Archive for the ‘DailyFeatured’ Category
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
"For decades, the government failed to stop illegal immigration. My administration has stepped up efforts to improve border security, doubling the number of Border Patrol agents." -George W. Bush, 5/24/07
So said the president at his most recent press conference. The statement above is pulled from a short list of ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, Homeland Security, Politics | 17 Comments »
Thursday, May 17th, 2007
The post I wrote when Jerry Falwell died presented a bit of a conundrum. I intensely dislike some people, but I'm not much for harboring true hate - especially when the person is no longer around. I heard my mother's admonition to not say bad things about the dead as ...
Posted in DailyFeatured | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
Given the fact that raising the minimum wage to a decent level could break the economy of America according to President Bush I think that the prices at the pump are going to pretty much bury the American people for the good graces of our President. I was talking to ...
Posted in Current Affairs, DailyFeatured, Economics, Politics | 8 Comments »
Monday, May 14th, 2007
In our never ending quest to have the government or some other entity fix all that ails our society, we continue to look under every rock except the one that really counts…our own. On Thursday the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced that in establishing ratings for movies, it ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Television | 4 Comments »
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Remember when George W. Bush was still a presidential candidate in 2000 and he decried the notion of nation building? Talk about your all time flip-flop. But I digress. With Bush, the destruction of Iraq and the subsequent efforts of his administration to make it a permanent vassal state for ...
Posted in Current Affairs, DailyFeatured, Iraq War, Middle East, Military, Politics, World News | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Note: After President Bush's veto of the war funding bill, I sent the following email to the White House. In a departure from my usual practice, I have used my real name so that he is able to see exactly who I am and what I believe.
Dear Mr. President,
I am ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, General | 30 Comments »
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
We are about to embark on one of the most important political election cycles of our times. The American people have spoken loud and clear in the last election but apparently it was not loud enough to be heard over at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. With the passage of ...
Posted in Campaign News, DailyFeatured, Iraq War, Politics | 3 Comments »
Monday, April 30th, 2007
I find it ironic that we have reached a point where two major problems are coming to the fore at a singular point in time. Of course, I am talking about energy and environmental change. It is no coincidence that these two serious challenges are impossibly intertwined, because it is ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, Environment, Global Warming, Science | 20 Comments »
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
I'm pro-life.
I don't think anyone could reasonably argue that abortions are good - not even the women who have them. They can be risky and sometimes women must deal with severe emotional and physical consequences. Whether you believe that life begins at conception or at any date along the gestation ...
Posted in DailyFeatured | 13 Comments »
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007
An international poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WorldPublicOpinion.org has found that a majority of global citizens think the United States plays the role of international policeman more than it should, that it fails to take other country's interests into account when it does act, and that ...
Posted in Current Affairs, DailyFeatured, General, Politics, Poll Results, World News | 25 Comments »