It seems that pirates and the US Navy are active off the coast of Africa, especially off the Somalia coast.
We at The Study do not know the numbers, but a lot of ships and crew have been taken this year.
Lots of ransoms have been paid.
And there have been some rescues.
The waterways concerned are said to be among the busiest on the planet.
And we are sure that pirates are active elsewhere as well.
What to do?
Payment of ransom is one thing to do.
Ransom is not a solution that will cure the problem. On the contrary, it will doubtless prolong the odious practice of seagoing crime.
Rescue of ship and crew is a good thing to do.
Trial of pirates is good, if they are severely sentenced, even executed.
The seagoing crime rate seems to thrive off the coasts of failed nation states.
Creating successful nation states out of these failed states is not an option.
The best option is prevention of the act itself. The African and Asian failed states whose coastlines provide safe harbor for the seagoing kidnappers, killers, and robbers cannot be turned into successful members of the international community.
Instead, their coastlines and offshore seas must be scoured by naval forces of the successful nation states who have vested interests in maritime commerce.
The un has called for naval nations to enter into negotiations with the failed states to allow for police actions within their territorial waters.
Such police actions should take place with or without the cooperation of the failed states. Cooperation is the best way. But regardless, naval forces should act when and wherever pirates are detected.
Piracy is as old as prostitution and is at least as unsettling to law and order. Correction: it is more unsettling.
And finally, it goes w/o saying what nation must lead the effort.
Guess which one.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
MITIGATION
And a new film has been or is about to be released concerning the alleged attempt by Ford Motor Company to steal an invention from its creator.
We have no idea if the premise is true.
If it is true, it would seem that the spirit of the old Robber Barons still lives.
If it is not true, than the spirit of the anti-capitalists still lives.
We know, of course, that both spirits still live.
And more importantly, we know that the Barons mitigated the evil they did with lots of good that they did, and that the good the anti-capitalists have done is mitigated by lots of evil which they have done.
We have no idea if the premise is true.
If it is true, it would seem that the spirit of the old Robber Barons still lives.
If it is not true, than the spirit of the anti-capitalists still lives.
We know, of course, that both spirits still live.
And more importantly, we know that the Barons mitigated the evil they did with lots of good that they did, and that the good the anti-capitalists have done is mitigated by lots of evil which they have done.
INSULATED?
We have been seeing a lot of b.o. (obama) signs in the countryside around two of the towns we frequent in the lazy, hazy days of summer.
The towns are delightful.
They are friendly, clean, and prosperous, full of folks we believe to be intelligent, hardworking, and on top of things.
And so we wonder.
How can such folk put up signs for such a national dem as b.o.?
We theorize that perhaps these Northern Folk feel that they are indeed in God’s Country; that they are insulated from all or most of the harm that a b.o. can inflict on the Republic; and that it is time for a change; that change is good once in a while; and that after a dose of change they will be able to return to a leader who really knows what is going on.
It is amazing how wrong otherwise intelligent people can be.
The towns are delightful.
They are friendly, clean, and prosperous, full of folks we believe to be intelligent, hardworking, and on top of things.
And so we wonder.
How can such folk put up signs for such a national dem as b.o.?
We theorize that perhaps these Northern Folk feel that they are indeed in God’s Country; that they are insulated from all or most of the harm that a b.o. can inflict on the Republic; and that it is time for a change; that change is good once in a while; and that after a dose of change they will be able to return to a leader who really knows what is going on.
It is amazing how wrong otherwise intelligent people can be.
IT IS CALLED BEING IN CHARGE
mitch album, in his weekly Detroit Free Press article, advises parents that he sympathizes with the dilemmas they face.
mitch has no kids, but he apparently feels he is as much an expert in dealing with difficult children as he is in understanding and explaining the intricacies of our American political scene.
It is our sense that he fails on both scores, again and again and again.
This universal, renaissance young man knows all and is quite ready and willing to set us all straight.
Only the task is beyond him.
Items: mitch suggests that parents cannot spank their kids these days; that they cannot deny kids their toys, cell phones, ipods, etc.; cannot even keep them home from school.
How could they face their peers w/o 'toys'? Spanking parents would be reported. Kids kept home from school would be in violation of the law.
Of course, as any effective parent knows, one can spank, moderately, at least at home, until the kids are too big and it is too late.
I was once told by an animal control person that I could not kill squirrels he had failed to catch and which were inhabitating our attic area.
I asked him, why not?
Why, he said, what would your neighbors say?
I said, I don’t care, for heaven’s sake, what my neighbors would say. I would not tell them.
And parents can deny the toys. It is called being in charge.
And parents can ‘ground’ little devils. He doesn’t even mention this option.
And the idea of keeping kids out of school is ridiculous, unless the miscreants are suspended. They probably want to be kept home anyway.
Write your books, mitch.
Prattle on about sports.
Be glad you have a city and a radio station and a listening public dumb enough to enjoy your mindless chatter.
mitch has no kids, but he apparently feels he is as much an expert in dealing with difficult children as he is in understanding and explaining the intricacies of our American political scene.
It is our sense that he fails on both scores, again and again and again.
This universal, renaissance young man knows all and is quite ready and willing to set us all straight.
Only the task is beyond him.
Items: mitch suggests that parents cannot spank their kids these days; that they cannot deny kids their toys, cell phones, ipods, etc.; cannot even keep them home from school.
How could they face their peers w/o 'toys'? Spanking parents would be reported. Kids kept home from school would be in violation of the law.
Of course, as any effective parent knows, one can spank, moderately, at least at home, until the kids are too big and it is too late.
I was once told by an animal control person that I could not kill squirrels he had failed to catch and which were inhabitating our attic area.
I asked him, why not?
Why, he said, what would your neighbors say?
I said, I don’t care, for heaven’s sake, what my neighbors would say. I would not tell them.
And parents can deny the toys. It is called being in charge.
And parents can ‘ground’ little devils. He doesn’t even mention this option.
And the idea of keeping kids out of school is ridiculous, unless the miscreants are suspended. They probably want to be kept home anyway.
Write your books, mitch.
Prattle on about sports.
Be glad you have a city and a radio station and a listening public dumb enough to enjoy your mindless chatter.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
nancy AND harry
nancy p. and harry r. have been hard at work with colleagues hashing out solutions to our current financial difficulties.
I am only a retired history teacher, and boy, have I forgotten a lot of history. But these two are really two pieces of work. They must at least rival doings of the most disgusting national leaders ever to have crossed our national stage.
