Articles by: P. Revere

The foundations of our economy are being threatened by actions in Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Egypt and other radical Islamic nation-states.  We also face embassy and consulate demonstrations in India and Australia by anti-American extremists. Our political leadership in Washington is seemingly developing a policy and strategy from a familiar position…from behind!  The cost of this [...]

  Someone recently asked me if I knew how many people in America are on food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  I had no clue so I went to the internet to find out…the numbers are stunning and frightening. According to the Wall Street Journal, nearly 15% of the U.S. population relied on [...]

What do National Defense cuts, Crab, Shrimp, Treadmills, Quail, Feces and Magic have in common?  Usually they have nothing in common, but in the world of federal budget cuts and federal spending they are related. Let’s take a look. National Defense is a cornerstone for our economic recovery, strength and security.  However Department of Defense [...]

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to “frack” with?  Huh?  I had heard but not understood the term “fracking” until I read a recent article in the Wall Street Journal.  Fracking is the process of pumping water, sand or chemicals into the earth at high pressures to displace or dislodge oil or natural gas [...]

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin recently submitted an eight-year budget plan for America. Much has been written in the last few weeks about the similarity between Ryan’s budget and Obama’s budget. While it would be easy to go through both budgets line by line and point out the differences, the simple [...]

We hear a great deal about taxes:  Are they fair?  Rich people don’t pay enough. The middle class pays too much.  What about those who don’t pay anything?  This raises some questions for me: * What is fair and who determines what’s fair? * Should the wealthy pay a greater share? * Are successful people [...]

Did you know the U.S. is in a race? We are now racing France to increase taxes on jobs producers. France is also in the Presidential election process this year and there is a striking difference between the French Presidential Candidates regarding the taxation of the “rich.” Sound familiar? Will this tactic really work or [...]

A downed spy drone in Iran, Russia, Operation Fast and Furious, Mexico; what do these have in common?  If there were a connection between them, would you at least be curious…if not deathly frightened?  If you are neither, you should be!  Each one raises serious concerns about our country’s policies, but let’s start with Iran. [...]