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Fathers of Famous Politicians and Presidents

Recently, I saw an interview on television with a presidential historian about United States Presidents and their absent fathers. The expert also looked at the current presidential nominees for the Democrats and the Republicans, their absent fathers and their need to please them. The discussion also included suggested reasons for their success. One of the reasons given for the success obtained by children of famous fathers is that their fathers were often absent from home and were very career-oriented parents. It was suggested that if a father is frequently gone from home because of his career, that the child will … Continue reading →

McCain Cooking Up Controversy and “The Boss” Backs Barack

In a previous blog I discussed first lady Laura Bush’s upcoming gig as guest host on NBC’s “Today” show. Now it appears ABC is following suit by inviting Cindy McCain to join the ladies on “The View” – for a day. The wife of Republican candidate John McCain is scheduled to serve as a co-host on the daytime chatfest next Monday… and resident Republican host Elisabeth Hasselbeck couldn’t be more thrilled. Frankly, I’m surprised Cindy McCain is appearing on the show when her husband was there just last week. (John McCain has been on “The View” four times since it … Continue reading →

Welcome to the Politics Blog!

Welcome to the new Politics blog here at Families.com. Last week, the New Hampshire primaries demonstrated an upset in the presidential nominees. What’s great about the upcoming election is that it’s not about who is the front runner – because New Hampshire demonstrated that the front runner is not easily picked on either side of the aisle whether you’re looking at the Democratic party with Senator Barack Obama (our first potential black nominee), Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton (former First Lady and first potential female nominee) and Senator John Edwards (former nominee for Vice President). On Republican half of the ticket … Continue reading →

Saboteur – Dean Hughes

Dean Hughes is one of my favorite LDS authors, as I have proven by repeatedly acting like an idiot whenever I’ve had chance to meet him. “Saboteur” is his 2006 release, a story of espionage, danger, and love set during World War II. Andy Gledhill’s mother is French and he speaks the language well. When he decides to leave his hometown of Delta, Utah, and become a paratrooper, his skills catch the eye of the Office of Strategic Services, and they ask him if he’d be willing to undertake an unusual assignment. They want to drop him into France to … Continue reading →

Why Didn’t You Get Me Out? – Frank Anton

Frank Anton was serving his country as a soldier in the Vietnam conflict. He was taken captive by the Vietcong and held captive in a jungle camp for years before finally being taken up to the Hanoi Hilton, a march of half a year. Just shortly after his arrival in Hanoi, he and the other POWs were released and brought home to the United States, emaciated, sick, and suffering any number of physical and psychological scars. “Why Didn’t You Get Me Out?” is Anton’s story, told in his own words, of the things he endured as a POW. This book … Continue reading →

The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty – Ellen Emerson White

“The Journal of Patrick Seamus Flaherty” is one book in a series entitled “My Name is America,” which takes incidents in history and dramatizes them to make them more accessible to a younger reader. I’ve had the chance to read several volumes in this series and found each of them to be well-researched, touching, and educational without being heavy-handed. This installment of the series tells us about a young man who enlists in the Vietnam War shortly after his graduation from high school. His father gives him a journal to take with him, and asks him to keep a record … Continue reading →

Faith of My Fathers — John McCain with Mark Salter

Politics is, and has always been, one of those subjects you either love or you hate, and you either love or hate the key players that are our politicians. One of those lucky persons who brings up these strong emotions in the American public is John McCain, a veteran and a senator who caught the public’s eye most through his run for the Presidency this last time around. Interestingly enough, though, this book isn’t about politics. It’s about service to country and ends before telling the story of McCain’s rise in politics. Most interestingly, McCain uses this media as a … Continue reading →