Partisan; self-seeking; blind to priorities other than that of their own political survival; very, very economical with the truth; and, to coin a term used over at The Anchoress, execrable, at least in the case of harry r.
I am only a retired history teacher, and boy, have I forgotten a lot of history. But these two are really two pieces of work. They must at least rival doings of the most disgusting national leaders ever to have crossed our national stage.
Partisan; self-seeking; blind to priorities other than that of their own political survival; very, very economical with the truth; and, to coin a term used over at The Anchoress, execrable, at least in the case of harry r.
THE COLLIDER AND THE BIG QUESTIONS
Something called called the Hadron Collider is about to be put online.
It apparently had something of a glitch at its startup…but will soon be humming along just fine.
And one of the things it will be used to unravel will be questions about what the universe was like before the ‘big bang’ occurred, the event which ushered in what we know as reality.
Or which science things ushered in the big bang.
Options are many: parallel universes, multi-dimensions, big bangs, or even many ‘big bangs’.
Will such a time, the time before our ‘reality’, ever be knowable to empirical testing?
What a fascinating hope.
An age-old hope….
And if an answer ever comes to this question via this machine, whatever will humankind do with that answer?
And another question: how will mankind ever extend scientific research into the other end of an important reality: the afterlife.
How can anyone ever declare and feel that life is boring when there is so much to wonder at, marvel at, worry about, and feel all sorts of emotions over?
It apparently had something of a glitch at its startup…but will soon be humming along just fine.
And one of the things it will be used to unravel will be questions about what the universe was like before the ‘big bang’ occurred, the event which ushered in what we know as reality.
Or which science things ushered in the big bang.
Options are many: parallel universes, multi-dimensions, big bangs, or even many ‘big bangs’.
Will such a time, the time before our ‘reality’, ever be knowable to empirical testing?
What a fascinating hope.
An age-old hope….
And if an answer ever comes to this question via this machine, whatever will humankind do with that answer?
And another question: how will mankind ever extend scientific research into the other end of an important reality: the afterlife.
How can anyone ever declare and feel that life is boring when there is so much to wonder at, marvel at, worry about, and feel all sorts of emotions over?
THE DEBATE AND 'PROTECTING SARAH'
Debate #1 is over.
Senator McCain won hands down, in our opinion. Why pundits see the result as a draw is beyond us.
Senator McCain had the facts, the right perspective, and the gravitas.
Not a draw.
A walkaway (sp?).
And the dem pundits are suggesting that the ‘bloom is off Sarah’s rose’, that the voters have tired of her already.
They further suggest that the McCain camp has been sheltering her from the prying eyes of the press in order to save her from embarrassing gaffs, mistakes, etc.
We feel that she is instead being somewhat restricted…much as a prize racehorse is sheltered during practice before a big race…in order to fool the opposition.
We feel that she will engage joe biden and decisively defeat him…at the very least, completely equal him. And the public will be as surprised as the McCain camp hopes they will be.
There will be a bump in the McCain polls…indeed, more than a bump. Perhaps a hill.
Cannot wait for Thursday.
Sarah is being ‘protected’ from the msm in order to shock the public in how great she is and is going to be as the next VP, if our voters do the right thing.
Senator McCain won hands down, in our opinion. Why pundits see the result as a draw is beyond us.
Senator McCain had the facts, the right perspective, and the gravitas.
Not a draw.
A walkaway (sp?).
And the dem pundits are suggesting that the ‘bloom is off Sarah’s rose’, that the voters have tired of her already.
They further suggest that the McCain camp has been sheltering her from the prying eyes of the press in order to save her from embarrassing gaffs, mistakes, etc.
We feel that she is instead being somewhat restricted…much as a prize racehorse is sheltered during practice before a big race…in order to fool the opposition.
We feel that she will engage joe biden and decisively defeat him…at the very least, completely equal him. And the public will be as surprised as the McCain camp hopes they will be.
There will be a bump in the McCain polls…indeed, more than a bump. Perhaps a hill.
Cannot wait for Thursday.
Sarah is being ‘protected’ from the msm in order to shock the public in how great she is and is going to be as the next VP, if our voters do the right thing.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
THEY FEED ON EACH OTHER
Is the Iraq War still going on?
Are Allied Forces succeeding in this or that city or hamlet?
Is political progress being made?
One would think, in a ‘fair and balanced’ media market, that one would give print/air time to some successes of our forces and not just concentrate on huge time slots for any failures, disgraces, etc.
But no, not in the USA.
Check out NPR, MSNBC, NBC, and CNN and decide for yourself.
It used to be that the successes of a nation’s military were proudly discussed in that nation’s media.
Not the media of the USA. Not today.
Wonder which came first: the dissembling/distortions of national media or the ignorance of much of the American public, for we are convinced that the two feed on each other.
Are Allied Forces succeeding in this or that city or hamlet?
Is political progress being made?
One would think, in a ‘fair and balanced’ media market, that one would give print/air time to some successes of our forces and not just concentrate on huge time slots for any failures, disgraces, etc.
But no, not in the USA.
Check out NPR, MSNBC, NBC, and CNN and decide for yourself.
It used to be that the successes of a nation’s military were proudly discussed in that nation’s media.
Not the media of the USA. Not today.
Wonder which came first: the dissembling/distortions of national media or the ignorance of much of the American public, for we are convinced that the two feed on each other.
FINANCIAL 'CRISIS'
Could it be that part of the current ‘crisis’ is the result of overbuilding of this or that?
Drive around your community. In ours, at the four corners of crossing streets one commonly sees more than one gas station or drugstore. Strip malls are…everywhere.
Mega malls are popping up…in really convenient places.
Car dealerships are legion.
Restaurants are built; abandoned; and reoccupied. Or not reoccupied.
Huge housing complexes are, or were, under construction all over.
Can it be that we have created a service infrastructure that is just not needed, that the negative financial fallout now is reaction?
Did one political party, especially one, decide that it was good policy to sell homes to folks who could not pay for them and made it possible, even attractive, for banks to carry out this insane policy???
You think?
Guess which party.
Drive around your community. In ours, at the four corners of crossing streets one commonly sees more than one gas station or drugstore. Strip malls are…everywhere.
Mega malls are popping up…in really convenient places.
Car dealerships are legion.
Restaurants are built; abandoned; and reoccupied. Or not reoccupied.
