May 6, 2008 Vol. 3, No. 19 My Plea to Republicans: It's Time for Real Change to Avoid Real Disaster By Newt Gingrich The Republican loss in the special election for Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District last Saturday should be a sharp wake up call for Republicans: Either Congressional Republicans are going to chart a bold course of real change or they are going to suffer decisive losses this November. The facts are clear and compelling. Saturday's loss was in a district that President Bu... Read More
April 29, 2008 Vol. 3, No. 18 Days of Infamy: Active History and the Teaching of History By Newt Gingrich This week our new novel, Days of Infamy, is being published by St. Martin's Press. Days of Infamy is the sequel to Pearl Harbor, (just released in paperback) and carries on the story of "what might have been" if a different, more aggressive commander -- Admiral Yamamoto -- had led the Japanese Fleet in their surprise attack at Pearl Harbor in December, 1941. The Wrong Admiral for the W... Read More
Upon hearing the news that San Antonio regional pastor John Hagee was raising attention in the media for endorsing McCain, I thought,"Why does a teacher of the Bible feel obligated to even sip at the alter of politics?" I recall a phrase much quoted, and less understood, written by Thomas Jefferson, "A wall of separation between church & state" I began to wonder why Thomas used the phrase "Church & State" and not "State & Church". I must preface the following with the knowledge that, Yes, the st... Read More
Well this site has been down for more than 3 days, for the first couple of days i i had no idea what was going on, until Ivoteright(creator of site) got an e-mail from the hacker saying that he hacked the hosting site. I am shocked that the hosting site was so bad. I dont approve of hacking but i think that guy was out to make a point. Hackers can be bad but good at the same time because the hosting site for WVR is now lost. Sorry about the trouble my conservative friends.... Read More
Alright so i came across this article about this new high tech "glider" and i thought it was very interesting. It weighs only 30 pounds and can be fully weaponized for assault and rescue. It has a 6-foot jet-wing that is steered with handheld rotary controls connected to its rudder. And it can hide more than 100 pounds of combat gear in a built-in compartment. The Gryphon attack glider, designed to penetrate combat zones at 135 miles per hour, could revolutionize the art of parachuting. It h... Read More