“The Los Angeles airport’s going to be underwater, so is the San Francisco airport. You’re going to have to move all that, that’s billions, if not tens of billions.” — Jerry Brown, May 13, 2014 AS WE VENTURE DOWN LIFE’S PATH, we must acknowledge that there are those who are preordained to be our political […]
Dennis Lund: Government might has proven Goldwater right
“A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.” — Barry M. Goldwater MODERN CONSERVATISM HAS MANY FATHERS. Edmund Burke of Ireland may be its originator, but in the last century, certainly, William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater were transformational figures. Goldwater, especially, derided as he […]
Dennis Lund: A reflection on black Americans’ historical response to adversity and the failure of modern black leadership
“Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.” — George Washington Carver BORN A SLAVE AT THE TAIL END OF THE CIVIL WAR, George Washington Carver was raised by Moses Carver and his wife. As former slave owners turned benevolent guardians, they saw to it that the baby […]
Dennis Lund: If not for the Browning, I might never have found Donnie again
“When a man passes from this world, if he has five people whom he can count as true friends, he can consider himself to indeed be a lucky man.” — Jonathon Winters THE ABOVE WORDS WERE SPOKEN AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE of Dr. John Silverthorne many years ago by his long-time friend, the late Jonathon […]
Notes from 30,000 Feet: Voter ID, unions and bringing home the gold?
“The real reason the left wants to make sure that individuals without voter ID are allowed to vote is because they are expected to vote for Democrats.” — Phyllis Schlafly THE ABOVE QUOTE BY PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY COULD BE REVERSED could be reversed, with the charge that Republicans are for voter ID laws only because of […]
Dennis Lund: Lost dreams and found dreams in America
Take it where you find it, can’t leave it alone You will find a purpose to carry it on Mainly, when you find it, your heart will be strong about it Lost dreams and found dreams In America, in America, in America — Van Morrison, “Take It Where You Find It” AS 2014 GETS UNDER […]