Monday, December 10, 2007
THE FAILINGS OF DEMOCRACY
Democracy is the best of the imperfect forms of government. If we are not careful it will be viewed as the most imperfect form of the worst forms of government. And we would be at fault. The British form of citizen participation has existed far longer than that of the United States. Indeed the Magna...
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Friday, November 30, 2007
WEDNESDAY EVENING'S DEBATE
On Wednesday evening I came to the conclusion that Mr. Romney has no convictions. Of all the candidates in the republican debate, he is the only one who evaded nearly all the questions. He simply did not know what he would do. How then can we expect him to be decisive when he goes to Washington? As...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
GIULIANI WAY
Last evening I watched former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani address a meeting of voters in New Hampshire. I am impressed. I do not know that he has convinced me that he merits my vote, but his candour and his ability to explain his positions are very appealing. He did not disavow the positions he...
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Friday, November 16, 2007
OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE?
Barry Bonds has been indicted by a Grand Jury; Barry Bonds has not been convicted of any crime. An indictment is not evidence of guilt. He will be deemed guilty if he pleads guilty to, at least, one of the charges in the indictment. He has not done so. He will be deemed guilty if a jury of his peers...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
PAKISTAN AND THE US
I have never subscribed to one country forcing its ideology on another country. I believe it is counterproductive. Yet, I supported the invasion of Afghanistan. Too many actions of the Taliban were reprehensible enough to make me suspend my convictions. In that vein, I must examine the United States...
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Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Mr. MUKASEY
When Senators Schumer and Feinstein indicate that they are supporting the nomination of Mr. Mukasey because that's the best they are going to get from the President; what message are they conveying? Are they saying the President cannot find a better candidate or that he does not intend to nominate a...
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Friday, November 2, 2007
THE PRESIDENT"S APPROACH
The President is castigating Congress for delaying the confirmation of Mr. Mukasey to be Attorney General of the United States. In his speeches he blames The Democrats. Yet, Senator Lindsey Graham is a vocal opponent of Mr. Mukasey because the latter refuses to characterize WaterBoarding as torture....
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Friday, October 26, 2007
THE IMPLICATIONS
Let me clearly state that I am not questioning the policy of the Defence or The State Department of the United States. I do not have the information to make an objective evaluation. I must therefore be constrained by the statements of the President and those two Cabinet Secretaries. I can only hope...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Ms. LYNNE CHENEY
Just today, I read that Ms. Lynne Cheney indicated that Barack Obama is a distant cousin of the Vice President. In my opinion, there should be nothing newsworthy about this revelation except it does two things. It proves how far America has come in a short few decades that it is no longer a shame to...
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Sunday, October 14, 2007
A FEW SHORT QUESTIONS
Does the information given by General Sanchez, Former Commander of the Coalition Forces in Iraq now change the dynamics of the Presidential Campaign? Does it hurt or help either political camp? Particularly, what will be the candidates' response to his conclusion that we are in for the long haul?...
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