Huge housing complexes are, or were, under construction all over.
Can it be that we have created a service infrastructure that is just not needed, that the negative financial fallout now is reaction?
Did one political party, especially one, decide that it was good policy to sell homes to folks who could not pay for them and made it possible, even attractive, for banks to carry out this insane policy???
You think?
Guess which party.
MORE ON HYPOCRISY AND POPPYCOCK
It may be said that institutions exist to serve the common good.
It may also be said that all institutions are IN the world.
It is also true that some institutions claim to be IN, but not OF the world.
That all of them are IN the world is not debatable.
That some of them are not OF the world definitely is debatable.
I suggest that all institutions are OF the world. It is just that some of their members do not know it. And some institutions are more other-worldly than others.
And then comes the matter of the purpose of the institution, the matter of serving the common good.
What is to be done with, or how is one to think about an institution which no longer serves the greater good, but instead serves a lesser good, or even serves no good at all, or even does harm to the community it serves?
And this is now the question facing folks who are disturbed by certain doings in the ECUSA, the Episcopal Church of the United States.
It also faces folks who are not disturbed by such goings-on, who are happy with said goings-on, for they are fracturing their institution.
Do the concerned folks swallow their concerns and go quietly about their traditional practices, thinking their thoughts and remaining within the Communion?
Do these folks speak out and work to correct what they perceive to be serious errors?
Do they merely withhold financial contributions?
Or do they leave the Communion they are so dissatisfied with?
Or do they change their minds regarding their concerns and go along with perceived changes?
Or do they do any other things not mentioned here?
It is late and I am sure there are other options.
I suggest that infallible human judgments/pronouncements do not exist. Institutions and individuals claiming infallibility are making fallacious claims.
Anyone who knows anything about how interpretations and beliefs came to be doctrine knows the truth: what we know of as religious doctrine comes about over time, by consensus, and, hopefully, without a lot of book burning and pain and suffering. Unhappily, there was a lot of the distressing latter developments.
Consensus is the operative word here.
And empathy.
And understanding that what has been ‘doctrine’ for ages and ages must not be tossed aside willy-nilly [sp?], regardless of the costs.
When an institution tosses out consensus; when it causes itself to fracture; when it seems to be serving other than the common good, then it will grow increasingly irrelevant to the perceptions of the public it serves.
Such an institution is currently perceived, by a growing number of its members, to be the ECUSA.
The ‘reformers’ should be aware that they are no more infallible than their more conservative forebears, those who taught that which is now in disfavor with national church leadership.
What they share with their forbears is a need to work with consensus, to avoid the trap of believing that they are in possession of a truth so sure that dissent can be ignored, even driven from the Communion.
Food for thought.
It may also be said that all institutions are IN the world.
It is also true that some institutions claim to be IN, but not OF the world.
That all of them are IN the world is not debatable.
That some of them are not OF the world definitely is debatable.
I suggest that all institutions are OF the world. It is just that some of their members do not know it. And some institutions are more other-worldly than others.
And then comes the matter of the purpose of the institution, the matter of serving the common good.
What is to be done with, or how is one to think about an institution which no longer serves the greater good, but instead serves a lesser good, or even serves no good at all, or even does harm to the community it serves?
And this is now the question facing folks who are disturbed by certain doings in the ECUSA, the Episcopal Church of the United States.
It also faces folks who are not disturbed by such goings-on, who are happy with said goings-on, for they are fracturing their institution.
Do the concerned folks swallow their concerns and go quietly about their traditional practices, thinking their thoughts and remaining within the Communion?
Do these folks speak out and work to correct what they perceive to be serious errors?
Do they merely withhold financial contributions?
Or do they leave the Communion they are so dissatisfied with?
Or do they change their minds regarding their concerns and go along with perceived changes?
Or do they do any other things not mentioned here?
It is late and I am sure there are other options.
I suggest that infallible human judgments/pronouncements do not exist. Institutions and individuals claiming infallibility are making fallacious claims.
Anyone who knows anything about how interpretations and beliefs came to be doctrine knows the truth: what we know of as religious doctrine comes about over time, by consensus, and, hopefully, without a lot of book burning and pain and suffering. Unhappily, there was a lot of the distressing latter developments.
Consensus is the operative word here.
And empathy.
And understanding that what has been ‘doctrine’ for ages and ages must not be tossed aside willy-nilly [sp?], regardless of the costs.
When an institution tosses out consensus; when it causes itself to fracture; when it seems to be serving other than the common good, then it will grow increasingly irrelevant to the perceptions of the public it serves.
Such an institution is currently perceived, by a growing number of its members, to be the ECUSA.
The ‘reformers’ should be aware that they are no more infallible than their more conservative forebears, those who taught that which is now in disfavor with national church leadership.
What they share with their forbears is a need to work with consensus, to avoid the trap of believing that they are in possession of a truth so sure that dissent can be ignored, even driven from the Communion.
Food for thought.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
TUESDAY
Ahmadinejad is at the u.n..
Actually, he is in the United States.
And the u.n. is in the United States. Actually.
ahm apparently would like the u.n. to be moved elsewhere.
So would a lot of Americans.
He, of course, should be subjected to a travel ban. Wouldn’t that be a stitch: any and every international trip he ever tried to undertake would be intercepted and he would be returned to iran, by order of the good guys of the world, the GGWs.
That’ll never happen.
The Study did not watch him today. We made salmon patties instead. You have to do the important things first. Mustard on the side.
But we believe he called for the annihilation of Israel and announced the end of US ‘interfering’ around the world.
Imagine!
What a guy!
And the Russian Navy is showing the flag next door to the US.
And venezuela is trying to buy attack fighters.
And the US Congress does not know what to do re our econ woes. This really is a big problem, and maybe this time at least they are confused because an issue is complex, not because they [plural pronoun?] are more into promoting their party than the good of the nation.
joe biden continues to shock and awe with his inane comments. Some of them are really quite on the mark, especially regarding hillary and the b.o. campaign message regarding McCain and computer use.
The winner of Election 2008 will have his hands full.
Actually, he is in the United States.
And the u.n. is in the United States. Actually.
ahm apparently would like the u.n. to be moved elsewhere.
So would a lot of Americans.
He, of course, should be subjected to a travel ban. Wouldn’t that be a stitch: any and every international trip he ever tried to undertake would be intercepted and he would be returned to iran, by order of the good guys of the world, the GGWs.
