The Orlando Massacre and Fighting the Enemy

With a heavy heart and condolences for the victims of the massacre in Orlando, I can only hope that this atrocity puts a fire under authorities to reconsider the rules concerning investigations of people that are suspected of having terrorist ties.  I understand that America is a free and open society, one that protects civil liberties and the rights of its citizens.  But at what point will we say that there needs to be some exceptions to these principals?

News Roundup...Oh, Puh-leeze!

It's been a while since my last post.  I decided that with so many things in the news, it would just be better to try and absorb what's going on before writing.  Some things have been very disturbing, most notably, the terrorists attacks in Paris.  I pray for the families of those that were killed and injured.  I also hope that France's president continues to be steadfast in fighting the war against the terrorists.

There have been a number of things in the news and on social media that I wanted to address.  I'll do this over my next few posts.

President Obama appears on 60 Minutes and is interviewed by Steve Kroft.  During the interview, Obama says that climate change is the biggest threat our country faces.  Seriously? I mean really? What about terrorism?  I know he considers ISIS (or ISIL if you prefer) to be a JV squad, but he can't really believe that arming ourselves with carbon credits is the most effective way to protect the homeland...can he?

                                               
The Mizzou saga.  Well,  initially, this one was a little hard to grasp.  Mostly because the media did a very poor job of giving us pertinent facts as the saga unfolded.  Details were murky to say the least. We were told that the campus was a virtual hotbed of racist activity and that the administration turned a deaf ear to the needs of black students.  We also learned that a grad student, Jonathan Butler was on