Keeping Up With The Dobson's
A couple of state legislatures are joining the bandwagon of the totally stupid. I think I need to come up with a name for the award. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Nuclear Negligence
For a president who claims to be decisive, George Bush has shown an appalling lack of leadership when it comes to North Korea. This week, after four years of vacillation, indecision and hesitancy from the White House, North Korea announced it has nuclear weapons.
Read moreFlorida Repubs-Two Faced On So Much
For several years now, there has been a case on-going in Florida Courts and the state legislature that is, on its face, a case about the right to die and end-of-life decisions. However, it has occurred to me, this is a prime example of the Republican?s hypocrisy over marriage and a number of the moral issues of today.
Read moreAny More Stupid? – Reprise
Just a few days ago, I wrote about how stupid the world had become with James Dobson and his Focus
Read moreCalifornia Secedes?
Dear President Bush – Congratulations on your victory over all us non-evangelicals. Actually, we’re a bit ticked off here in California, so we’re leaving.
Read moreWhy Are We Talking Torture
Over the past two weeks the U.S. Senate has been conducting the confirmation hearings for Alberto Gonzales and Condi Rice.
Read moreFour More Wars
The Bush administration is planning a massive expansion of covert military efforts in the war on terror, veteran journalist Seymour Hersh charges in The New Yorker, and has for months been carrying out secret reconnaissance missions in preparation for possible air strikes in Iran.
Read moreTurthsayer Powell-We're Losing
Outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell has issued his bleakest assessment of Iraq yet, just two weeks out from the country’s first elections since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s government. The Financial Times reports that Bush recently asked Powell for his views on Iraq. “‘We’re losing,’ Mr Powell was quoted as saying.
Read moreThoughts on Martin Luther King
Most of us that get the MLK Holiday treat as most of the other holidays…having no real significance beyond the day off. I’ll admit to being guilty, but I did do some reflecting on how Dr. King might have responded to the America we have today.
Read morePaying The Inagural Bill
Well, the City of Washington, D.C., what some might consider a terrorists target, isn’t supposed to spend its homeland security money on protecting the City and it’s residents, but on providing the security for Bush’s inaguration.
Read moreThe Crisis That Isn't
Economist Paul Krugman has pointed out that, even if NOTHING is done, SS will be able to pay 81% by the date most doomsayers say the program will be bankrupt. We only need to rescind about 25% of the Bush tax cut to keep Social Security solvent into the next century.
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