May 10, 2009 - During the past 100 days, we have just witnessed the destruction of our Constitutional Republic being transformed into a Socialistic dictatorship, where the peoples right to redress grievances has been nullified by an out of control government.

Ecuador had a similar problem, but their people reconciled the difference when their government failed to act on it’s primary duty of protecting the people.

Last week in the city of Quinto, Ecuador, an angry mob dragged two suspected bank robbers from a police station and burned them to death, according to CBS News. com.

A police statement said that a crowd of about 800 people also set fire to the police station, injuring 18 officers.

Pedro Cruz, a resident of the coastal city of Valencia, where the burnings and lynching took place, stated to Teleamazonas TV, ” it was the only solution we had because everybody was getting robbed. We couldn’t even walk the streets.”

Well … everybody here in America is getting robbed too, by an out of control government … who’s going to hold these thieves accountable?

This column is the REAL reason that the column heading, ‘Rear Window’ was developed some years ago. Is this some type of an internet hoax? First of all, I fell out of my chair when I read the name of the author. He must be the brother of Seymour. We can hear the cries now, “Nappy! Nappy! Nappy! Is Bonnie Fwank too old??? (Ed.)

May 10, 2009 – With a vacancy soon on the U.S. Supreme Court, homosexual blogs are discussing the potential of a homosexual being appointed.

Politico.com reports homosexual-rights groups are upset with President Barack Obama for not choosing an openly “gay” person for his Cabinet, and are urging him to appoint the first openly homosexual justice. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is hailing the candidacy of First Amendment scholar Kathleen Sullivan, while Stanford law professor Pam Karlan is also frequently mentioned. Both have been open about their sexuality and have been active for homosexual legal causes.

“To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic.” ~ Ted Nugent

May 10, 2009 – Women never cease to amaze me. The majority of them are still “afraid” of guns. Afraid, as in “oohhhh, they are so scary.” They say things like “I don’t like them around” and “they’re dangerous.” I know of women who have defense-minded, pro-gun husbands and they will not let their guy talk about those nasty things in their presence. Shhh, the children will hear, or, they might actually see an evil gun! Keep them locked away. Don’t tell the neighbors you have a gun in our house, or we’ll be outcasts. And in the background you can almost hear another feeble Oprah sermon keeping women stupid, but oh, they feel good about themselves and their newfound self-esteem.

May 10, 2009 – In the last century, the impassioned words and actions of patriots like Winston Churchill – along with America’s heroic help and sacrifice – saved Europe. The eloquence and actions of “I’ve been to the mountaintop” Martin Luther King Jr. brought America to an unprecedented level of social justice.

The peerless oratory and tireless diplomacy of the man who would become Israel’s Foreign Minister, Abba Eban convinced the entire world that after the wanton murder of six-million Jews in the Holocaust its straggling survivors deserved their own state of Israel. The inspiring words and decisive actions of President Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War, tore down the Berlin Wall, and restored economic prosperity to America. The efforts of these towering figures resulted in a more highly-evolved world.

May 10, 2009 – On June 28, 1958, I entered this world naked, crying, and with one black eye. It seems I had to be grabbed by a pair of forceps so I could leave the womb in the proper position. The physician got hold of me by my head and blackened my eye. Seems like from the get go I was going to try and do things my way.

Things were different back in 1958, life was much simpler. For one thing, the cost of living was far less than what it is today. The average family income in 1958 was $4,650. A house could be purchased for $30,000, a car for $3,900. A gallon of gas was $.24, a postage stamp $.04. In 1958 Visa and American Express introduced the first credit cards for consumers. The very first Pizza Hut opened in Kansas City, the very first Toyota’s and Datsun’s were imported into the United States, Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army, Dwight Eisenhower was President, and the very first trans-Atlantic flight from New York to London.

May 10, 2009 - The late, uncommonly wise radio commentator Paul Harvey, had a saying that he used often in his 50 years of broadcasting and it went like this: “Self Government, without Self Discipline, Will Not Work.” The adage applies to many aspects of our life, not only in dealing with each other, but more importantly, in our relationship with government.

In the end, we are judged by the standards we live by, good or bad and most of us are aware of what behavior is good or bad.  If we allow ourselves to set standards for our own behavior that are less than we are able to achieve, we affect everyone around us, including our own children, who parrot what we say and do.  The lines in a fairly popular western song, summed it up in another way. “….. you surround yourself with people who demand so little of you.”