Rick TownleyFeb 12, 20132 min readThe Backstory: 2013 State of the Union AddressIt’s getting harder and harder to like a president these days. It used to be that the cream floated to the top, but that is no longer the...
Rick TownleyJan 29, 20132 min readThe Backstory: Immigration reformPresident Obama, always quick to seize a political opportunity, used this issue to his advantage to get re-elected. He has been promising...
Rick TownleyJan 4, 20133 min readThe Backstory: the fiscal cliff crisis as TV dramaLet’s face it, television during holiday seasons is really boring. Even with several hundred channels to choose from, there still seems...
Rick TownleyDec 17, 20123 min readThe Backstory: insensitive anti-gun lobbyistsWhen writing for a public forum like the Washington Times Communities we are expected to apply proper decorum to our words and thoughts,...
Rick TownleyDec 6, 20122 min readThe Backstory: the UN and “rights” of the disabledThe story about the UN treaty on the disabled caught my attention because I am disabled. That’s not a well-known fact and I don’t make a...