Carter Wrenn
Gary Pearce
A young woman wearing a black dress, sitting on a stool legs crossed, speaking with a measured British accent, looked into a camera and told how after Issah Al Qurain’s village was captured soldiers came into his home, took his money, then told him to convert or they’d kill his wife and children. He…
Read MoreThe debate in the Democratic Party isn’t even whether Hillary Clinton should be the nominee. It’s whether anyone should even have the audacity to challenge her. This is truly remarkable, when you think about it. Democrats always want a fight. Every year in modern times when no incumbent Democratic President was running for reelection,…
Read MoreMuch to my amazement, I turn 66 years old today. I never thought I’d be this young when I got this old. There was a time after turning 60 when I was reluctant to reveal my age. I didn’t want people to think I was, you know, TOO old. Now it’s a badge of honor. …
Read MoreYou could hear Republican heads exploding when the President announced a deal to keep Iran from building a nuclear weapon. Predictably, Republicans sided with Bibi over Obama. There is something about their knee-jerk response that raises suspicions. Is it really a bad deal, or is it just that Obama’s political enemies are just bound…
Read MoreRoy whacked Pat. Pat then slapped Phil. Phil poked Pat back. And no one laid a glove on Roy. That was last week. This week Roy whacked Pat again. And Pat gabbed Phil three times. Last week Pat said Phil was cutting taxes too much – and this week he said Phil…
Read MoreFor Christians, Easter is more than eggs, ham and bunnies. It’s a celebration of the central miracle and mystery of faith – the resurrection of Jesus, the hope of salvation and the promise of everlasting life. Meanwhile, the secular political world is roiled over laws that, critics say, would let people of faith discriminate…
Read MoreGovernor McCrory and Speaker Tim Moore have two big reasons to worry about the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act,” (aka, the “Freedom to Discriminate Against Gays Act”): business and politics. It’s bad business for North Carolina. And bad politics for McCrory, Senator Burr and House Republicans. Business first. Indiana shows how such a law…
Read MoreThanks to a TAPster who remembers the 1980s for this one: “(North Carolina Congressman) Patrick McHenry is listed as an organizer of a new joint fundraising committee named – drum roll – Whip It Good PAC. At first I thought it was a joke, but apparently not.” For those not familiar…
Read MoreAfter capturing the capital the rebels are now hurtling toward Aden. The President’s fled. No one knows where he is. Or if he’s in the country. And the rebels have put a $100,000 bounty on his head. Our Embassy’s been shuttered. Our troops have been evacuated. Saudi Arabia’s making…
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