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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 moreJust a few days ago, I wrote about how stupid the world had become with James Dobson and his Focus
Read moreDear 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 moreOver the past two weeks the U.S. Senate has been conducting the confirmation hearings for Alberto Gonzales and Condi Rice.
Read moreThe 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 moreOutgoing 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 moreMost 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 moreWell, 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 moreEconomist 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.
Read moreWe are a confused lot, aren’t we? On the one hand, Americans seem to know exactly how a failed secretary of defense can redeem himself: By resigning. A majority thinks Rummy should step aside. Bold of them, no?
Read moreI wrote here sometime back about the probability that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was using a signature machine for the condolence letters being sent to the families of the service members killed in action. The Pentagon finally confirmed that?.Rummy made some lame excuses and promised to never do it again. Buts that’s not the worst part of the story.
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