February 5

1918 - The Soviet Union proclaimed the doctrine of 'separation of church and state.'

Look back and try to find where this concept began in American history. It definitely isn’t anywhere in the Constitution, even though it is often quoted as such.

I'm still amazed anyone can read 'separation of church and state' into the First Amendment, which speaks of 'freedom of religion,' and the need to avoid the creation of a state sponsored religion - not 'freedom from religion.'

The whole idea is new (a product of International Communism), and modern-day Liberals are more than happy to recall and re-frame the proclamations of Lenin.

1597 - Japan killed a group of Japanese Christians for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.

The Japanese were correct in this assessment...I'm sure many Christians would argue they were there to give the Japanese God or to enlighten them in some way, but the reality is they were there to convert Japanese from their ancient beliefs.

Any research on any region the Christians went proves this to be true, and to a large extent their 'success' shows the destruction of most of the cultures they touched - both Americas and Africa are the best examples...For the sake of their own culture, the Japanese were wise to act as they did.

And no, I'm not anti-Christian.  I'm just a realist.

1937 - Not happy with the lack of Supreme Court approval for some of his measures which tended to stretch the Constitution a bit, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed a way to 'stack the Court' by adding six more justices.

FDR made a huge mistake tinkering with the basic foundation of American government...He attempted to make himself a king and got slapped for it, even though he was the only U.S. President to more-or-less attempt to be 'king for life.'

Incredibly, Barack Obama has found a way around the Court and Congress:  He just does what he wants through 'executive order,' unlegislated regulations, and simply refusing to execute laws he has a problem with...FDR must be rolling over in his grave - with jealousy.

1990 - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev proposed the Communist Party give up its monopoly on power in the Soviet Union.

An exciting year followed this proclamation, but don’t buy into the mythology of Gorbachev as a great man. He gave up power only after realizing the situation was untenable and the likelihood of losing his life in an eventual coup was a very real possibility.

1997 - Switzerland's 'Big Three' banking giants announced they would create a $71 million fund for Holocaust victims and their families.

Lets play with numbers: $71,000,000 for 6,000,000 exterminated Jews = $11.83/Jew...WOW!! That's a great deal.