Well I had this idea for a post arguing against the first fool who wrote an article saying that Bush would have a great legacy left behind as president. Yet a google search on "The Bush Legacy" all pretty much looks like this: No one to argue with. Maybe there are going to be 'revisionist historians' trying to make him look like an @wes0me l3@der #! and a er33t War Preznit!3%@ one day but I dunno.. David Broder and Robert Novak probably haven't got the creativity to spin that. Honestly what... Read Full Story
EMPIRE : 2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire. Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and complicated government . C. J. Smith . So I ask....do we live in an empire? States are territories : A territory... Read Full Story
In a recent blog by Brendan Nyhan about Giuliani's attack on free speech, due to Hillary's comments on moveon.org, I was referred to as "insane" by one of the commentators! Here is the blog and comment: September 13, 2007 Giuliani suggests limits on free speech During an appearance on Sean Hannity's radio show yesterday, Rudy Giuliani attacked Hillary Clinton and MoveOn.org for their criticism of General Petraeus and suggested that such criticism "should not be allowed" ( MP3 audio ). For... Read Full Story
I'D LIKE TO START THIS OUT WITH AN ARTICLE BY A FORMER IRANIAN DIPLOMAT (RETIRED) LIVING IN DELAWARE, BY THE NAME OF MR.JALIL BAHAR AT OPEDNEWS: One can not believe that enhanced relations between Iran and Iraq or Iran and Afghanistan are going unnoticed or are not pre-approved by Washington. Al-Mailiki (Iraq’s PM) visited Iran last week and praised Iran’s constructive role, visited Imam Reza’s shrine in Western Iran, met with Iran’s Supreme (Shia) leader Ayatollah Khamenei. And... Read Full Story
MR. SILVERSTEIN, WHY IS THERE STILL A HOLE WHEN: In January 2001, Silverstein, via Silverstein Properties and Westfield America , made a $3.2 billion bid for the lease to the World Trade Center. Silverstein's bid for the lease to the World Trade Center was accepted on July 24 , 2001 , seven weeks before the buildings were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks . The deal was described in a press release on July 24 , 2001 : "Silverstein Properties, Inc., and Westfield America, Inc... Read Full Story
HERE ARE A FEW FACTS ABOUT MUKASEY'S TENURE AND THEN YOU DECIDE: In 1987, Mukasey was nominated as a federal district judge in Manhattan by President Ronald Reagan ; he took the bench in 1988 Mukasey also was the judge in the litigation between developer Larry Silverstein and several insurance companies arising from the destruction of the World Trade Center . [ In May 2004, while still a member of the judiciary, Judge Mukasey delivered a speech (which he converted into a Wall Street Journal... Read Full Story
IS ANYONE AWAKE? ARE YOU SLEEPWALKING THROUGH THIS LIFE? THE RIGHTS OF A HUMAN BEING ARE BEING TAKEN WITH EVERY BILL OR GEORGE THAT CROSSES OUR PATH! NO RESPONSE? TYPICAL. IT'S THE GREATEST "WAR" OF THE HUMAN EXISTENCE; BEEN FOUGHT SINCE THE INCEPTION OF A RULING CLASS, IT'S.......THE RIGHT TO BE YOU! WAKE UP! STAND UP FOR YOUR RIGHTS! FREEDOM IS NOT A POLITICAL CONCEPT, IT'S A STATE OF MIND! FREEDOM OF MIND IS HOW P.O.W.'S KEEP THEIR SANITY. IT'S HOW ARTISTS ARE BORN OUT OF HATE. SONG FROM... Read Full Story
THOUGHTS FROM THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER, SOCRATES...... " IF ALL OUR MISFORTUNES WERE LAID IN ONE COMMON HEAP, WHENCE EVERYONE MUST TAKE AN EQUAL PORTION, MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE CONTENT TO TAKE THEIR OWN AND DEPART." "WHAT YOU CANNOT ENFORCE, DO NOT COMMAND." "THE ONLY GOOD IS KNOWLEDGE AND THE ONLY EVIL IGNORANCE." "REMEMBER THAT THERE IS NOTHING STABLE IN HUMAN AFFAIRS; THEREFORE AVOID UNDUE ELATION IN PROSPERITY, OR UNDUE DEPRESSION IN ADVERSITY." "LET HIM THAT WOULD MOVE THE WORLD FIRST MOVE... Read Full Story
