My Weekend History Lesson

By Mike in Politcs Plus

We had a small but a Happy Thanksgiving which allowed me to watch a documentary I had recorded and read some books that I have been ignoring. If you want to understand what's happening today, I suggest you watch the ...

It's Official ...In 2013 Asros will be in AL West

By Mike in Politcs Plus

After 51 years of rooting for the Houston Colt 45s or the Houston Astros, it was disappointing to hear that the Houston Astros will be playing in the AL in the year 2013. I'll have one more year, to enjoy ...

It must be that crazy politcal season

By Mike in Politcs Plus

During the next 355 days, we will see and hear partisan exaggerations being taken as fact. It behooves us to examine each statement with a fine-tooth comb or become the target of political propaganda. I realize that there's a difference ...

Saturday's GOP Foreign Policy Debate

By Mike in Politcs Plus

I watched an hour of Saturday's GOP presidential debate on foreign policy, which was enough for me to say, “they don't have a clue." I'm used to bellicose, in a presidential campaign but Mitt Romney took it a step too ...

Honor the Veterans

By Mike in Politcs Plus

President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day (today it's called Veterans Day) on November 11, 1919. Then on June 4, 1926 Congress passed a resolution requesting that President Calvin Coolidge issue another proclamation, this time to include all the ceremonies and ...

Voters rejected overreach

By Mike in Politcs Plus

Last night, once again, the voters proved that they will not tolerate, overreach, it doesn't matter whether it's from the democrats, republicans, liberals or conservatives. They proved that this country does not have an ideological bent. In Ohio, the grass ...

What's the president supposed to do?

By Mike in Politcs Plus

We're getting closer and closer to the deadline, where the findings of the Super Congressional Committee are supposed to find a path to our economic woes. My hopes were up when representatives Heath Shuler and Mike Simpson told Chris Wallace ...

What is the GOP's foreign policy?

By Mike in Politcs Plus

I can't remember a time when I didn't know what the Republican foreign policy was because it was pretty obvious 10 years ago. Foreign policy has barely been mentioned in the past GOP debates, with good reason, this election will ...