HEADS UP

by Don Azarias
May 16, 2013
Obviously motivated to overcome public perception of his lack of leadership in making compromise with Republican lawmakers, President Barack Obama is proposing a 2014 budget that provides for tax increases while reducing Social Security, Medicare and other government-sponsored safety net programs including veterans’ benefits. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
May 1, 2013
Those mostly Democrat-leaning American voters might be wondering why the majority of Congressional Republican lawmakers are standing their ground and refusing to compromise with President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies regarding the seemingly never-ending budget battle. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
April 16, 2013
As he tries to reach out to Congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama expressed his eagerness to “enlist anyone who is willing to help” to boost the economy and end “political gridlock.” Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
April 1, 2013
The sequester has gone into effect on March 1, 2013 bringing on the spending cuts President Barack Obama once guaranteed would never happen. But it did happen. And, like most Republicans, I’m gloating that the GOP, led by Speaker John Boehner, finally called Obama’s bluff. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
March 16, 2013
“Medicare is unsustainable and Social Security also needs reform. You have to have a president who is willing to spend some political capital in this. And I intend to spend some.”—President Barack Obama speaking before The Washington Post’s Editorial Board on Jan. 15, 2009. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
March 1, 2013
I don’t know if the reelected President Barack Obama knows that he can’t have it both ways.
During his 2008 presidential campaign and in his first inaugural address, he spoke of various social service programs and entitlements for all Americans that also include blanket coverage for illegal immigrants. It was a shrewd political strategy to ensure his victory in the polls. And he used the same campaign strategy in 2012 when he declared his support for gay marriage and the DREAM Act, midway through the campaign, in order to ingratiate himself to the gay community and to the Hispanic and other minority groups. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
February 16, 2013
“Jesus asked the apostles, ‘When I sent you out without a purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?’ They said, ‘No, not a thing.’ [Then] He said to them, ‘But now the one who has a purse must take it, and likewise a bag. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.’’’— Luke 22:35-39 Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
February 1, 2013
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government—lest it come to dominate our lives and interests”—Patrick Henry Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
January 16, 2013
Having been a Life Member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) for more than four decades, it behooves me to respond to some of those unfounded allegations and criticisms directed against the NRA by people who are grossly influenced by their disdain and contempt for an organization that they have limited conception or are completely ignorant of. And there are some who are simply swayed by their preconceived notion. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
January 1, 2013
According to the trustees who oversee the retirement and disability program, the trust funds that support Social Security will run out of money in 2033, unless Congress acts. At that point, Social Security would collect only enough tax revenue each year to pay about 75 percent of benefits. That benefit cut wouldn’t sit well with the millions of older Americans who rely on Social Security for most of their income. Continue reading →