Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance 2014

In the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and members of the royal family, Huw Edwards presents the Royal British Legion's annual Festival of Remembrance, which pays tribute to all victims of war and conflict. 

Pat Buchanan: The Kumbaya Temptation

Nov. 4 was a national vote of no confidence in Barack Obama.

Had a British prime minister received a vote like this, he would have resigned by now.

The one issue on which all Republicans agreed, and all ran, was the rejection of Obama. And by fleeing from him, some even refusing to admit they voted for him, Democrats, too, were conceding that this election was about Obama, and that they were not to blame for his failures.

Yet, though this was a referendum on Obama and his policies, and though both were repudiated, some pundits are claiming that America voted for an “end to gridlock” and a new era of compromise and conciliation.

The Mid-Term Election: Is Obama Still Relevant?

From The Center for Vision & Values, Grove City College

By Paul G. Kengor

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Fox News.

“Today I had a chance to speak with John Boehner and congratulated Mitch McConnell on becoming the next Senate majority leader,” said Barack Obama in the opening of his White House press conference following the Democrats’ Tuesday massacre. “And I told them both that I look forward to finishing up this Congress’s business and then working together for the next two years to advance America’s business.” The president is looking forward to “working together to deliver for the American people.”

Obama struck an optimistic, cooperative tone. Of course, he better. If he wants to have any relevance going forward, what choice does he have but to play nice with Republicans, or at least talk nice?

This begs the trillion-dollar question: Is Obama still relevant? Given the truly historic proportion of this Republican victory, is Barack Obama about to become the lamest of lame-ducks?

Republican Tsunami: We Need a Morally Coherent Presidential Candidate

From BARBWIRE

By Deacon Keith Fournier

Like millions in the United States of America I am tired today. After an evening of ministry in Church on November 4, 2014, I returned home and watched network television. I also utilized my mobile device to stay abreast of the election returns. It was a long night.

The facts speak for themselves. This was not simply a Republican wave, it was a Tsunami. What will follow in its wake is up to us.

The importance of the midterm election cannot be overstated. It was not about political parties. It was about buying some time to hold back the collapse of a culture spinning out of control. The loss of our national moral compass is at the root of every other problem, economic, international, or social. There is a moral foundation to a free society. 

Pat Buchanan: Against Obama, But for What?

By Patrick J. Buchanan

After billions in attack ads that turned the approval ratings of almost every candidate, in both parties, upside down, Republicans appear primed to take control of Congress.

 

Why are Democrats falling like dominoes?

 

Easy. Theirs is the Party of Government. And government is failing. And their leader Obama projects diffidence and incompetence.

 

National surveys also show that large majorities believe America is heading in the wrong direction, that our children will not have it as good as we did, and that the United States is in a long-term decline.

 

Measuring the performance of Obama against the promise, America is voting for another change in leadership and direction.

 

But where does she wish to go? And whom does she wish to lead her? The country is voting against Obama, but voting for what?

 

Congress Makes History: This Is a Big Deal … Congress Has Cut Spending Two Consecutive Years

From The Center for Vision & Values, Grove City College

By Dr. Paul G. Kengor

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared in USA Today.

I recently attended a political event where a Republican congressman was making a re-election pitch. It was the usual stump speech. But one thing he said especially struck me. “This Congress has cut spending—yes, actually cut spending—each of the last two years,” he asserted. “And how rare is that?”

Well, it would be extremely rare. So rare, in fact, that I frankly didn’t believe the man. I made a mental note to check the data when I got home.

I delayed doing that. My incredulity got the best of me. Surely, the congressman was exaggerating. It’s the political season, after all. I moved on.

Two Tap-Dancing American Priests Face-Off in Rome

The Rector's Dinner, a fundraising event for the North American College in Rome, was the scene for a must-see dance-off between two American priests, Father David Rider, 29, of Hyde Park, New York, and Father John Gibson, 28, of Milwaukee.  Father Rider, the first one to take the stage, was a professional tap-dancer and during his college years toured with the Broadway show "42nd Street".