That’ll never happen.
The Study did not watch him today. We made salmon patties instead. You have to do the important things first. Mustard on the side.
But we believe he called for the annihilation of Israel and announced the end of US ‘interfering’ around the world.
Imagine!
What a guy!
And the Russian Navy is showing the flag next door to the US.
And venezuela is trying to buy attack fighters.
And the US Congress does not know what to do re our econ woes. This really is a big problem, and maybe this time at least they are confused because an issue is complex, not because they [plural pronoun?] are more into promoting their party than the good of the nation.
joe biden continues to shock and awe with his inane comments. Some of them are really quite on the mark, especially regarding hillary and the b.o. campaign message regarding McCain and computer use.
The winner of Election 2008 will have his hands full.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
THE STUFF OF HYPOCRISY AND POPPYCOCK BISHOP SHORI, ECUSA
Thanks to The Mole Hole for a heads up on this one.
Episcopal Life Online reports that the Episcopal Church of the USA is going to apologize for slavery:
[Episcopal News Service] A two-day solemn observance has been planned for October 3-4 at the historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the Episcopal Church will take a monumental step and publicly apologize for its involvement in the institution of transatlantic slavery. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will serve as celebrant and preacher at the October 4 service of repentance.<
Bishop Shori’s presence at/in the service presumably means that she is apologizing as well. Now, she, of course, has never owned anyone. But as the P.B., she presumably feels it is her duty to represent the entire American Church in this apology.
We note the word ‘repentance’ in the paragraph quoted above.
We think we recall that real apology requires repentance, or feeling sorry that one has done the act being repented, and also the determination not to do that act any more. Or, in other words, to change the relevant behavior pattern.
We think it is at least a bit awkward that in this case of repentance, the P.B. has never committed the act she is repenting; that consequently she cannot stop doing it, inasmuch as she has never done it; and that she can therefore not change her pre-repentant behavior.
We thus fail to see how this act on her part can be anything but an act of utter hypocrisy.
And the same goes for any part of the ECUSA that engages in similar apologies.
All of which leads us to the greater question of the growing irrelevancy of certain of our institutions, national or otherwise.
Episcopal Life Online reports that the Episcopal Church of the USA is going to apologize for slavery:
[Episcopal News Service] A two-day solemn observance has been planned for October 3-4 at the historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the Episcopal Church will take a monumental step and publicly apologize for its involvement in the institution of transatlantic slavery. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will serve as celebrant and preacher at the October 4 service of repentance.<
Bishop Shori’s presence at/in the service presumably means that she is apologizing as well. Now, she, of course, has never owned anyone. But as the P.B., she presumably feels it is her duty to represent the entire American Church in this apology.
We note the word ‘repentance’ in the paragraph quoted above.
We think we recall that real apology requires repentance, or feeling sorry that one has done the act being repented, and also the determination not to do that act any more. Or, in other words, to change the relevant behavior pattern.
We think it is at least a bit awkward that in this case of repentance, the P.B. has never committed the act she is repenting; that consequently she cannot stop doing it, inasmuch as she has never done it; and that she can therefore not change her pre-repentant behavior.
We thus fail to see how this act on her part can be anything but an act of utter hypocrisy.
And the same goes for any part of the ECUSA that engages in similar apologies.
All of which leads us to the greater question of the growing irrelevancy of certain of our institutions, national or otherwise.
Friday, September 19, 2008
I SEE BY THE PAPERS [BORROWED PHRASE]
h. reid has announced that he and no one else knows what to do about our current economic woes.
You think?
Actually, there are those who either know or are about to know, but as Sarah P. has stated, it is convenient to allege that no one knows what is going on when you yourself do not know…
h. reid is a real piece of work. As is his colleague in the other House, nancy p.
The market is rallying today. The System is responding. Fixes are being put in place and, hopefully, they will do more good than harm.
b.o. has announced that he will make no ‘economic solution’ comments until after responsible officials announce their proposals.
Is this the same as b.o.’s ‘voting present’?
Sarah Palin and hillary were invited to a demonstration protesting the appearance of ahmadinejad at the un.
hillary announced she would not appear when informed that Sarah was also invited.
Sarah P. was disinvited when hillary pulled out.
Sooooooo, what is going on here???
Wonder what kind of folks organized this rally.
Why would either lady not be welcome if both had been welcome?
You gotta wonder.
You think?
Actually, there are those who either know or are about to know, but as Sarah P. has stated, it is convenient to allege that no one knows what is going on when you yourself do not know…
h. reid is a real piece of work. As is his colleague in the other House, nancy p.
The market is rallying today. The System is responding. Fixes are being put in place and, hopefully, they will do more good than harm.
b.o. has announced that he will make no ‘economic solution’ comments until after responsible officials announce their proposals.
Is this the same as b.o.’s ‘voting present’?
Sarah Palin and hillary were invited to a demonstration protesting the appearance of ahmadinejad at the un.
hillary announced she would not appear when informed that Sarah was also invited.
Sarah P. was disinvited when hillary pulled out.
Sooooooo, what is going on here???
Wonder what kind of folks organized this rally.
Why would either lady not be welcome if both had been welcome?
You gotta wonder.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
GENERAL PETRAEUS...PLEASE READ
Defense Secretary Robert Gates put it eloquently Tuesday when he said of Petraeus, paraphrasing Gen. Douglas MacArthur: "You have built courage when courage seemed to fail; regained faith when there seemed to be little cause for faith; and created hope when hope had become forlorn."
Read the whole thing at:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/petraeuss_miracle.html
Read the whole thing at:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/petraeuss_miracle.html
THAT IS OK TOO
Becoming a senior citizen can be fun if things hold together: if your health is good; if income is adequate; if your mental state maintains; if your relationships remain strong; and so on.
You gain a certain perspective…especially if your memory does not get fuzzy.
And so, you can often be guilty of feeling just a little superior when younger folks display their ignorance about this or that happening in the family, the community, the nation, or the world.
The national dems would have you believe that unemployment today is the worst it has ever been. False.
They and others allege that the US is bereft of international allies. False.
They and others allege that additional exploitation of fossil fuels in North American would be a mistake. Wrong.
They and others [tao] allege that we can realize national energy requirements entirely by bringing online alternative sources of energy…w/o recorse to a fossil fuel bridge. Wrong.
Tao seem not to understand the importance of traditional mores, beliefs, customs, etc., and the dangers of allowing them to become irrelevant. They know not how little they know. They know not what they do.
