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I support this prosecution of Kwame Kilpatrick for the same reason I supported the prosecution of Bill Clinton, and it has nothing to do with them cheating on their enabling wives. Rather, it’s because these two pusillanimous dickheads not only lied under oath about their extramarital affairs but also used government resources to conduct and… Read more.
It seems a curious thing that John McCain chose a VP running mate who is turning out to be a female version of the caricature he has made of Barack Obama; i.e., a candidate utterly lacking in the experience necessary to be president of the United States, and one who represents a triumph of political… Read more.
My family and friends in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) can be forgiven for thinking that God has decided to punish them for the sins of our leader, the (dis)Honourable Dr. Michael Misick. Because Tropical Storm Hanna has remained centered over the TCI for far longer than forecasters predicted and has been lashing them with a torrent of rain and… Read more.
TV stations cover natural disasters purportedly as a public service. But there’s no denying that such coverage is a ratings boon for their bottom line – catering as it does to the perverse thrill of suspense that keeps us fixated on the hype of impending doom…. […Katrina’s coming, Katrina’s coming, The iPINIONS Journal, August 29,… Read more.
Hon. Dr. Michael Misick, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), might be guilty of many crimes, but, according to a credible witness statement, rape is not one of them. No doubt you recall the sensational allegation of rape an American woman filed against Premier Misick last March. And, no doubt, few people believed… Read more.
It is now more important than ever for the Republican nominee, John McCain of Arizona, to pick a minority running mate, like Condoleezza Rice, if he wants to have any chance of defeating Obama in November. [Barack Obama clinches historic Democratic presidential nomination, The iPINIONS Journal, June 4, 2008] Sarah Palin is a minority, but she is clearly… Read more.
With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States. With those simple words, Barack Obama continued the historic march on Washington to fulfill the dream Martin Luther King, Jr. voiced 45 years ago. That dream of course was for an America where people “will not be judged by the color of… Read more.
There’s no guarantee the PPP [headed by the widower of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Asif Ali Zadari] and PML-N [headed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif] will be able to put aside long-standing hostilities long enough to mount a joint political coup d’état…. Nothing justifies Musharraf’s dictatorship quite like the chaos among the country’s opposition… Read more.
Yesterday, as most people in America (and around the world) were fixated on the political drama surrounding Hillary Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was delivering a speech that portends far more dire consequences. Because Medvedev launched the most devastating salvos to date in the new Cold War brewing between Russia and the United States (and Europe) by unilaterally… Read more.
No matter the defiance and rage that has Hillary’s supporters (especially middle-aged white women) now vowing to vote for McCain instead of Obama, I have no doubt that they will come to their senses on election day and vote for Obama. Moreover, I believe they will do so at the behest of their standard bearer,… Read more.
