Jim Rice finally gets into the Baseball Hall of Fame. As a kid I watched Jim Rice play, and he was a devastating hitter. From 1975 to 1986 he really was one of the most feared hitters in the game.

At least one person thinks the Massachusetts universal health insurance plan is a failure.

Ralph Peters decries the death cult that has grown inside Islam, which Peters believes is really not at all about Islam, but more about the savage culture that preceded it.

President-elect Obama has decided to issue an order closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility on his first day in office, although he apparently realizes it is going to take some time getting it done. Meanwhile, some on the Left are freaking out about some of the President-elect's centrist rhetoric.

Obama has also decided to send more troops to Afghanistan, but it may simply be an effort to buy time while a new strategy is being contemplated.

While the "international community" continues to be critical of the Israelis for what many call a "disproportionate" response to Hamas rocket attacks, most Israelis believe what their military is doing in Gaza is right and just.