Lloyd Thomas

Lloyd Thomas

I am a disabled veteran and a former long-haul truck driver with over 25 years experience. I live in rural south-central Ohio where I was born and raised. My interests include my faith, Jack Russell Terriers, genealogy, black powder and cowboy action shooting, sports, writing and American history. Life long Cincinnati Reds and Washington Redskins fan.
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  • Herman Cain’s Big Week in the News
    11/3/2011
    Herman Cain may not be a seasoned politician, but he is certainly getting a lesson in the rough and tumble world of national politics this week.
  • Fact-Checking Political Candidates
    10/28/2011
    Freshman Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been accused of embellishing his biography by stretching the truth on his family’s immigration to America. Is your candidate a liar?
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  • Drug Testing and Your Tax Money
    10/27/2011
    Earlier this year, Florida became the first state to enact into law the requirement that welfare recipients be drug tested. On October 25, a federal judge put that law on hold.
  • Moving the Nation’s Capital
    10/24/2011
    The time has come to move the nation’s capital to a more centralized part of the country, and into a region less prone to distraction.
  • LRA Could Teach Economics Lesson to Congress
    10/15/2011
    President Obama’s decision to deploy American troops against the tiny Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Africa could prove to be a powerful lesson in military economics for America.
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  • Is Obama Living Up to His Nobel Prize?
    2/5/2011
    In October 2009 - barely 9 months into his presidency, Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. At the time, much of the world seemed to think that Mr. Obama's main qualification for the award was simply not being George W. Bush.
  • The Real Ted Williams
    1/26/2011
    I grew up with Ted Williams. He was one of my heroes as a kid and still is today. I don't know about a "golden voice" but I listened to Ted on the radio.
  • Suicide is Painless
    1/17/2011
    Tuesday, January 25, 2011 will mark the 7th anniversary of my youngest son's suicide. He was born 1 minute after his twin brother so he got the designation of being the youngest of my three sons.
  • Selfish Thoughts: Obama and 34 Minutes in Tucson
    1/13/2011
    Last night, Barack Obama took the stage in Tucson, Arizona for 34 minutes. I watched and listened as Mr. Obama spoke to the City of Tucson, the State of Arizona and The United States of America. Most importantly, Barack Obama spoke to ME.
  • National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace
    1/10/2011
    How did I miss this? How many Americans knew about this and why was it not more widely published? What exactly is the National Strategy For Trusted Identities In Cyberspace ?
  • Wanna Fight? Start a Conversation on the Constitution
    1/6/2011
    The Constitution of the United States of America is the bedrock of every law and regulation in this country. How many of the over 300 million people in this country have ever even read it? Have you?
  • Obama: Pervert-In-Chief
    1/2/2011
    No responsible American, regardless of where they live on the political spectrum wants the President to be a failure. By the same token, one would hope that the President not practice perversion.
  • Culture, Diversity or Government Sanctioned Division
    12/28/2010
    This morning, I read three articles in my news quest that set off my political correctness alarm. In my opinion, political correctness has, and is rapidly dumbing down America. It creates fear, confusion and both political and cultural division.
  • Electromagnets to Change Naval Warfare
    12/26/2010
    The U.S. Navy broke new ground in a test conducted December 18th at their Naval Air Systems Command by launching an F/A 18E Super Hornet using electromagnetic power. The jet was launched by catapult from a simulated aircraft carrier deck.
  • Zippo Review: Don't Mess With My Zippo
    12/23/2010
    I have owned many things in my life. In some form or fashion, everything in my life, including family, wives, children - and as bad as I hate to admit it, even dogs have let me down. Everything except my ZIPPOs.
  • Who in the Heck is Harper Creigh?
    12/23/2010
    Harper Creigh is the creator and grandfather of the fastest growing and one of the most popular disciplines of shooting sports in history, Cowboy Action Shooting. Eventually, Cowboy Action Shooting gave birth to SASS (Single Action Shooting Society).
  • The VA Kills Santa Claus
    12/15/2010
    A veteran's first hand experience with government secularism and political correctness. Even did not think it would be possible to kill Santa Claus at a Christmas party.

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