Tao seem not to realize the unique role of the US in international affairs…and the significance of the process by which this uniqueness came to be. Such realization requires one to live outside the eternal present.
And on and on.
Yes, it is satisfying to know that you know more than some of our leaders.
And yet I am aware that a great comedian of our recent past once declared that isn’t it a shame that the only folks who know how to run the world are barbers and cab drivers…and in my case, a retired teacher.
But still, it is grand to watch. It would be grander to be able to act and change things.
But such is not to be.
We will watch and know a few things. That is ok too.
You gain a certain perspective…especially if your memory does not get fuzzy.
And so, you can often be guilty of feeling just a little superior when younger folks display their ignorance about this or that happening in the family, the community, the nation, or the world.
The national dems would have you believe that unemployment today is the worst it has ever been. False.
They and others allege that the US is bereft of international allies. False.
They and others allege that additional exploitation of fossil fuels in North American would be a mistake. Wrong.
They and others [tao] allege that we can realize national energy requirements entirely by bringing online alternative sources of energy…w/o recorse to a fossil fuel bridge. Wrong.
Tao seem not to understand the importance of traditional mores, beliefs, customs, etc., and the dangers of allowing them to become irrelevant. They know not how little they know. They know not what they do.
Tao seem not to realize the unique role of the US in international affairs…and the significance of the process by which this uniqueness came to be. Such realization requires one to live outside the eternal present.
And on and on.
Yes, it is satisfying to know that you know more than some of our leaders.
And yet I am aware that a great comedian of our recent past once declared that isn’t it a shame that the only folks who know how to run the world are barbers and cab drivers…and in my case, a retired teacher.
But still, it is grand to watch. It would be grander to be able to act and change things.
But such is not to be.
We will watch and know a few things. That is ok too.
VERY CONSISTENT
harry and nancy have worked to produce an energy bill in their respective legislative houses that is typical of their work.
It allows offshore drilling in places where the least oil and natural gas is to be found; it allows for no incentives for the states who are to authorize it; it requires the gas companies which are to do the drilling to pay huge amounts of their profits into the Federal Government; and the Senate will under no circumstances approve it.
It is a bill which in final form will go nowhere.
It is thus very consistent with the work output of these two national dem leaders.
It allows offshore drilling in places where the least oil and natural gas is to be found; it allows for no incentives for the states who are to authorize it; it requires the gas companies which are to do the drilling to pay huge amounts of their profits into the Federal Government; and the Senate will under no circumstances approve it.
It is a bill which in final form will go nowhere.
It is thus very consistent with the work output of these two national dem leaders.
BE GLAD
A significant historical figure once said that folks who like sausages and politics should never watch either being made.
I have just spent some hours writing an essay on why it is so hard to become an informed citizen.
And I am depressed.
Brit Hume has announced that he is just a little tired of the negatives that he has been reporting for so long.
I believe that he enjoys the contributions he has made , but I also believe that he can be just a little tired.
If I were one of the few readers of this modest journal, and I am, I think that I would not want to read any more from this source about why there is so much ignorance all around us.
And I don't.
It is tiresome to be always reading negative stuff.
So I will sit on the item until I can insert some positives.
Be glad.
I have just spent some hours writing an essay on why it is so hard to become an informed citizen.
And I am depressed.
Brit Hume has announced that he is just a little tired of the negatives that he has been reporting for so long.
I believe that he enjoys the contributions he has made , but I also believe that he can be just a little tired.
If I were one of the few readers of this modest journal, and I am, I think that I would not want to read any more from this source about why there is so much ignorance all around us.
And I don't.
It is tiresome to be always reading negative stuff.
So I will sit on the item until I can insert some positives.
Be glad.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
YEAH, RIGHT!!
Charlie Rangle…taxabley embarrassed?? Couldn’t happen to a more likely candidate!!
Pakistan is going to fire on US troops in cross-border operations??? Get a life!!
b.o. announcing that the US economy is fundamentally flawed?? Go b.o..
Senator McCain had lunch today in a diner.
b.o. is having dinner tonight with barbara striesand (sp?). b.o. is a man of the common people.
Pakistan is going to fire on US troops in cross-border operations??? Get a life!!
b.o. announcing that the US economy is fundamentally flawed?? Go b.o..
Senator McCain had lunch today in a diner.
b.o. is having dinner tonight with barbara striesand (sp?). b.o. is a man of the common people.
THIS ‘N THAT
Surfing the news sites on the web is enlightening, encouraging, and discouraging.
Put on the coffee, fix an English muffin, and hit the web.
Read Powerline…. http://www.powerlineblog.com/
W/o doubt, it is one of the best, most informative sites on the web. Does it have a liberal bias??
When hell freezes over.
And on a sad note, Brit Hume is set to retire at end of the year. One can only hope that he continues in a significant way on Fox.
Can Sharia law really be enforceable in parts of the UK??
Say it isn’t so.
Such is being reported.
I hope there will be more to come re this. The Mole Hole feared as much some time ago. We thought no way.
You gotta wonder.
Fox is doing interviews with First Dude. Did a good job with Sarah last week.
If you get a chance, check it out.
b.o. says the surge is working, that he was right to oppose the surge.
b.o. says the econ woes are the fault of the Republicans, that he can fix all.
b.o. is facing a new kind of 50 state campaign, one he did not imagine.
Have you heard the rumor, that joe biden might resign candidacy in favor of hillary?
The idea is being circulated, talked about. Not likely, but…interesting. b.o. really wants the Presidency. Wants it more than loyalty. Whatta guy!!!
acorn is reported to be ‘recruiting’ voters again…
"There appears to be a sizeable number of duplicate and fraudulent applications," said Kelly Chesney, spokeswoman for the Michigan Secretary of State's Office. "And it appears to be widespread."
And acorn is funded by public monies. I wonder what kind of folks acorn is registering. I wonder if they are all alive. I wonder if they will know how to vote.
Folks hard hit by the Gulf storms are still in a bad way. So what else could be expected? These storms are bigtime. God help those who were/are in harms way.
We are wondering when the charges of Federal incompetence or worse will start. Maybe they already have.
The polls are suggesting that perhaps, just maybe, the fall election will break the right way.
We have hope.
Confusion to the enemy. Confusion to the competition.
May the right win.
Put on the coffee, fix an English muffin, and hit the web.
