Random RecitalsAs democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
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Article by John on April 2nd, 2009 at 7:32 am Mt. Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt closeup. Image via Wikipedia Since the 1980s (when I worked for Eastern Airlines, which no longer exists due to deregulation fever) we as a people have amnesia when it comes to the lessons that history teaches us. Regulations did not just magically appear one day. They were derived from the wisdom that came about from the mistakes of the past. Reagan [...]
Article by missy on March 19th, 2009 at 11:01 am Doubt. Doubt = weakness, and weakness = electoral failure. So it’s a minor miracle when a politician reaches the right conclusion and, despite his doubts, acts on it: SANTA FE — The Bill Richardson who announced a repeal of the death penalty in New Mexico on Wednesday was not the same Bill Richardson who usually shows up for face time with the news media. The Richardson who [...]
Article by missy on March 17th, 2009 at 10:48 am Once again, the Templeton prize has been awarded not for new discovery, but for the admission by a scientist that there are mysteries that science cannot penetrate, and therefore the answer is WOO: French physicist and philosopher of science Bernard d’Espagnat won the Templeton Prize for religion on Monday for work which acknowledges that science cannot fully explain “the nature of being”. He will receive STG1 million [...]
Article by John on February 1st, 2009 at 8:43 am GAZA, GAZA STRIP – NOVEMBER 25: Dear Mr. President, Last year, you were swept into office on the hopeful promise of redemptive change. You inspired the nation by repeating the phrase, “together, we will change the world.” For many Americans, your words were not merely the final lines of a campaign speech, but a call to action for a new historical moment. Nowhere is [...]
Article by fantasticforrest on January 20th, 2009 at 11:37 am I couldn’t stop crying this morning. Don’t worry. They were tears of joy. Amazing Children and I watched the Inauguration of President Barack Obama live on television. There were many wonderful moments. I especially loved this part of our President’s speech: For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and [...]
Article by missy on December 10th, 2008 at 9:54 am Let’s all hope that by next year’s Human Rights Day, Guantanamo is closed, and torture and warrantless eavesdropping are no longer S.O.P. for the U.S. Government. Because regardless of how Condi Rice might object, the U.S. is guilty of civil rights abuses, human rights abuses, and torture: The International Committee of the Red Cross found “cruel, inhumane and degrading” treatment of detainees at the U.S. military prison [...]
Article by John on November 13th, 2008 at 10:29 am Keith provides a kind monologue in defense of marriage and the prop 8 perplexity. I think there must be a gene out there that drives people to want to diminish others irrationally. How else can you explain Bush and Cheney? How else can you really explain why anyone would deny another human being the right to marry? And here is [...]
Article by missy on November 5th, 2008 at 11:26 am I just heard on the radio that that DLC quisling Rahm Emanuel is Obama’s likely choice for Chief of Staff. Crap. While my opinion doesn’t mean squat, here’s my dream cabinet, which includes promoting FEMA back to cabinet level (and taking it out of Dept. of Homeland Security): Department of Agriculture: Senator Tom Harkin Department of Commerce: Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon Department of Defense: General Wesley Clark Department of [...] | |
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