Happy New Year…
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 5:53 AM
Archives for 2009
Terror in the sky … another close call
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 5:27 AM
It must be understood that no matter their collective resolve, there’s absolutely nothing our governments can do to prevent such [9/11 and 7/7] attacks… That said, we should still do everything possible to foil, and protect ourselves against, these attacks – even if that means installing Orwellian cameras and interrogating wannabe terrorists … aggressively… With… Read more.
Healthcare reform passes milestone
Monday, December 28, 2009 at 5:41 AM
We are incredibly close to making health insurance reform a reality in this country. Our challenge now is to finish the job. This was how President Obama heralded the Christmas-eve passage of healthcare legislation in the US Senate, which emulated the early-November passage of similar legislation in the House. Now he’s banking on members of… Read more.
Biggest miscalculation of the decade…?
Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 6:03 PM
The Supreme Court deciding the Florida recount in favor of Bush instead of Gore! Any questions….? Read more.
More hot air but no binding agreement in Copenhagen…
Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 6:20 AM
Perhaps this is because Santa kept getting stuck between CO2-emitting smokestacks trying to deliver it: President Obama flew all the way to Copenhagen yesterday reportedly to seal a legally binding deal on climate change, which would compel 130 countries to take specific and measurable steps to limit ozone-depleting CO2 emissions. Yet he was forced to concede that all… Read more.
End of the Banana Wars!
Friday, December 18, 2009 at 5:40 AM
News media around the world lauded the Armistice in the six-year ‘Banana Wars’ that was signed on 11 April 2005 by the United States and the European Union. But much of the reporting about this event glossed over the complex geo-political and economic relationships that fueled this conflict and ignored lingering issues that are bound… Read more.
Oral Roberts, pioneering televangelist, is dead
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 5:29 AM
As the son of a preacher man, I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the “return unto the ground” of pioneering televangelist Oral Roberts on Tuesday. I reference my Daddy because, during my childhood, he had me convinced that a Roberts hellfire and brimstone crusade was must-see TV, much as Hanna Montana is… Read more.
The self-fulfilling crucifixion of Silvio Berlusconi…?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 5:31 AM
It must confound friends and foes alike that Silvio Berlusconi has become the longest-serving prime minister in post-war Italy, having served May 1994 – January 1995, June 2001 – May 2006, and May 2008 – present. After all, each of his stints in power has been distinguished by political gaffes and sex scandals the likes… Read more.
Hillary reasserts America’s ‘sphere of influence’… to no avail
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 5:51 AM
In previous commentaries I have lamented the fact that, on the world stage, President Obama is looking far too much like George W. Bush. In fact, despite his transformative rhetoric, Obama is not only continuing but actually expanding far too many of Bush’s foreign policy tactics. One glaring example of course is his recent decision to escalate… Read more.
Tiger escapes to a “safe haven”
Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:07 AM
[Author’s note: The saga of Tiger as cheetah has become such a cultural phenomenon that even the most inane and innocuous tidbits about it are still leading the evening news. But after refraining for the past two weeks from participating in this gloating, prurient frenzy, I decided that his seminal statement on Friday about taking… Read more.