Neal Barton's POV

POV

Hey bud, this one's for you

Just when I think-- if I hear any more political correctness I'll scream, it starts leaking into the sports world. This season marks the 50th year of the Houston Astros baseball club.

Haven't they already paid enough?

The president's latest health care idea has a lot of the folks in the military hopping mad and many of us out here in flyover country angry as well.

Hollywood gun hypocrisy

I was stunned this past week when I read an article in Guns and Ammo Magazine entitled 8 anti-gun celebrities. I quickly opened it to see what I thought was going to be the usually far-left subject when it came to social matters.

Should we apologize now?

Last week it hit the fan concerning the U.S. military accidentally burning two Korans. Then, all hell breaks loose.

Gun hypocrisy

Stories like this make me laugh, then after I think about it my blood pressure boils. There is a guy who runs the non-profit group Media Matters.

Going after the wrong folks

Another absurd affront to the 2nd Amendment. Of course, it takes place in Illinois, a state that hates guns and gun owners. A state politician wants to slap on a 2% tax on all boxes of ammunition.

??? Pulling a gun on the Amish

Did you see this? Look at this picture. It's a picture of federal agents with guns drawn. They are doing a sting operation on one of the most deadliest and feared groups in American.

The real numbers?

Much to the delight of the national media, the unemployment numbers technically are going down. You may ask, why are you not happy? Really?

Where's the outrage?

This weekend I drove from East Texas to the Texas Gulf Coast. There was one thing that was constant through every town and city I drove through, high gasoline prices.

Let's reconsider

Let me be the first to say how sad I was a few days ago when I learned of Whitney Houston's death.

Please don't do this

Around $80 million a year plus a further $3-$4 million a year in extra-budgetary funds.

Who knows best?

This from a north Carolina TV station: A Hoke County preschooler was fed chicken nuggets for lunch because a state worker felt that her homemade lunch did not have enough nutritional value.

Sticking to their guns

Every now and then, it seems like the world is spinning out of control and that common sense is not too common. But, there was a story reported this week about a fight between a gun range and rich guy in Oregon.

Double down on the Catholic church

When the Notre Dame University gave President Barack Obama an honorary law degree back in 2009, many catholics howled. But, back then, the more moderate Catholics and others said, let us agree to disagree.

Why not start with food stamps?

For some this may be crossing the line where you stop preaching and stat meddling. Everybody knows the first lady has been on a kick the past year about getting kids to get up, move and practice better nutrition.