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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth The face of evil , growing rapidly and determined to overtake the Middle East and eventually the world. All in the name of a backwards, barbaric, liberty hating, women hating, and reason hating cult called Islam. A cult established by a barbaric authoritarian dictatorial madman named Mohammed. Called the "Prophet, piss be upon him, he prophesied the destruction of those who dare to believe differently. Find the article BELOW TE FOLD . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny Interesting possibility from the NEW REPUBLIC . This, apparently, is how diplomacy happens these days: Someone makes an off-hand remark at a press conference and triggers an international chain reaction that turns an already chaotic and complex situation completely on its head, and gives everyone a sense that, perhaps, this is the light at the end of the indecision tunnel. Speaking in London next to British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry said that perhaps the military strike around which the administration has been painfully circling for weeks could be avoided if Bashar al-Assad can "turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week. Turn it over, all of it, without delay, and allow a full and total accounting for that.” The fact that Kerry immediately followed with, “But he isn’t about to do it, and it can’t be don...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny Fineman at the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida at the moment Romney was nominated Howard Fineman from the The Huffington Post makes many well reasoned points. In a nutshell, there are no easy answers with respect to Syria, or understanding the President's desire to take military action, almost unilaterally and without support from the world community (if you will). Yes, Secretary Kerry is certainly in a unenviable as well as tough position. Given what we know, and considering his job and who he reports to the Secretary has done a relatively good job of handling his responsibilities. I say this even as I reject Secretary Kerry's premises and rationale. Read the text of the article HERE . Via: Memeorandum

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny Confronted with a series of wrenching choices over Syria, Obama chose the course that best reflects fidelity to the Constitution as written . Hopefully, in the days ahead, taking that less traveled road by presidents will make all the difference. Walter Shapiro , Yahoo News President Obama, looking beyond the partisan arguments, in the final analysis made the right decision based on the letter of the Constitution he is sworn to uphold. A rticle One, Section Eight of the Constitution reads as follows: "The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian Tr...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Liberty -vs- Tyranny Sen. John (Rhino) McCain Again the Republican pro MIC statist establishment power base calls for intervention, and thereby entry into the affairs that are of no concern of the United States or it's people. Yet McCain, and individuals like him will once again ask Americans to place their hard earned dollars in support of a cause that carries no rational self interest for our nation. Other than to further extend our influence in area's in which it is most unwelcome. Like the self appointed idiots of the past McCain is asking the people of this nation to become involved in something they have ABSOLUTELY no business even giving a second thought to. Of course the cost of such involvement to the American people will not be discussed until after the fact. As is customary. For those who crave power and influence this is however of little or no consequence. For the statist there shall always be the gullible genera...