Thursday, February 18, 2010

"What me worry?"

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Whether what we have now is the result of the natural development of all mature representative democracies, or the natural evolution of capi...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A Shifting Independent

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A year ago I was comfortable as a life-long Independent with a mix of leftist tendencies and conservative beliefs. The strident and often ba...
Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A Wrongly Titled Article

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I take issue with the use of the title "Obama's War" by the Washington Post in a continuing series of articles. http://www.wa...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010

The Diaper Bomber Comes Clean

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On January 5th in an on-line discussion forum I said: "From my experience, the FBI (and CIA) and experienced federal prosecutors are mo...
Sunday, January 10, 2010

Response to Friends: Say No to a Holy War

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For some time in recent months I have exchanged views on various issues with a number of friends for whom I hold the highest respect for the...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

A Thought on the Hasan Matter

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"WASHINGTON -- Military officials investigating failures in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings may recommend that individuals be held ...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

West Point Honor Code

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As you have framed the issue, my friend, I believe the topic [the viability of an honor code] is the most important one we can discuss as gr...
Saturday, October 03, 2009

Yesterday's News

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Day One – Hour One: Cable news reports “CHICAGO ELIMINATED FROM CONSIDERATION TO HOST 2016 OLYMPICS” Daniel Shore, Dan Rather and Walter ...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

A Rally by Any Other Name

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A friend writes from his rally experience in Santa Fe: " Contrary to media reports, it was not an anti-Obama rally. It was overwhelmin...
Friday, August 14, 2009

Random Thoughts

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Just a few random thoughts: I certainly do not intend to diminish the dangers existing to primarily future generations in the proposed spen...
Thursday, August 13, 2009

A Response to a Review: "The Hurt Locker"

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Your reviewer’s simplistic review of “The Hurt Locker” dis serves your readers and the community. This independently produced film should be...

Let's Get Serious

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I have now read Palin's Facebook response to the President and regarding Section 1233(by now I expect it needs no further identification...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

Iranian Elections

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Ayatollah Khamenei spoke (C-Span translation) at Tehran University about the Iranian election and the aftermath of demonstrations. He praise...
Saturday, May 30, 2009

Judging the Judge

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I am increasingly sickened by the political rhetoric regarding Judge Sotomayor as exploited by the shallow, histrionic “news” media. The lat...
Friday, March 27, 2009

My Friend Proposes "term limits" for Congress ...

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I am reminded of another method for limiting legislative abuses: In the ancient republic of the Locrains "[a] Locrain who proposed any ...
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You say "revolution," my friend...

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My friend: You present an argument for a return of the American Revolutionary spirit to the citizens to retake control of a government for t...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

To Sue on 3/7/09

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My dear friend, you are most certainly correct that what is happening is frightening. And, more frightening is the fact that the fear is ju...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Seppuku

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As reported on nytimes.com today: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - A prominent U.S. senator gibed that executives of the troubled insurer American...
Saturday, February 07, 2009

Stimulus and Support for the Presidency

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Senator Lindsey Graham is being interviewed on a Fox News program as I write this. He charges that the President has “failed” and has lost ...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Life as a Voyage

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I ran across this quote tonight from the autobiography," Wanderer," of Sterling Hayden, an actor, and a member of the OSS during W...