Read Powerline…. http://www.powerlineblog.com/
W/o doubt, it is one of the best, most informative sites on the web. Does it have a liberal bias??
When hell freezes over.
And on a sad note, Brit Hume is set to retire at end of the year. One can only hope that he continues in a significant way on Fox.
Can Sharia law really be enforceable in parts of the UK??
Say it isn’t so.
Such is being reported.
I hope there will be more to come re this. The Mole Hole feared as much some time ago. We thought no way.
You gotta wonder.
Fox is doing interviews with First Dude. Did a good job with Sarah last week.
If you get a chance, check it out.
b.o. says the surge is working, that he was right to oppose the surge.
b.o. says the econ woes are the fault of the Republicans, that he can fix all.
b.o. is facing a new kind of 50 state campaign, one he did not imagine.
Have you heard the rumor, that joe biden might resign candidacy in favor of hillary?
The idea is being circulated, talked about. Not likely, but…interesting. b.o. really wants the Presidency. Wants it more than loyalty. Whatta guy!!!
acorn is reported to be ‘recruiting’ voters again…
"There appears to be a sizeable number of duplicate and fraudulent applications," said Kelly Chesney, spokeswoman for the Michigan Secretary of State's Office. "And it appears to be widespread."
And acorn is funded by public monies. I wonder what kind of folks acorn is registering. I wonder if they are all alive. I wonder if they will know how to vote.
Folks hard hit by the Gulf storms are still in a bad way. So what else could be expected? These storms are bigtime. God help those who were/are in harms way.
We are wondering when the charges of Federal incompetence or worse will start. Maybe they already have.
The polls are suggesting that perhaps, just maybe, the fall election will break the right way.
We have hope.
Confusion to the enemy. Confusion to the competition.
May the right win.
Monday, September 15, 2008
YOU GOTTA WONDER
Turmoil among the financial giants.
Gigantic sorting out is underway.
It appears that mistakes have been made…for some time…by our financial ‘experts’.
And now the piper has to be paid.
b.o. blames the Republicans.
The President and candidate McCain assert that the economy is fundamentally sound.
joe biden is live on the stump today proclaiming that the economy is not fundamentally sound, that we are virtually on the brink of 1929ish collapse, that McCain is totally out of touch with reality.
How sad for the dems to be in a party that needs American collapse/failure for it to prosper.
Many of us long for the good old days when both parties would argue instead for their own policies to improve our success, not to save us from catastrophe which is at hand.
For catastrophe is not at hand.
It is made up.
We are in delicate, transitional times. The difficulties have been caused by a lot of factors, some of which are most indirectly connected to partisan politics.
Beware the candidate who proclaims that he or she is a new light coming on the scene.
Treasure the candidate who promises to work with the powers that be to fix that which is out of order.
Beware the soundbites.
I actually watched a national dem activist this AM, on TV, argue that McCain’s inability to type, to email, to use a computer, is evidence that he is ‘out of touch’.
OUT OF TOUCH???
The idiot did not know that war injuries were the reason for the inabilities.
He asserted that if one cannot type, he cannot know what is going on in the world.
My God!!
How many people do you or I know who cannot type and who are very knowledgeable about the world around them?
I am reminded of the joke/question that sheds light on the difficulties of anyone trying to deal with the public.
What does the President of the US have in common with the manager of a cemetery?
Both have lots of people under them but no one is listening.
People!!
Good grief.
Gigantic sorting out is underway.
It appears that mistakes have been made…for some time…by our financial ‘experts’.
And now the piper has to be paid.
b.o. blames the Republicans.
The President and candidate McCain assert that the economy is fundamentally sound.
joe biden is live on the stump today proclaiming that the economy is not fundamentally sound, that we are virtually on the brink of 1929ish collapse, that McCain is totally out of touch with reality.
How sad for the dems to be in a party that needs American collapse/failure for it to prosper.
Many of us long for the good old days when both parties would argue instead for their own policies to improve our success, not to save us from catastrophe which is at hand.
For catastrophe is not at hand.
It is made up.
We are in delicate, transitional times. The difficulties have been caused by a lot of factors, some of which are most indirectly connected to partisan politics.
Beware the candidate who proclaims that he or she is a new light coming on the scene.
Treasure the candidate who promises to work with the powers that be to fix that which is out of order.
Beware the soundbites.
I actually watched a national dem activist this AM, on TV, argue that McCain’s inability to type, to email, to use a computer, is evidence that he is ‘out of touch’.
OUT OF TOUCH???
The idiot did not know that war injuries were the reason for the inabilities.
He asserted that if one cannot type, he cannot know what is going on in the world.
My God!!
How many people do you or I know who cannot type and who are very knowledgeable about the world around them?
I am reminded of the joke/question that sheds light on the difficulties of anyone trying to deal with the public.
What does the President of the US have in common with the manager of a cemetery?
Both have lots of people under them but no one is listening.
People!!
Good grief.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
IT IS THE WAY THE WORLD WAS
We went to Alaska this year.
Alaska now is a part of the world the way it was…except it is now…it is now the way it was.
And that is so special.
It is not another state but wilder. It is not like another state at all.
It is different. Not better, necessarily. Just different. And so very, very special because it is so different.
The folks living there have had an impact. But it is limited. It is not tamed.
To go to Alaska is to have a life changing event occur.
It is so special.
I wish I could convey the specialness (sp?) of Alaska in a satisfactory way.
I cannot.
What a coincidence that the lady we hope will be the next VP of the US is an Alaskan. And a very successful Alaskan at that.
Go to Alaska and see the world the way it was.
We hope you will love it.
It is not for everyone.
Alaska now is a part of the world the way it was…except it is now…it is now the way it was.
And that is so special.
It is not another state but wilder. It is not like another state at all.
It is different. Not better, necessarily. Just different. And so very, very special because it is so different.
The folks living there have had an impact. But it is limited. It is not tamed.
To go to Alaska is to have a life changing event occur.
It is so special.
I wish I could convey the specialness (sp?) of Alaska in a satisfactory way.
I cannot.
What a coincidence that the lady we hope will be the next VP of the US is an Alaskan. And a very successful Alaskan at that.
Go to Alaska and see the world the way it was.
We hope you will love it.
It is not for everyone.
WILL NEVER HAPPEN
I know it really cannot be done.
But folks who elect to stay in target area of an incoming hurricane, and who don’t have to stay…and who need lifesaving rescue afterwards….rescue which endangers first responders…
Should only be rescued if they PAY, and pay big…..or they should be left on their own.
