Maybe This One Will Work
Syria and gas are today’s most intriguing discussion points. Who’d a thought it? The Soviets say that the gas attack on Damascus was the work of rebel forces trying to get us to invade Syria or at least give them more and
Category: Politics
Bits & Pieces #38
You really can’t make this stuff up. Yesterday the Obama White House told Russia that they must not persecute individuals and groups seeking to expose corruption in their country even as Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden and Barrett Brown are being harassed,
Who Do You Trust?
There has been a lot of talk lately about the Bradley Manning, Edward Snowden, Barrett Brown, Carl Ellsberg and Julien Assange, et al; what they represent, what they mean to this country and what they really are.
Obama’s Dreams
The President doesn’t think Snowden is a patriot. Okay, he can’t be right all the time. But when he says that he was already lining up his ducks to look into the same stuff that Snowden leaked, he is actually
Syria-The Pit
I watched incredulously yesterday as the President came on TV and announced to the world that the United States, acting unilaterally on information that only a three year old child would readily accept, was going to attack Syrian government forces
The Crucifixion of Bradley Manning
Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison rhis week for informing the American public that its government was committing crimes in its name. The most civilized comment I have run across about this heinous miscarriage of justice is from
Bits & Pieces #37
So we are charging Edward Snowden with Espionage. How come we haven’t charged Dick Cheney with espionage? Cheney did more than Snowden to put American agents in danger and to help any foreign government when he instructed his aides Scooter
Detroit and the Big Lie
Got a note from a friend with whom I once shared a conservative philosophy that is not currently feasible. It included a column by George Will who I have long thought to be one of the most intelligent men in the
Obama and the Middle-East
With Syria slowly evaporating into a smoldering ruin, Egypt exploding on the brink of full scale civil war, Israel ratcheting up its Palestinian problem, Iraq deteriorating into a religious civil war and Iran continuing it expand its nuclear capabilities we are forced
Right is Wrong- One More Time
It finally looks like it’s all coming to a head. The Republicans have thrown caution to the winds and are frantically attempting to sabotage Obamacare, threatening to shut down the government if they don’t get their way. After 40