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Somehow, even in today's incessantly angry social climate, we veterans seem to hear the words "thank you for your service" more frequently than ever before.
An influential public figure just changed his mind on a controversial topic — and had the courage to admit it. How refreshing is that?!
Every now and then, even in these tumultuous times, something happens that makes us feel that all will turn out OK. For me, it just did.
Must we choose between canonizing Donald Trump and hating him? Why can't we just be happy that he's doing what we hired him to do?
The Democrats' efforts to destroy Donald Trump's 2020 election prospects failed — and left to the nation a very ugly price tag of rancor and division.
At crunch time (now, for example), nothing beats eyeball-to-eyeball communication, which is what the secretary of war did with the top military brass last week.
When you take a look at headlines and the rampant political violence overtaking our nation, do you ever get the feeling that we've been down this rocky road before?
Will our politicians keep inciting political violence? Or will they, for once, listen to their bosses (us) and tone down the rhetoric?
Last week, free and open political discourse was shut down by an assassin's bullet. We can't have that, and we must stop the poisonous rhetoric that makes it more likely.
Midterms dead ahead: time to hold the high ground, build on success, and hammer home the wins the voting public will be looking for.
President Donald Trump's first eight-month whirlwind of achievement has been accomplished in no small part thanks to his remarkable, multi-disciplined, high-energy cabinet.
No challenge is too big (or too small) for a president with the energy and capability to do it all — and who doesn't need long weekends on the beach to recharge his batteries.
Do we want a leader who sits back and hopes for the best? Or a leader with the courage to take on every challenge and work through missteps rather than to take no steps at all?
Both parties are gerrymandering pros; the runaway Texas lawmakers unintentionally just shined a light on how ugly that practice is, no matter which side does it.
The "sanctuary" mentality is going mainstream, infecting far more than immigration matters. If you're angry — at anyone, for any reason — fight!
Too often, we allow ourselves to be influenced more by our political or ideological predispositions than by the cold facts staring us in the face. Exhibit A: "Russian collusion."
Even if you manage to find a witch, witch hunts are inevitably counterproductive — they get in the way of real work to make the country better.
Anarchists rule the streets, and ICE agents are under fire, while politicians grumble about fairness for the immigrants who shouldn't be here illegally in the first place.
Our partisan divide is wider and deeper than ever. Somehow, we (Democrats and Republicans alike) must find a way to pull together. Banking on failure won't work — for anyone.
We've just moved mountains (literally) to keep one terrorist nation from acquiring and using a nuclear weapon. What about the other thousands of nuclear warheads and rogue entities willing to use them?
