About a month ago I talked about my wife Konnie’s new book about her musical genius brother; the book is called “Rory’s Story” and it’s now been officially released. Konnie was interviewed yesterday by Eric Gardner at local ABC affiliate KOTA, and the segment aired this morning.

Rick Santorum has opened up a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney. Santorum is also several points ahead of Mitt “RomneyCare” Romney in Michigan. Even in Romney’s home state of Massachusetts, Santorum is ahead of Romney in the favorability ratings. Maybe people are finally pulling their attention away from American Idol and paying attention to the presidential election. Maybe they’re finally taking a look at Romney’s record and realizing he’s just a liberal with an “R” after his name.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that South Dakota has joined other states in an amicus brief in support of state sovereignty and public safety as it relates to immigration enforcement. The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear Arizona’s immigration case. South Dakota has joined with other states in support of Arizona, arguing that states have preexisting authority to make an arrest based on violations of federal law.

If you aren’t a Christian or don’t appreciate the role the Christian faith has played in America for hundreds of years, you may not appreciate at all this video of Rick Santorum talking about his Christian faith, of what it means to him and what it means to our country. But to the more than 80% of Americans who ascribe to the Christian faith, it should mean a lot. If you call yourself a Christian, you owe it to yourself to take the time to watch this entire video, and consider who you will support for president of the United States.

Too often, government’s attempt to entangle works just fine and we become lost within our feelings of futility and despair. Why? Simply because our system has long ago ceased being simple. The governmental operations during the many decades following our Founding remained quite small and efficient. This in itself is an unmistakable message. Couple that reality with the growth of an illegal nature and the result which now presents itself is inescapable.

Slavery in Cuba began earlier and lasted longer than anywhere else in the Americas, from 1521 to the late 1870’s.  Even afterward, conditions in Cuba remained so bad that President William McKinley called the “abhorrent conditions” in nearby Cuba “a disgrace to Christian civilization.”