Archive for October, 2011

Elect the man, not the religion

Friday, October 21st, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
Don’t those Republican candidates for President have bigger issues to consider than one man’s religion? Oh, I understand the candidate who raised the issue is hiding behind the coattails of a fundamentalist preacher, but in my opinion, he isn’t showing much courage of either supporting the attack on a fellow candidate [...]

Another icon has been apped out

Friday, October 14th, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
In this era of everything on instant demand, little wonder that one of America’s icons has disappeared from our roadside. I speak, of course, about the famous Burma Shave signs that once entertained us with rhymed philosophy as we drove the byways.
Obviously, no one today is driving slow enough to read [...]

Sherman said it first: “War is Hell!”

Friday, October 7th, 2011

By BILL DUNCAN
The Elder Statesman
I don’t pretend to understand the logic of those who say the President and the military violated the Constitutional rights of due process by hunting down and killing Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.
Critics like Republican Senator Ron Paul contend that al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen from New Mexico, should have been arrested and [...]