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December 1, 2015
 PLAINFIELD, Illinois (JGL) – Jesuit Fr. Carlos Llagas, a mass celebrant at the birthday party of Atty. Arcadio “Jun” Joaquin, Jr. here recently said that “you should listen to your angels as you conduct your daily living.” Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
June 16, 2013
Are the brewing political issues, with the same magnitude as the Watergate political scandal, in the making? No matter how President Barack Obama and the Democrats try to suppress and make them go away, they keep coming back like the proverbial bad penny. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
June 1, 2013
In just a short week, President Barack Obama has been so preoccupied swatting away at the endless accusations being lobbed at him not only by Republicans but also by his own Democratic allies. And it’s starting to look like the damage done to his presidency is, at this point, irreversible. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
May 16, 2013
Obviously motivated to overcome public perception of his lack of leadership in making compromise with Republican lawmakers, President Barack Obama is proposing a 2014 budget that provides for tax increases while reducing Social Security, Medicare and other government-sponsored safety net programs including veterans’ benefits. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
May 1, 2013
Those mostly Democrat-leaning American voters might be wondering why the majority of Congressional Republican lawmakers are standing their ground and refusing to compromise with President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies regarding the seemingly never-ending budget battle. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
April 16, 2013
As he tries to reach out to Congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama expressed his eagerness to “enlist anyone who is willing to help” to boost the economy and end “political gridlock.” Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
April 1, 2013
The sequester has gone into effect on March 1, 2013 bringing on the spending cuts President Barack Obama once guaranteed would never happen. But it did happen. And, like most Republicans, I’m gloating that the GOP, led by Speaker John Boehner, finally called Obama’s bluff. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
March 16, 2013
“Medicare is unsustainable and Social Security also needs reform. You have to have a president who is willing to spend some political capital in this. And I intend to spend some.”—President Barack Obama speaking before The Washington Post’s Editorial Board on Jan. 15, 2009. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
March 1, 2013
I don’t know if the reelected President Barack Obama knows that he can’t have it both ways.
During his 2008 presidential campaign and in his first inaugural address, he spoke of various social service programs and entitlements for all Americans that also include blanket coverage for illegal immigrants. It was a shrewd political strategy to ensure his victory in the polls. And he used the same campaign strategy in 2012 when he declared his support for gay marriage and the DREAM Act, midway through the campaign, in order to ingratiate himself to the gay community and to the Hispanic and other minority groups. Continue reading →

by Don Azarias
February 16, 2013
“Jesus asked the apostles, ‘When I sent you out without a purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?’ They said, ‘No, not a thing.’ [Then] He said to them, ‘But now the one who has a purse must take it, and likewise a bag. And the one who has no sword must sell his cloak and buy one.’’’— Luke 22:35-39 Continue reading →