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Archive for December, 2006

Salvaging Social Security’s Retirement Benefits

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

(This is the last in a four part series on Social Security reform originally written in May of 2005. Part one was recently republished on Bring It On! here. Part two can be found here, and part three here.) With the implementation of the National Whole Life Pension Plan, one of ...

And you thought the single bigest contributor to global warming was mankind

Tuesday, December 12th, 2006

and the single greatest threat to the global climate was George W. Bush. Think again! Steak, anyone? Maybe the vegans hold the solution to global warming. Plus, if the UN says it's so, well, there's no use arguing that it ain't. So go ahead. Buy an SUV. You know you want to. Just give ...

Pinochet Dead, American Imperialism Next?

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

In 1964 Salvador Allende, a socialist, ran for President of Chile. The US government covertly poured millions of bucks into the election to ensure his defeat. He lost. In 1970, he ran again, and won, not by much, but he did win. By the end of ...

The National Whole Life Pension Plan

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

(This is the third in a four part series on Social Security reform originally written in May of 2005. Part one was recently republished on Bring It On! here. Part two can be found here.) IMPORTANT NOTE: Readers are advised that the plan presented in the following essay is one which ...

Homegrown Terrorist Plot Foiled

Saturday, December 9th, 2006

Apparently, the war on Christmas has been avoided by good, solid police work (aka, a perp with plans to commit violent jihad told a snitch who told the FBI). Talib Abu Salam Ibn Shareef, a man from Rockford, Illinois, has been arrested on "one count of attempting to damage or ...

Because We’ve Got This Pollution Thing Under Control

Friday, December 8th, 2006

The Bush Administration, in their never-ending battle to fight against good science, a clean and diverse environment, and other assorted evil-doers, is considering doing away with national health standards that cut lead from gasoline, a feat widely regarded as one of the nation's most successful clean-air accomplishments. Because, well, who ...

Putting the “Jesus Christ!” Back in Christmas

Friday, December 8th, 2006

(Well, it looks like the "War on Christmas" will be making a comeback this year with the Dittoheads, O'Lielly gang, and Hackity Hannity crowd, so here's my annual Season's Greetings for 'em!) That’s right! I said it! Merry CHRISTMAS! Not “Happy Holidays,” not “Seasons Greetings,” no, it’s MERRY FRIGGIN’ CHRISTMAS, ...

Will Iraq Study Group’s Plan Work on the Battlefield?

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

The military experts say no...but what do they know? Plenty of folk in Iraq aren't too thrilled by it, either. To me, the study seems more like a plan to get our troops out of Iraq than a plan to leave Iraq anything other than a wreck but that's always been my ...

Is Saddam Our Best Hope in Iraq?

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

When American troops found the gopher hole where Saddam Hussein was hiding, the first thing the disheveled dictator said was, "I am the President of Iraq and I will negotiate." We should've taken him up on the offer. We'd have been much better off to fire that combat boot wearing nitwit Paul ...

The Right to Die

Thursday, December 7th, 2006

If there is one thing that we can count on in life it is that someday we will die. For most people, this is not a thought that is dwelt upon; it is simply a fact of existence. We know that someday, somehow, our life will come to an end. ...