I love being a Soldier. I love being a Soldier because my entire purpose in life is to defend this country and protect the Constitution – all of it! It's such a beautiful document and, when combined with the Declaration of Independence, are without a doubt the most important documents in the history of the world (after the scriptures, of course). As an avid shooter (and a Texan), the Second Amendment holds a special place in my heart. Being the Army, it's sometimes hard to fathom as I'm s

While pundits continue to argue about text messaging while driving, and studies continue to show the dangers of combining the activities, all one really has to do is look at real-life incidents like this one. Texting while driving? That's not enough distraction for 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks. A western New York tow truck driver, he collided with another vehicle and then crashed into a swimming pool when he was texting on a cell phone and also talking on another. Sparks hit the other car W

The needless slaughter of baby seals in Newfoundland every year is an embarrassment and disgrace. Canada must outlaw the seal hunt. Canadian politicians have been in capable of ending this primitive practice – the largest killing of marine mammals in the world – even as damage to the country’s reputation, some businesses and the image of the 2010 Olympics grows. Animal-rights activists have elicited condemnations from the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama and the European Union which just im

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Corazon Aquino, who swept away a dictator with a people power revolt and then sustained democracy by fighting off seven coup attempts in six years, died on Saturday, her son said. She was 76. The uprising she led in 1986 ended the repressive 20-year regime of Ferdinand Marcos and inspired nonviolent protests across the globe, including those that ended Communist rule in eastern Europe. But she struggled in office to meet high public expectati

I have decided to add a gubernatorial map for 2009 and 2010 gubernatorial races on the Senate 2010 page. I’ll be tracking both on that page going forward.