Happy Independence Day, dear readers! Now, you might want to take a short break from waving your flag, put your sparklers on hold and grab a hanky. This story is going to put a lump in your throat the size of Texas, and bring tears to even the most hardened eyes among us. [...]

Filed under: American Thinker, War by Kyle-Anne Shiver

As an over-50, female Boomer, I have watched, with terrific amusement, Barack Obama’s arrogant strutting of his stuff on the campaign stump. He reminds me of a young bull, all pumped up with pride, ready to charge with lightning speed, not too sure where his target is, but fired up and ready to ram [...]

Filed under: American Thinker, Election by Kyle-Anne Shiver

I woke up this morning, took at long, hard look at myself, and decided that it’s high time I came out of the closet on John McCain. I’m ready to stand front and center now, dear readers, and admit that I voted for John McCain in the 2000 Republican primary.
I had just finished reading [...]

Filed under: American Thinker, Election by Kyle-Anne Shiver

Especially since 9/11, our own generation’s Day of Infamy, our American troops have given us all they have to give. They’ve gone wherever we’ve sent them and done with honor all that we’ve asked of them. They’ve put their lives and limbs on the line every day for our Constitutional liberties and way [...]

Filed under: American Thinker, War by Kyle-Anne Shiver

It is extremely difficult for civilians to possibly understand the stress, and instant decision making demands, that are required in combat. A jury of pure civilians, judging military actions in combat, would not be truly be a “jury of peers.”- Captain Pete Hegseth, Iraq War Veteran and Executive Director, Vets for Freedom
I’ve never [...]

Filed under: American Thinker, War by Kyle-Anne Shiver