Archives for December 2007

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Everyone involved in baseball over the past two decades — commissioners, club officials, the players’ association and players — shares to some extent the responsibility for the Steroids Era….There was a collective failure to recognize the problem as it emerged and to deal with it early on. [I urge Commissioner Selig] to forego imposing discipline… Read more.

Political correctness, moral relativism and cowardice have driven political leaders to absurd extremes to ensure plausible deniability [e.g. via renditions] even when torture is absolutely justified. [“Justified torture…“, The iPINIONS Journal, April 2005] Most politicians who profess opposition to waterboarding are hypocrites (or hopelessly naïve); although you’d never know it based on the ferocity of… Read more.

Even though his Stalinist intent to rule Russia for the rest of his life has been self-evident for years, Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to bedevil political observers with his Kremlin maneuvers. For example, he shocked the world in September by appointing his old St Petersburg comrade, Viktor Zubkov, as prime minister. And back then,… Read more.

First Barack was “not black enough”. Now Bill Clinton is “every bit as black” because he’s had more black women…? I want Barack Obama to be president…in 2016. Barack Obama does not have the support network yet to get to be president. The Clintons have — he’s — he’s smart, he’s brilliant. But you cannot… Read more.

What the fucking hell happened? Mayweather was better than I thought he was. I’m sorry everybody…it wasn’t my night but I’ll definitely be back. No shit Sherlock! But this was the only defense the formerly undefeated Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton of Manchester, England could offer – after he regained consciousness from a 10th round knockout… Read more.

But if these Muslim fanatics think that reducing her jail sentence (from 15 to 9 days), or sparing her 40 lashes, or saving her life (since many called for her to be executed) shows how humane they are, then they are also hopelessly delusional. Sudan Mohammed teddy bear Read more.

According to the Associated Press, a teenager armed with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire on Christmas shoppersat an Omaha shopping mall on Wednesday, killing at least eight people before turning the gun on himself.My condolences go out to all of those who have been affected by this senseless rampage. I don’t know why the media… Read more.

Of course, any sane person would say that a non-nuclear Iran cannot be a nuclear threat. Therefore, I suppose it should come as no surprise that President George W. Bush disagrees. Because here’s how he answered this no-brainer during a White House press conference yesterday: Look, Iran was dangerous. Iran is dangerous. And Iran will… Read more.

Anyone who votes ‘No’ is voting for George W. Bush. Our true enemy is the US empire, and on Sunday, December 2, we’re going to give another knockout to Bush. [Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday, December 1] Editorials from around the world were dripping with schadenfreude yesterday as they heralded the “first ever electoral… Read more.