It cannot and will not be done.
But that would be sweet.
Same for folks who fish on floating ice flows…and have to be taken off by ‘chopper’…
That too would be sweet….
Make ‘em pay or ignore ‘em…
Will never happen.
Same for folks who build their houses in forest fuel and then fail to save their houses when NATURAL forest fires occur.
Let houses burn.
Same for those who build their damn houses in the middle of flood plains (sp?).
Will never happen.
But folks who elect to stay in target area of an incoming hurricane, and who don’t have to stay…and who need lifesaving rescue afterwards….rescue which endangers first responders…
Should only be rescued if they PAY, and pay big…..or they should be left on their own.
It cannot and will not be done.
But that would be sweet.
Same for folks who fish on floating ice flows…and have to be taken off by ‘chopper’…
That too would be sweet….
Make ‘em pay or ignore ‘em…
Will never happen.
Same for folks who build their houses in forest fuel and then fail to save their houses when NATURAL forest fires occur.
Let houses burn.
Same for those who build their damn houses in the middle of flood plains (sp?).
Will never happen.
FABRICATORS IN ACTION
The Study stayed home from church this Sunday AM.
Watching the TV on Sunday AM is a rare thing for us.
We surfed the channels: Fox; MSNBC; NBC; and did not get over to CNN.
Fox was its usual excellent self, with the Brit Hume Panel and many of the regulars. Superb. On target. It really is fair and balanced.
Folks who do not agree that the Brit Hume group is indeed fair and balanced are out of touch, wrong, and really not worth spending too much time talking with.
Tom Brokaw was on NBC. He is alleged to be one of the better libs. What a scene. He should be ashamed of himself. He had chuck schumer on and was talking by remote with Rudy Giuliani…and Rudy pointed out, plain and simple, clear as a bell, the errors of the news item NBC and schumer and tom allowed to pass.\
Amazing that anyone would want to watch the NBC team for any other reason than that it is interesting to watch fabricators in action.
Watching the TV on Sunday AM is a rare thing for us.
We surfed the channels: Fox; MSNBC; NBC; and did not get over to CNN.
Fox was its usual excellent self, with the Brit Hume Panel and many of the regulars. Superb. On target. It really is fair and balanced.
Folks who do not agree that the Brit Hume group is indeed fair and balanced are out of touch, wrong, and really not worth spending too much time talking with.
Tom Brokaw was on NBC. He is alleged to be one of the better libs. What a scene. He should be ashamed of himself. He had chuck schumer on and was talking by remote with Rudy Giuliani…and Rudy pointed out, plain and simple, clear as a bell, the errors of the news item NBC and schumer and tom allowed to pass.\
Amazing that anyone would want to watch the NBC team for any other reason than that it is interesting to watch fabricators in action.
WE CANNOT TELL THE DIFFERENCE
Talking heads bemoan the nastiness of the current political campaigns.
We are told that never before have such ugly things been said about the competing candidates.
b.o. says ludricous things about his background and his opponent and about what he would do when and if elected.
Even the McCain forces occasionally issue pathetic condemnations.
And we are informed that never, never in the history of American politics have any such goings on been seen.
What a bunch of bull sh.t!!!!!!!!
Get a volume of 18th or 19th Century political speeches and see what the contenders said about each other.
Again, that the current pundits foist such exaggerations and even distortions upon the public is bad enough, but even worse is that the public is so ignorant that it believes them.
It has never been truer that a nation gets what it deserves in the leaders it elects.
That the polls are so evenly divided is evidence that we are a nation of politicallly ignorant voters who cannot tell fact from fiction, truth from lies.
We are told that never before have such ugly things been said about the competing candidates.
b.o. says ludricous things about his background and his opponent and about what he would do when and if elected.
Even the McCain forces occasionally issue pathetic condemnations.
And we are informed that never, never in the history of American politics have any such goings on been seen.
What a bunch of bull sh.t!!!!!!!!
Get a volume of 18th or 19th Century political speeches and see what the contenders said about each other.
Again, that the current pundits foist such exaggerations and even distortions upon the public is bad enough, but even worse is that the public is so ignorant that it believes them.
It has never been truer that a nation gets what it deserves in the leaders it elects.
That the polls are so evenly divided is evidence that we are a nation of politicallly ignorant voters who cannot tell fact from fiction, truth from lies.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
DEMOTIONS, ETC....
From anchors to analysts…Olbermann and Matthews.
It couldn’t happen to nicer guys.
Drivel!
Left wing drivel spewed forth from these two…talking heads.
msnbc has done the right thing...at last.
Hurricanes churn across the Caribbean and threaten our eastern coast.
Us warships transit the Med into waters considered home waters by Russia.
Russia announces naval exercises in our Caribbean.
b.o. continues to mouth his inanities.
Sarah P. continues I am sure getting ready for her ‘coming out’ series of events before the electorate.
She will do fine.
She is, as the pundits have said, a ‘quick study’.
Joel over at The Mole Hole picked her out a year ago as a winner, as someone to watch.
We started to do so here at The Study.
Bill Kristol (sp?) announced in June that she would be the pick.
He is wrong occasionally. Not often. And not this time.
The election is just a few months away. The campaigns have begun the final lap, and it will be engrossing. We look forward to the doings.
Pray that it goes well.
The nation, the world, needs a good outcome.
Russia is testing President Bush as the end of his Presidency. As sure as little green apples, it will tests b.o. if he is elected.
Russia will not test McCain as aggressively.
It couldn’t happen to nicer guys.
Drivel!
Left wing drivel spewed forth from these two…talking heads.
msnbc has done the right thing...at last.
Hurricanes churn across the Caribbean and threaten our eastern coast.
Us warships transit the Med into waters considered home waters by Russia.
Russia announces naval exercises in our Caribbean.
b.o. continues to mouth his inanities.
Sarah P. continues I am sure getting ready for her ‘coming out’ series of events before the electorate.
She will do fine.
She is, as the pundits have said, a ‘quick study’.
Joel over at The Mole Hole picked her out a year ago as a winner, as someone to watch.
We started to do so here at The Study.
Bill Kristol (sp?) announced in June that she would be the pick.
He is wrong occasionally. Not often. And not this time.
The election is just a few months away. The campaigns have begun the final lap, and it will be engrossing. We look forward to the doings.
