Dennis Patrick
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on May 15, 2012 at 01:54 pm
Last week another mushy moderate Republican bit the dust. It would appear that the 2010 Tea Party protest against the moderate Republican establishment (RINOs -- Republicans in name only) continues…...
Monday, April 16, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on April 16, 2012 at 11:51 am
I thought it would never happen to me. But it did -- a second time. And a third time. Perpetrators stole my identity and used it to commit fraud. My…...
Monday, April 02, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on April 2, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Company’s on the way and will be here any moment. Ready? Oh, yes! We do wish to be good hosts. Like clockwork our guests drop by this time every year.…...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on March 27, 2012 at 12:05 pm
It’s tax time again. A lot of folks don’t like taxes in general, and property taxes in particular. There are more than a few disgruntled souls making noise, but, is…...
Friday, March 23, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on March 23, 2012 at 12:52 pm
How do wars end? They usually end the same way they always have. One side wins. Will the US win the war against al-Qaeda and the Taliban? Probably, but not…...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on March 13, 2012 at 09:15 am
On January 26, 2012, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Army General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered to congress a defense spending plan that many see…...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on February 28, 2012 at 11:57 am
My son-in-law wears a classic T-shirt depicting Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Castro and Mao at a drunken soiree. Implication? The Party is over! Well, nice sentiment, but not quite true. Under…...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on February 22, 2012 at 12:53 pm
I’ve met a few unforgettable individuals in my time. I first met Barry McCaffrey as a classmate at the US Army Command and General Staff College where I was a Captain…...
Thursday, February 16, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on February 16, 2012 at 09:27 am
Had enough of the latest religious liberty controversy, that scandalous announcement made by President Obama’s Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius making people of conscience subordinate to the state?…...
Friday, February 10, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on February 10, 2012 at 10:49 am
The political season is upon us and North Dakota is not exempt. As conventions and primaries approach one of the items stirring up sentiment is Measure 2. We haven’t reached…...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on February 1, 2012 at 11:27 am
Call them the establishment or call them what you will, but for the sake of brevity I call professional politicians the PPs. They are distinguished principally by their arrogance and…...
Friday, January 27, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on January 27, 2012 at 04:07 am
God’s world never ceases to amaze. One of the tiniest creatures in His creation is designed to thrive despite the harshest conditions in a messed up world. I speak…...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
By
Dennis Patrick
on January 18, 2012 at 03:54 pm
How fast things change. Take, for example, the beneficiaries of North Dakota’s fledgling oil boom. Six years wrought immense monetary transformation across Mountrail County. Today it is easy to…...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
By
Beacon Author
on January 10, 2012 at 09:38 pm
On Thursday, January 4, 2012, President Obama announced a new US military strategy guaranteeing deep cuts in national security. The decision to announce the new strategy personally underscores deep divisions…...
Friday, January 06, 2012
By
Beacon Author
on January 6, 2012 at 10:53 am
Alcohol consumption during the Holiday Season climbs precipitously from Thanksgiving through New Years. Office parties, house parties, bars and lounges afford ample opportunity to imbibe. Consequently, Christmas and New…...
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on December 28, 2011 at 09:53 am
The old cycle is complete; a new one begins. “Ring out the old, ring in the new” recalls a tradition celebrated for centuries with the turning of the year. …...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on December 22, 2011 at 01:27 pm
Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ring in the ears of shoppers wandering the malls trying to capture the excitement of the season. After building to a…...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on December 14, 2011 at 09:49 am
Christmas celebrates a royal birth, a new beginning, a final reconciliation between Creator and created. Beneath all the Christmas hoopla and folderol, there resides the kernel of truth transcending the…...
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on December 7, 2011 at 09:08 am
Be careful little eyes what you see. Be careful little ears what you hear. Many of us learned this Sunday School ditty as kids. Life’s early lessons were…...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on November 30, 2011 at 07:29 am
As early as October 2009 columnist and commentator Charles Krauthammer charged President Obama with embracing America’s decline. Writing in the Weekly Standard, he said, “For America today, decline is not…...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on November 23, 2011 at 09:20 am
It’s that time of year again when kids dress up like Plymouth Plantation transplants, adults over indulge and we’re all urged to show gratitude for what we have --…...
Thursday, November 10, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on November 10, 2011 at 08:19 am
The first topic of conversation when two vets meet for the first time usually involves their shared military experiences. Beyond that, some choose to bind themselves in veterans organizations. What…...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on October 26, 2011 at 10:09 am
It’s that time of year when pumpkins metamorphose into jack-o-lanterns and little imps provoke adults to give them candy. Halloween is here again. Is this really a time for celebrating…...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on October 18, 2011 at 09:23 am
The big news story capping the headlines has been the spreading Occupy Wall Street (OWS) exhibition. From all appearances, this is the most discombobulated, confused campaign protesting so-called corporate greed.…...
Monday, October 10, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on October 10, 2011 at 08:13 am
Soak the rich! Tax the wealthy! Make ‘em pay their fair share! We’ve heard it all before. Finally, this argument bears the fruit of its own foolishness. For all the…...
Friday, October 07, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on October 7, 2011 at 01:24 pm
Campaign season arrives earlier and earlier, or so it seems. Before a person settles on a candidate, it is wise to understand one’s self and the motive behind the support…...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on September 7, 2011 at 05:08 am
Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn. Recognize the names? No? Too bad. They are good friends and soul mates of President Barack Obama. They hosted Obama’s coming out party in…...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on August 3, 2011 at 08:56 am
By all indications, the US economy is slowly dying. The economy is growing at less than 2%, has almost zero job growth and experiences ever-increasing unemployment. Federal revenue is approaching…...
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on July 26, 2011 at 08:38 am
Grassroots gleanings on the debt ceiling imbroglio may be a dime a dozen but, for the record, here are my two cents worth extracted from the passing scene. The…...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
By
Beacon Author
on July 19, 2011 at 07:33 am
Democrats consistently say they are for the poor, the downtrodden, the weak, the “little guy.” Democrats talk the talk and have certainly convinced Americans that they are the party of…...
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