Can We Trust Scott Garrett on Iran?
Cross posted from http://retiregarrett.com Iran continues to be in the news regarding their desire to acquire nuclear weapons. Separating fact from fiction has never been easy when it comes to such...
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My most moving experience in Charlotte
promoted by Rosi I saw many amazing and inspiring things as a member of the New Jersey delegation in Charlotte, but there were two things that truly stood out. The first was when Gabrielle Giffords...
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A Thanksgiving Surprise For The Troops
Yesterday was one of the more rewarding days I've had. Along with my girlfriend and parents, we joined about 1000 people surprising a few hundred troops from the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst with...
View ArticleRob Andrews called on Congress to respect atheists & humanists in the military
A couple of weeks ago, Rob Andrews did a good thing, even though the proposal (from Rep. Jared Polis) Andrews put his effort behind was defeated in the backward-leaning House. It would have amended the...
View ArticleTrans People Serving Openly in the US Military … It’s a Matter of When!
promoted by Rosi Here in New Jersey I've been currently advocating for a piece of legislation, S2786, that will enable trans people to change the gender marker on their birth certificates without...
View ArticleRush Holt on Syria: “Intervention in a civil war is something that is rarely...
Rush Holt did a 12-minute interview on UP with Steve Kornacki on Syria, discussing the intelligence reports he and other members of Congress are getting from the White House, and where it is lacking,...
View ArticleSit Tight on Ukraine, but Aid New Jersey’s Cities
It's been a rapid-fire collection of events over the past week in (far) Eastern Europe. The bully/former president of Ukraine was removed from power by both demonstrators in Kiev's central square and...
View ArticleNew Jersey National Guard Museum
The New Jersey National Guard Museum is located in Sea Girt. If you're looking for a place to see on a day trip, please look this up. There are jets and tanks out front that one can go right up to and...
View ArticleVeterans Day Countdown to Honor Flight South Jersey 2015
For Veterans Day, I want to let you know about something coming up in January that means a lot to me. For several years, my beloved Joey has been an escort guardian for a World War II vet going down to...
View ArticleAnnoying, Distracting Minimum Wage Arguments
Perhaps it’s because of what I follow on Facebook, or perhaps it is because of what other people follow on Facebook. I do not know which, but regularly I find myself pulling my hair out because of...
View ArticleTonight 8pm: Military Town Hall – Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump (plus...
Tonight: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battle it out tonight (8pm) for the national security vote, in a back-to-back town hall style forum in a hangar aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid, the decommissioned...
View ArticleVIDEO – Monmouth Freeholder candidate and military vet Sue Fulton questions...
Just going to pull this up top for a bit for anybody who missed our post late last night or missed the Commander-in-Chief Forum on NBC. It was the first town hall-style event of just Clinton and Trump;...
View ArticleCBS Repeatedly Broadcasts Flag Desecration, Declines Comment
Over the past few weeks there have been a lot of conversations about how our national anthem and flag should be treated thanks to football player Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the...
View ArticleBest Question of the Day
More proof we’re on the dark side of the moon now, this question came up as my excellent friend Geo of Lambertville, Bernie volunteer extraordinaire who also knocked it outta the park for Peter Jacob,...
View ArticleFrank Pallone announces Town Hall – and talks ACA, Jeff Sessions, women’s...
“I want to thank you for joining me on Facebook this afternoon. We had a bit of a delay because the Republicans put forth a repeal and replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act but wouldn’t show it...
View ArticleCory Booker on Trump’s Sudden Ban on Transgender Individuals Serving in Military
Below, this is Sen. Booker’s statement today re: President Trump’s sudden and bizarre decision to ban transgender persons from serving in the United States military – something they are already doing....
View ArticleCan you help me get this transgender Air Force airman’s back? He’s got yours.
Please share this with your friends. I want you to meet someone Pres. Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military will affect. Apologies for this post which strays a little far, but not too far,...
View ArticleFederal Judge Blocks Trump’s Ban On Transgender Military Service Members: Two...
The headline above, from Washington Post, is all for context. If you want to learn about priorities in this country’s spending, and who is served – and I include the willing spending on Viagra over...
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