Pray that it goes well.
The nation, the world, needs a good outcome.
Russia is testing President Bush as the end of his Presidency. As sure as little green apples, it will tests b.o. if he is elected.
Russia will not test McCain as aggressively.
DEMOTION
From anchors to analysts…Olbermann and Matthews.
It couldn’t happen to nicer guys.
Drivel!
Left wing drivel spewed forth from these two…talking heads.
Msnbc has done the right thing...at last.
It couldn’t happen to nicer guys.
Drivel!
Left wing drivel spewed forth from these two…talking heads.
Msnbc has done the right thing...at last.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
THE ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Home run.
Touchdown.
Bullseye.
Goal.
Basket.
The Candidate hit it out of the park.
Let there be no doubt. This is one remarkable ticket.
It speaks of a nation that 'does not run from history, but rather makes history'.
Touchdown.
Bullseye.
Goal.
Basket.
The Candidate hit it out of the park.
Let there be no doubt. This is one remarkable ticket.
It speaks of a nation that 'does not run from history, but rather makes history'.
THURSDAY NIGHT DURING THE RNC
Fox News talked over a Robert Duvall tribute to Senator McCain.
CNN carried it.
I cannot believe that we have been surfing from Fox to CNN.
And Cindi McCain speaketh well.
The Senator's speech is about to begin.
Showtime!!!
CNN carried it.
I cannot believe that we have been surfing from Fox to CNN.
And Cindi McCain speaketh well.
The Senator's speech is about to begin.
Showtime!!!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
SARAH
Rudy Giuliani speaketh well. He has done so for a long, long time.
Sarah Palin speaketh well. She has done so tonight.
Message, knowledge, timing, both had the RNC in the palms of their hands.
We at The Study wish Sarah Palin and John McCain all success, for their sakes and for the sake of our nation…and the world.
Sarah Palin speaketh well. She has done so tonight.
Message, knowledge, timing, both had the RNC in the palms of their hands.
We at The Study wish Sarah Palin and John McCain all success, for their sakes and for the sake of our nation…and the world.
FOX AGAIN...
Fox did it again.
Huckabee gave a superb speech...a 'tearjerker' even.....
One that all watching Americans could benefit from hearing, even some libs....
And Fox carried on with H&C...
Not good!
We had to watch the doings on CNN....
My God....what are things coming to when you have to leave Fox and go to CNN?
Huckabee gave a superb speech...a 'tearjerker' even.....
One that all watching Americans could benefit from hearing, even some libs....
And Fox carried on with H&C...
Not good!
We had to watch the doings on CNN....
My God....what are things coming to when you have to leave Fox and go to CNN?
FOX SLIPS UP A BIT
Wednesday night at the RNC…
Speakers tonight will be Romney; Huckabee; Guiliani; and Governor Sarah Palin.
A criticism of Fox News from The Study: during the opening prayer and I think the singing of the National Anthem; during the address by the former CEO of EBay; and during the speech by Romney, Fox continued Hannity&Combs, reports from newsfolks on the floor, and commercials, while competitors carried the speeches and the prayer.
What is going on here, Fox?
Hannity etc. is good, but the speeches and prayers are more important.
And yes, I know that the really big speeches will not be slighted.
Speakers tonight will be Romney; Huckabee; Guiliani; and Governor Sarah Palin.
A criticism of Fox News from The Study: during the opening prayer and I think the singing of the National Anthem; during the address by the former CEO of EBay; and during the speech by Romney, Fox continued Hannity&Combs, reports from newsfolks on the floor, and commercials, while competitors carried the speeches and the prayer.
What is going on here, Fox?
Hannity etc. is good, but the speeches and prayers are more important.
And yes, I know that the really big speeches will not be slighted.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
VERY BRIEF COMMENTS DURING RNC WEEK
The RNC has begun in earnest.
And I have missed most of most of the speeches.
Fred Thompson apparently gave a humdinger.
Especially good was his description of the kind of character civilizations have always prized in their leaders, character comprised of strength, courage, humility, wisdom, duty, and honor, and pointing out that these characteristics are part of the McCain resume, without a doubt.
And a good speech by Senator Lieberman, noting that now is a good time for political smallness not to get in the way of national greatness.
The brief address by President Bush was missed. It was short. Too bad it is necessary for the RNC to feel it has to…’downplay’ the President, if that is what is going on.
The WSJ has an especially good piece on the economic plusses of the Bush Administration:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122039890722392873.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
It is really a flaming shame that the country is do divided, so partisan, blind, and caught up in meaningless progagnda that such info is not more commonly understood by…joe blo.
Did see Nick Clooney, g clooney’s Dad, criticize the msm for coverage of the pregnancy news re the VP candidate’s daughter. Good for him.
Dad is apparently a journalism prof??
Anarchist protestors outside the RNC should be given special treatment: pepper sprayed or tear gassed; cuffed; suppressed short of death if possible; arrested; charged with the most severe crimes they could be convicted of; and then thrown in the slammer for as long as possible.
Where do these cretins think they are? Can they not vote? Can they not work in national or local campaigns? How about running for office?
Good God Almighty!!!!
And I have missed most of most of the speeches.
Fred Thompson apparently gave a humdinger.
Especially good was his description of the kind of character civilizations have always prized in their leaders, character comprised of strength, courage, humility, wisdom, duty, and honor, and pointing out that these characteristics are part of the McCain resume, without a doubt.
And a good speech by Senator Lieberman, noting that now is a good time for political smallness not to get in the way of national greatness.
The brief address by President Bush was missed. It was short. Too bad it is necessary for the RNC to feel it has to…’downplay’ the President, if that is what is going on.
The WSJ has an especially good piece on the economic plusses of the Bush Administration:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122039890722392873.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries
It is really a flaming shame that the country is do divided, so partisan, blind, and caught up in meaningless progagnda that such info is not more commonly understood by…joe blo.
Did see Nick Clooney, g clooney’s Dad, criticize the msm for coverage of the pregnancy news re the VP candidate’s daughter. Good for him.
Dad is apparently a journalism prof??
Anarchist protestors outside the RNC should be given special treatment: pepper sprayed or tear gassed; cuffed; suppressed short of death if possible; arrested; charged with the most severe crimes they could be convicted of; and then thrown in the slammer for as long as possible.
Where do these cretins think they are? Can they not vote? Can they not work in national or local campaigns? How about running for office?
Good God Almighty!!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)