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December 2008

Great Sense of Humor

December 31, 2008

One characteristic of this year's presidential campaign was the non-stop attempt by McCain-Palin to rally the Republican base. John McCain, allegedly a "maverick" who often broke with his party, chose Sarah Palin as his running mate in order to excite GOP-base voters enough to come out and vote for the elephant ticket.
Even in the [...]

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Insanity

December 30, 2008

Israeli air strikes continue to terrorize Palestinians in Gaza. 350 Palestinians are dead, many of them civilians. 4 Israelis have been killed.
Here's Israel's plan…
Israeli says its offensive, which began Saturday, is designed to neutralize the threat posed to southern Israel by Hamas rockets. As the air strikes continued Tuesday, Israeli Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit [...]

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Israeli Military Kills 280 Palestinians, 1 Israeli Dead

December 28, 2008

Israeli airstrikes against Hamas facilities in Gaza continued on Sunday and the death toll rose to more than 280 in Israel’s most severe campaign against Palestinian militants in decades. Link
Why such a "severe" attack? Because "shock and awe" works so well…
Israeli analyst Ron Ben-Yishai said the strike was "shock treatment … aimed at securing a [...]

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Pardon Me….Pardon Me Not

December 26, 2008

Upon hearing of George W. Bush's pardoning of Issac Toussie on Tuesday, then revoking that pardon on Wednesday…my reaction was: "It figures, this guy simply can't do anything right…not even issuing pardons." The gang that couldn't shoot straight…ever. But now, after doing some reading, it seems that the Toussie pardon/non-pardon is just more of the [...]

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Celebration Time

December 24, 2008

The celebration of the return of the sun to the northern hemisphere, which begins every year this time in December, has gone on for as long as man walked upright and kept track of days. What we call an ancient tradition. The fact that religious sects, over centuries, have co-brokered this yearly celebration, molding something [...]

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"Unto You This Day, A Bailout Is Born"

December 22, 2008

It's the holiday season. The season of giving. Giving, specifically, to those who don't need much of anything. Yes, you read that correctly. American governmental leaders joined in the "giving" festivities this year….and they were so excited about the season…..that they started celebrating early in October. The presents were stacked oh-so-high, it took awhile to [...]

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Obama, Faith-Basing & Rick Warren

December 20, 2008

President-elect Barack Obama has caught hell this week from progressives over inviting Pastor Rick Warren to give the Inaugural Invocation next month. While I'm no fan of Warren, Obama's invite doesn't really surprise me.
The new president claims he is a believing Christian. I take him at his word. Christians, by definition, all believe in the [...]

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2008 "Rubbing Our Faces In It" Tour

December 19, 2008

For many years I have held the belief that George W. Bush is a cynical, burnt-out, ex-drunk whose DNA predestines him to destroy everything he involves himself in. I still hold that belief today. This is a man who detests government for the people, in all it's expressions, and has sought, for 8 years now, [...]

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Is There Good Reason For Torture?

December 18, 2008

It has been interesting to listen to the response in the media, whatever little there has been, to the Senate Armed Services Committee report of it's inquiry into the torture inflicted upon detainees in U.S. custody.
Predictable….but interesting, nevertheless.
The basic question, at this point, seems to me to be: Why shouldn't those in the Bush-Cheney regime,….those [...]

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Perception Of Value

December 17, 2008

Over the last 10 years or so, Expert, Experienced and Highly Educated money people created new forms of mortgages. Alan Greenspan and Robert Rubin, two Expert, Experienced and Highly Educated money guys, thought it was a good idea for financial institutions to create these new "products."
Interest only mortgages, adjustable rate mortgages, sub-prime mortgages, balloon [...]

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