President Obama’s second term national security team is in trouble on Capitol Hill, but the trouble is not just a few Republican Senators, but instead revolves around nasty ties to Islamic terrorist groups, waterboarding and drone killings and a stunning revelation by the former Defense Secretary.

Instead of providing a sober assessment of the budget, as is required under law, the White House decided instead to proffer a misleading “fact sheet” right before the weekend to incite hysteria. And the more hysterical their claims become, the more obvious it should be they are full of it. Perhaps their biggest fear is that if this mere 2.4 percent cut to the budget actually is allowed to go into effect — nobody will notice.

Once upon a time, being a journalist in the mainstream media was something to be truly proud of. It was a goal to strive for with all one’s heart and to then work diligently to be the best among the best. Where did all these journalist go? I’ve spent a great deal of time being angry at so-called current journalist. That anger has recently turned to pity.

Former South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds is the favorite of all the RINOs and RINO apologists in the 2014 race for Senator Tim Johnson’s (D-SD) U.S. Senate seat. But some of those who supported him in the past probably won’t be doing so in the future.

Suppose Barack Obama was a highly ranked college quarterback who would be the first pick in the upcoming NFL draft? Now, mind you, this is just supposedly speaking since we all remember his “girlie” baseball throwing style on opening day a while back. Never-the-less, suppose he was a rough and tough college quarterback who was picked number one. Are we to believe that he would instantly start to “fundamentally” change the NFL?

A progressive income tax threatens our liberty and prosperity. It punishes the productive by taxing them the highest amounts, reduces employment by increasing the cost of employees and reveals our personal finances and thus invades our privacy. A popular suggestion is to eliminate the income tax and replace it with a national sales tax, called the fair tax. The idea is that everyone pays their fair share based on what they spend rather than what they earn.