To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, a time to build up…A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war and a time of peace…[But above all else]…a time… Read more.
Archives for 2006
The Abramoff bribes: “The biggest corruption scandal in a generation”, but…
Washington insiders are still hyperventilating over the plea agreement über lobbyist Jack Abramoff executed on Tuesday with federal prosecutors. But I’m just stupefied by the misleading commentaries on this story – especially by Democrats who smell the blood of wounded Republicans. Notwithstanding the 24/7 coverage, the facts of this case are as familiar as they… Read more.
Martin Luther King Jr Was a Womanizer. So What!
Taylor Branch is the critically acclaimed biographer of Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). At Canaan’s Edge is the third volume of his MLK trilogy. But it’s generating hype for portraying MLK as a womanizer more than a civil rights leader. Jon Meacham is Newsweek’s eminent historian. On Sunday’s edition of Meet the Press, he recommended… Read more.
Putin fires first salvo in new Cold War in Europe…
I’ve been writing for some time about the Stalinist antics of that little munchkin president of Russia, Vladimir Putin. But the provocative act he perpetrated on Sunday should erase all doubts that Putin not only harbours a visceral hatred for democracy but is also hell-bent on reclaiming control over the former republics of the Soviet… Read more.
Bush’s New Year’s Resolutions…
Oh, and Resolution No. 5: Wanna bet which one he follows through on?News and Politics Read more.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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