March 29th, 2012 New Orleans, Louisiana  THE DEBATE IS OVER A LOT MORE THAN HEALTHCARE! For three days this week, the national news focus was on the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing concerning the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.  To most Republicans, the new law is a massive stretch of...Read More

THE DEBATE IS OVER A LOT MORE THAN HEALTHCARE! For three days this week, the national news focus was on the U.S. Supreme Court’s hearing concerning  the constitutionallity of the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.  So for  folks like you and me, what do we know and what should we know about all...Read More

We are jam packed for the “Common Sense” program schedule for this weekend.  The Supreme Court hearings on Obamacare will receive our attention. (See this week’s column on this subject)  So will the Travon Martin killing in Florida.  Are “Stand your Ground” shootings always justified?  And how do you react when you see someone in...Read More

     I have been a Pat Boone fan for some 60 years. (oops!  Showing my age.) Pat gained fame in the 1950s with covers of tunes like “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” and “Ain’t That a Shame.” Now he’s helping the 60 Plus Association, an advocacy group that bills itself as “the conservative alternative”...Read More