. Why do they continue to travel separately from him? This is the first time a military helicopter has been used by the Commander-in-Chief for personal, leisure use. It smacks of a…

I am happy to read the RNC Chairman has found a spine and stood up on the campaign in-kind contributions for Hillary Clinton as she prepares to run for president in 2016 from NBC and CNN. The GOP has to stop playing ball with the media outlets so hostile to us and make better decisions…

While the president is happy to 'chuckle' over jobs that would be created by the Keystone Pipeline XL project, he is on a campaign tour touting his latest pivot to jobs creation. How ironic is this man and his act? A leader would never have taken his eye off the ball on jobs and strengthening…

Why did I embrace the celebration over the birth of the Royal Baby? I did so because I am worn out over one lousy news story after another. It's hot here in Texas and every time I switch over to a news program I see nothing but race baiting, stories or we-need-to-arm-Syria stories, or NSA…

Boycotts of cities or of states by partisan and/or professional agitators serve only for publicity for the agitators. Boycotts, in fact, hurt the people in the community - in a state like Florida, the main industry is tourism. If businesses are hurt, the workers are hurt. Less jobs, less tax revenue, more government spending. In…

It sounds like Holder embraces outlawing Stand Your Ground laws as a consolation move after stronger gun control laws have failed to gain traction. This is the next step. He was speaking to the NAACP who is putting big pressure on him to go further with cases like the Zimmerman case.

Harry Reid was for keeping the filibuster rule before he was for changing the filibuster rule. He is not true to the spirit of the Senate. It is all about political expediency for politicians like Reid. Issuing threats or ultimatums does not equate into showing leadership skills. If the Democrats change the rule now, they…

Harry Reid disgusts me with his unprofessional behavior. The jury spoke. The state of Florida put on a weak case, at best, after trying to throw everything against Zimmerman - including child abuse. The racial component was deliberate in this case with even President Obama weighing in with personal comments - wildly inappropriate. One woman…

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