Laura Lee | Palladian View

From its inception in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America’s stated purpose was "to teach patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values." The future of scouting will hinge on whether gay scouts will assimilate, learn, and share these same values. Being gay (or heterosexual, for that matter) should not be a topic of discussion in any way within…

It is a sad statement that a congressman has to propose an amendment to protect soldiers from being targeted by others in the military for expressing his personal views. Why is it that everyone seems to be protected from harassment and discrimination except those who have conservative political leanings or profess to be a Christian? …

Yes, absolutely! The federal government collects 18.4 cents on every gallon of gas sold at the pump, which goes into the Highway Trust Fund. Hybrid and electric vehicle owners use less gas than most internal combustion engine vehicle owners while they still use the roads. In order to be “fair” (a word liberals love) it…

I think by now we know that President Obama will not acknowledge the good that this country has done in preventing tyranny from encircling the globe, especially our involvement in World War II in defeating Germany and Japan. It is a sad commentary that our president does not share the values that have made our…

It appears that Verizon, and I am sure other phone companies, were mandated by a secret court order to provide the Obama administration with phone data on every one of their customers. I believe this is a complete violation of our Fourth Amendment rights under the Constitution. This is taking the Patriot Act enacted under…

The appointment of Susan Rice as National Security Adviser is President Obama’s payback to her for going on five Sunday political talk shows and delivering the talking points (lies) about the attack on Benghazi. She fell on the sword to cover for the administration and this is her reward. She was in line to become Secretary of…

I believe many of us who have been affiliated with a Tea Party organization were well aware of the I.R.S. targeting of their requests for tax exempt status. Complaints to our congressmen did not help to expedite these applications. Now that it has come to light that conservative groups were absolutely targeted and put through…

Any United States government official who puts his signature on the UN Arms Trade Treaty has committed treason against his country and its people and should be charged with treason, put on trial, convicted and sentenced with the very harshest of penalties under the law. President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry seem to forget…

I am not sure what this forum will be about, but I hope the emphasis will be on winning the Senate and retaining control of the House in 2014. We have to get past this hurdle before anyone can begin to think about the 2016 presidential race. Republicans need to get a cohesive platform of…

I have been following GMOs for quite some time and the fact that the FDA permitted them to be introduced into our food supply in the early 1990s without proper testing is alarming. During the Clinton administration, Michael Taylor of the FDA allowed recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) in our milk without testing, declaring it…

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