Saturday, October 11, 2008

A Continued Response

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The friend answered with his observation that "many were jumping on the Bush-bashing bandwagon." Taking this personally I responde...
Thursday, October 09, 2008

A Response

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A friend today sent around an email, apparently in support of the Iraq Invasion by George W. Bush, referring to an "Associated Press ar...
Tuesday, October 07, 2008

An Aside

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I must admit that I have been anxious to put pen to paper or, rather, finger to key, given the events and propaganda pervading the media dur...
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Gut Reactions

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The first debate has just concluded and I can get back to the Cubs game. Since they are losing I’ll try to multi-task and write my initial ...
Friday, September 26, 2008

Love Thyself

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This is a brief thought regarding the reaction of the media (Letterman included) to the possibility of a delayed presidential debate. Sinc...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Crisis vs. Campaign

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The descriptions are frightening to some and seriously troubling to all. “Financial meltdown,” "the most serious financial situation si...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Trust me. Again.

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Today, President Bush spoke of the economic instability on Wall Street and his approach to Congress for immediate implementation of his prop...
Thursday, September 18, 2008

Decision

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I believe that John McCain is the best candidate for the office of the President of the United States. I believe that the Republican Party d...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

Financial Markets

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Treasury Secretary Paulson in a briefing at the White House moments ago expressed relief and, more significantly, satisfaction that the priv...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Palin Did Well While McCain Faltered.

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Gov. Palin's speech at the convention should do more than bring a sigh of relief to Republicans. She showed the right combination of he...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Palin and the Media (Chapter One)

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The attacks on the candidacy of Gov. Palin, both direct and inferential, being presented now in the media are baseless and ridiculous. The ...

A Few Favorite Quotations

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It is not the critic who counts; not the one who points out how the strong man or woman stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done...
Saturday, August 30, 2008

McCain's choice of Palin

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First of all, after the self-centered, morally corrupt years of the Clinton presidency and the corruption of our Constitution and national m...
Thursday, March 06, 2008

In the News 3/4/08 and Beyond

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"Venezuela and Ecuador sent troops to the Colombian border on Sunday in response to Colombia’s military raid on a rebel encampment in t...
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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Another Retrospective

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I received a notice yesterday announcing the premier of "Inside the Vietnam War" on the National Geographic Channel onMonday, Febr...
Saturday, January 05, 2008

A letter to a classmate.

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With all due respect, now, more than ever, is the time for such discussions. Your comment suggests that there had been an earlier conversati...
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

In The News

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In the news today: "Fire in Executive Office Building near Cheney's "ceremonial" office." In the news tomorrow: ...
Wednesday, September 12, 2007

The Reality of the Petraeous Report

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I consider the exchange between General Petraeous and Senator John Warner (R. VA) to be significant in understanding the perspective of Gene...
Monday, July 16, 2007

U.S. Air Force Buildup in Iraq

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According to an Associated Press report of July 15, 2007 as presented on Military.com: "BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Away from the headlines ...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Defund State

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The United States Senate has begun again to debate the Iraq debacle. The preliminary speeches and sound bites have focused on our continuin...