Archive for the 'Homeland Security' Category

US to shoot down spy satellite this week

The U.S. Navy will likely attempt to shoot down a faulty spy satellite Thursday, the day after the space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to land. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin said there’s nothing the military can do to make the outcome worse.
“If we miss, nothing changes. If we shoot and barely touch it, the satellite is [...]

Romney endorses McCain, strange?

Former Massachusetts Governor, Mitt Romney today endorsed John McCain for President.
In his campaign, Romney used TV ads and personal appearances to question whether McCain was truly a conservative and to criticize the senator as a longtime Washington insider who had accomplished little change. But Thursday, the two stood together in Boston.
In an obvious attempt at party unity, [...]

One Nation Under God…

…but apparently it better be the right one.
There’s been something of a dust-up since the election of Minnesota Representative Keith Ellison.  Mr. Ellison has the dubious fortune to be doubly of note in Congress – first, because he is African-American (and the term “under-represented minority” is as true of Congress now as ever), and secondly, [...]