take your pick: we either will or wont insert ground troops the fighting will be over in either days weeks or months NATO will or wont lead the coalition the US will or wont lead thanks for clearing that up Related articles Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone (bbc.co.uk) Nato takes over Libya no-fly zone […]
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the amatuer hour continues
undeclared war against Libya, without seeking Congressional approval, while having enough time to seek UN approval: check encouraging Brazil to develop their off shore oil drilling economy with US loans, so we can buy their oil, while our energy industry is under a moratorium: check at least there are Democrats that are objecting to the […]
Press and pundits unite to denounce the calls for violence aimed at Republican state senators in Wisconsin, who are doing what they were elected to do.
Dont hold your breath. When a hundred thousand Tea Partiers peacefully assemble to protest outrageous spending habits of public officials who have refinanced the futures of their granchildren, the Left cannot wait to label them as terrorists. When Wisconsin is engaged in a political process to arrange their internal affairs and the Left doesn’t get […]
Wisconsin Tea Partier calls for bloody reprisals against teachers, is castigated by the press
Oops, no, sorry. I meant to say that it was an elected Democrat, who called for blood in protesting Wisconsin‘s governors actions, and so therefore, not a peep against this call fr violence. I am shocked, shocked! I really dont mind his rhetoric; I actually agree with him in principle, which puts he and I […]
Public employee unions shovel money to the Democrats: is that really news?
Here is the money quote: Follow the money, Washington reporters like to say. The money in this case comes from taxpayers, present and future, who are the source of every penny of dues paid to public employee unions, who in turn spend much of that money on politics, almost all of it for Democrats. In […]
Reflections on Starobin’s Five Roads to the Future
Paul Starobin’ s biography (from the author), from NationalJournal.com Related Link: http://www.afteramericabook.com Paul Starobin is a staff correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor to The Atlantic Monthly. He is author of the new book “After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age,” available in soft cover as “Five Roads to the Future: Power […]
Reflections on “Sonic Boom” by Greg Easterbrook
Commentary on Sonic Boom by Gregg Easterbrook His reasons for believing that an explosion in globalization is coming: ease of communication freedom of speech and democracy markets tend to consumer demand rising education levels chip-based electronics equality of women reduced military spending and interlinked nations My concerns after reading his introduction: will he be addressing […]
No, seriously, I mean it
That Oprah can make the following statement without breaking out in laughter is a tribute to her “seriousness” Asked whether the thought of Palin’s running for office scares her, Oprah said: “It does not scare me because I believe in the intelligence of the American public.” She says this about an American public that, by […]
Worst of both worlds: unions & government employees
We need about 10 years of budget gridlock and just continuing resolutions. This is a start. According to the White House, the pay freeze will save $2 billion for the remainder of FY 2011, $28 billion over the next five years, and more than $60 billion over the next 10 years. It will apply to […]
No time for truth telling, it’s the story!
Image via Wikipedia What in the world was haley barbour thinking when he told an interviewer the truth about his life? That’s not the kind of prudent judgment that’s needed in the nation’s highest office. How many times does he have to be told that you say anything BUT the truth? He said: “I just […]