Taxpayers shouldn’t take eyes off the money ball because of ‘mosquerade’

At the moment the national debate is centered on plans for a mosque at Ground Zero.

The mosque is referred to by government-allied media as a cultural center but to anyone who can tell the difference between fire and water, it’s a mosque. President Barack Obama started this war of words with an unnecessary statement of support during the White House celebration of Ramadan. So far, more Democrats than Republicans have been tainted by the fallout—something happening more frequently between our president and his leftwing congressional leaders. But there's more to the mosquerade than Obama's remarks.

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USAF reservist battles injury and government insurance system

By Kay B. Day

Col. Doug Strand with Zalmay Khalilzad, then Ambassador to Iraq. Strand said when he was in Iraq he worked directly with Khalilzad’s staff developing strategies to help the Iraqi people with water, electricity, rule of law, elections, and other matters.Col. Doug Strand served for 11 years on active duty in the US Air Force and he has another 8 years on active duty as a reservist. He’s jumped out of planes and he’s served in Iraq. He probably never envisioned himself grappling with serious medical problems and he certainly didn’t envision dealing with the complexities of Tricare, a military health insurance plan. But a few minutes on a hot summer morning changed his life forever.

Strand was traveling on his motorcycle to report for duty as usual in July, 2008. The base was 5 miles from his house. The roads were wet and when he was about to turn, the back tire skidded on the slick pavement.

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