The Conservative Sage

In light of the recent sex scandals involving Former Governor Arnold Swartzenegger and IMF head Dominic Strauss -Khan, TIME magazine provides it's "in depth' examination of male sexual behavior. This weeks cover story is entitled Sex,Lies and Arrogance: What Makes Powerful Men Act Like Pigs. The article explores cultural and psychological factors as to why men in positions of power and privilege often risk their careers and family life for sexual gratification. It chronicles several of the most infamous sex scandals-Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Mike Tyson, Elliot Spitzer, John Edwards and the Like. The first mistake was to include those involved in criminal acts such as Tyson, Khan and R&B singer R. Kelly (who was accused of having sex with a 14 year old girl) with the others who are guilty of moral impropriety. In my opinion, the article failed to answer its own question by ignoring a very important component: It's the women stupid! Our behavior as men is not indep...

The recent cleansing of the earth of Osama Bin Ladin has re-ignited old discussions about Al Qaeda and its origins. Pundits have been fond of reciting the "fact" that Osama Bin Ladin was a creation of the CIA during its proxy war against the soviets in Afghanistan. The US was alleged to have "trained" and funded the so called Mujahadeen (Holy warriors) rebels led by Osama. It sounds quite intriguing-a quintessential Frankenstein story of the creation turning against its creator-if only it were true. It has been one of the most longstanding oft repeated myths regarding Bin Ladin. This urban tale is used by the left to illustrate faulty US foreign policy in supporting resistance forces in the middle east which in turn creates what is known as "blowback' when those same forces turn against us. It is no revelation that the United States was an open supporter of the Afghan resistance with money and weapons. Osama Bin Ladin went to Afghanistan in the 1980's...

A decade after the worst terrorist attack on US soil, a measure of justice has been achieved with the killing of terrorist leader Osama Bin Ladin. In a daring Sunday night raid, US navy SEALS acting on months of intelligence gathering, entered a highly secured compound near Islamabad Pakistan, cornered the al Qaeda leader in a second story bedroom and killed him with the shot to the head in a perfect operation with no American casualties. President Obama, delivered the news to the American public late Sunday night which resulted in celebrations in front of the White House and in the streets of NewYork City. The CIA zeroed in on Osama's location by tracking the couriers he used to deliver video tapes and other messages to the outside. Credit goes to President Obama for his decisive action which yielded a treasure trove of intelligence such as hard drives and DVD's which could lead to the locations of other al Qaeda operatives. I also think that credit goes to former President Bu...