I told Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post that I personally believe that the U.S. should immediately get out of Afghanistan, and that the money being spent there ought instead be spent on rebuilding our Navy and Air Force.

I said that the Constitution Party at its recent meeting in Fort Worth passed a resolution calling for complete and immediate withdrawal from Afghanistan, and that I did not know which of the potential 2012 Presidential candidates had taken a non-neocon stand on the issue (except for our friend, Ron Paul).

I also told Miss Terkel that she should see The Great Game which Sam and I saw in D.C., and which is now receiving great reviews on Broadway. It documents the folly of British and Russian involvement in Afghanistan.

The Obama-Republican tax deal is a step in the right direction, but now the Republicans must remain committed to total abolition of the Death Tax, said Howard Phillips, Chairman of The Conservative Caucus (TCC).

"It is a bitter pill to see this death tax, set at zero since the beginning of this year, continue in modified form. The Republican leaders in both Houses of Congress should publicly commit themselves to permanent and total repeal, just as they have committed themselves to permanent extension of the other Bush tax cuts."

Phillips described the Death Tax, which is imposed on inheritances, as both economically harmful and morally indefensible. "Family businesses, including farms, must either spend money on life insurance rather than investing it in the business, or they must risk finding themselves forced to sell their businesses in order to pay a huge tax."

Phillips also pointed out that the Death Tax is predominantly imposed on savings that were already taxed when earned, and on the purely nominal increase in asset value caused by inflation. There is no inflation adjustment for the Death Tax, as there has been for the income tax.

The Death Tax, which was phased out by Bush tax legislation with total repeal during 2010, would be restored by the Obama-Republican proposal for two years, but at a lower rate and with a higher exemption.

The Conservative Caucus (TCC) is a grass roots action organization, formed in 1974. It was active in defeating the SALT II Treaty, repealing the Catastrophic Coverage Act, blocking the Clinton health-care takeover, impeaching President Clinton, and preventing unconstitutional representation for the District of Columbia in the House of Representatives.

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Recently I was asked "If you were going to homeschool your own children today, what curriculum and method would you choose?".

I am, in fact, helping to homeschool four of my grandchildren, and my method is very simple: a) I share life experiences with them, b) I give them books to read which I think are of particular value and importance, c) I ask them to write reports on each of those books, d) I emphasize vocabulary and grammar, et cetera. So far, each of them is doing very well on their College Board tests and college admissions.

My youngest son, Sam, was homeschooled, even while he resided in his mother’s womb, and he was accepted at every college to which he applied, including Hampden-Sydney, William and Mary, Virginia Military Institute, Christendom College, and The Citadel. In most cases, he was offered scholarships.

We had no fixed curriculum, but we made sure he was well versed in the Constitution, the Bible, current events, history, et cetera.

You also ask "If you were going to invest in career education today, where would you place a bet on demand for the future? What skills would you develop in order to be a viable worker in the economy of the future?".

My answer is very simple. There will always be a demand for integrity, energy, as well as verbal and written communication skills.

Good men are hard to find, and they usually will have no problem whatsoever in finding suitable opportunities.

Thanks for asking.
Howard Phillips