The attached article by former Reagan official Angelo Codevilla is one that every American concerned about the future of our country should read and ponder.

      Sometimes, a courtroom scene really does play out like they do it on TV. That was the case when the Nolan Ryan/Chuck Greenberg lawyer and the “counsel for the chief restructuring officer’’ exchanged pleasantries in the hallway during Wednesday’s marathon auction for the Rangers.

    “F--- you!’’ said one of the distinguished attorneys.

    “No, f--- you!’’ said the other gentleman.

    Turns out, Mom was right. I am eloquent enough to have been a lawyer!

     This process – ended in the wee hours Thursday with a Ryan/Greenberg winning bid of $593 million – seemed to invite the audience to pick sides. To identify a hero. To identify a villain.

      But don’t let the different-colored hats fool you: Nolan Ryan and foe Mark Cuban were in this fight for the exact same reasons. Allow me to do this in DallasBasketball.com style ... let's Thursday Morning Mavs Donuts this thing ... and cast "Texas Strangers: The Movie.''

South Korean government officials face increasing United States pressure to shut down the Seoul branch of an Iranian bank, which is the focus of international sanctions, after Japan reacted to Washington’s demand by imposing trade and investment restrictions against 40 Iranian organizations.

Brad Watson of WFAA Channel 8 TV News in Dallas has pointed to some inaccuracies with a Bill White for Governor TV ad that is being broadcast in North Texas. Mr. Watson even entitled his article on the WFAA news website as, “New ad for candidate White is misleading.”

WFAA reports that, “with 75 days to go until early voting, Bill White, the Democratic candidate for governor started airing his first TV ad in north Texas for the fall campaign.”

President Barack Obama’s nominee for director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget may be forced to return his $940,000 bonus to Citigroup, due to a typographical error that was made in documents when he accepted a job to become the deputy secretary at the Department of State on Jan. 5, 2009. Mr. Lew received his bailout bonus ten days later, although only current Citigroup employees were entitled to the cash payments.

Last year, President Barack Obama took a vacation away from his family vacation. Apparently, First Lady Michelle has found a way to get her revenge. While her husband celebrates his 49^th birthday, she will be with their oldest daughter, Malia, in Spain and their other daughter, Sasha, will be at summer camp. Consequently, Barack will celebrate his birthday alone in Chicago.

Jim Goff, an Alburqueque Bernadillo County deputy, may not realize that preaching atheism at a Rob Zombie concert is not part of his job requirements.

According to the Examiner, “Deputy Jim Goff is an adherent of the positive affirmation of God’s non-existence. While ousting Christian protesters from public property, outside of a Rob Zombie concert, he took it upon himself to expound on his unverifiable ’faith-based’ beliefs.”

On Tuesday, a New York City panel unanimously voted to reject landmark status for a building nearby the World Trade Center site, clearing the path for the construction of a mosque and an Islamic community center.

Fox News reports that, “opponents of the project, including 9/1 first responders and family members of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, have said the location would be insensitive.”

Local authorities in Shanghai, China are increasing efforts to curb the availability of illegal abortions as a method of reducing the high rate of abortions among teenage girls.

As revealed by the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, 28 private hospitals were discovered to have engaged in illegally terminating undesirable pregnancies in an ongoing city inspection that started in May, which includes performing abortions without a license, illegally advertising their services and recruiting unqualified medical staff.

Recently, President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea permitted openly gays and lesbians to serve in the military. Yet, now the local media is pointing to flaws with the more tolerant acceptance of homosexuals in the Armed Forces. Apparently, many gay superior officers have exploited their authority to sexually assault their subordinates and then enforce a code of silence.