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I would suggest that the brutal Russian winter weather did more harm to the advancing Nazi Army than any other factor. The German soldiers found themselves in subzero weather for months on end with their supply line thinly stretched over 1000 miles from home. The Russians had home-court...

Government has reserved unto itself to decide when, if and how much its pay raise shall be. Pretty sweet deal. They grant themselves all kinds of nice perks, too. Often, lifetime perks. Until recently, any Congressman or Senator could keep for themselves upon leaving the Congress any unused...

Executive Orders from Obama over the next 4 years will closely resemble saturation bombing.

Latourette Syndrome. Pass it on.

Many of our Founders envisioned citizen-legislators who came to Congress briefly, then returned to private life. Certainly, it was seen as a part-time job as Congress had no need to be in session year-round. Term-limits have a lot of appeal. Currently, incumbents, even bad ones, nearly...

This thread was started to reflect on the acting career of Harry Dean Stanton. A fine actor in his own right. What annoys me is how often some members re-direct a thread to their pet issue; whether it be guns, guns or more guns. It isn't healthy to become obsessed with any single issue...

I don't care what Harry Dean Stanton's position on gun control happens to be. I don't care if the 25 year-old kid who showed up in the middle of the night to fix my van by the road has 37 tattoos. I don't care if the policeman who protects my neighborhood smokes, drinks and curses like a...

Born in the Appalachian foothills near Irvine, Kentucky came an unlikely actor, Harry Dean Stanton. A veteran of WW2, Stanton was aboard a US Navy ship at the Battle of Okinawa. After the war, Stanton attended the University of Kentucky and soon was bitten by the acting bug. Harry Dean...

I presume you're referring to the discussion we had about murdered school children at Sandy Hook Elementary. There weren't any armed females or males at Sandy Hook to defend the children. As a consequence, 26 lives were lost. An armed female staff would certainly have helped in that situation.

I am not buying into the premise that most women are peaceful. Could be they are just as aggressive, only more subtle. How many men worldwide have lost their lives because of an argument with a woman or an argument over a woman or an argument instigated by a woman? Little Bo Peep exists only...

I highly recommend reading Schwarzkopf's autobiography, "It Doesn't Take A Hero." It's full of interesting details on his youth, early military career and views on life in general. I remember reading how Schwarzkopf enjoyed going bear hunting alone in Alaska. After packing his camping gear...

I agree. Remembering important historical events can be time well spent.

LOS.... The Soviet Union never made direct war on the United States. They threatened us. They pounded shoes on a podium. They moved nuclear missiles to Cuba. They sought to undermine us in many ways. Yet, the USSR never made war on the US. Proxy wars, yes. Direct war, no. What does 75...

From 1948-1991, the USSR threatened us with war. Nazi Germany actually made war. The comparison doesn't hold. From 1939-1945, the fate of the world was very much at stake. The Russians probably would have been defeated if the United States had not entered the war and opened a second...

Given that no two individuals are the same, why would you think all generations are the same? Different times present different challenges. It's not difficult to understand some who came after the WW2 vets might feel a little inadequate by comparison. The fate of the world really was in...