Archive for May, 2007
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Leadership comes in many forms, but one place it apparently doesn't spend too much time is in the minds of elected Senators. Just before yesterdays capitulation by the Senate Democrats regarding the Iraq funding bill, the Senate voted on whether to bring a "comprehensive immigration bill" to the main floor ...
Posted in Campaign News, Current Affairs, IDIOT, Immigration, Politics | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Most of us are under no illusion about politicians-from either party. We eye them cynically even as we hope that they will do the right things. We know they manipulate the facts, yet we still chance to believe in the things they promise. We want to believe even when experience ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Iraq War, Politics | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Salon columnist Gary Kamiya recently weighed in on impeachment for Uncle George. His verdict? Ain't gonna happen because the American people don't wanna. "There's a deeper reason why the popular impeachment movement has never taken off - and it has to do not with Bush, but with the American people. ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, IDIOT, Impeachment, Politics | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Those opposed to abortion were heartened by the recent Supreme Court decision supporting limitations on partial birth abortions. In particular, pro-life groups were encouraged by Justice Kennedy’s reference to the work of an anti-abortion group, The Justice Foundation. The foundation’s work suggests that having an abortion may be detrimental to ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Health, Legal News, Politics, Religion, Science | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
I always liked Jimmy Carter, even more so after he left the White House. Modern historians look at the Carter presidency as being not the best or the worst, but rather somewhere in the middle. Carter assumed the helm at a low point in American confidence. The national psyche suffered ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Politics | 16 Comments »
Monday, May 21st, 2007
That seems to be the general feeling, according to a new AP-Ipsos poll. Only 25% of those surveyed believe that the US is moving in the right direction. Strangely enough, an earlier AP-Ipsos poll finds President Bush's approval ratings to be around 35%. Might it be fair to assume ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Politics, Poll Results | 6 Comments »
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
So on Friday Night after dinner, me and my sister in law rolled in the Jeep Commander I rented, down to Downtown Las Vegas from the Venetian. Let me tell you, what a change...
We parked at a garage behind Binion's and went out to see the light show above ...
Posted in Diaries | 13 Comments »
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
In the most recent Gallup polling, the President's approval numbers were slightly better than those of Congress...33% to 29%. Perhaps the numbers aren't sufficient reason for alarm on the part of Democrats, but they do give one reason to ponder their meaning.
The first thought that comes to mind is ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Iraq War, Politics, Poll Results | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 18th, 2007
It's nothing new in many parts of the world, but it's always shocking to me to hear about another so called "honor killing." Such cold blooded murders are almost always targeted against young women by members of their own families for what can only be called religious transgressions.
Such is the ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Middle East, Religion, Right Wing Nut | 13 Comments »
Friday, May 18th, 2007
Vice-President Dick Cheney's attorneys told a federal judge Thursday that the Cheney is legally akin to the president because of his unique government role and has absolute immunity from any lawsuit.
But U.S. District Judge Bates interjected that only the President has the "unique" immunities. And by 'president' one must assume ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Gonzo's Grab Bag, IDIOT, Legal News, Miscellaneous, Politics, Quickie | 1 Comment »
