sarooster's opinion on things

Scoop had a good blog about a poll of the Iraqi people. Scoop has a good way of parsing events and news and getting to the bottom of things so I read him and think he is a good authority on all kinds of stuff. He brought attention to what some of the positives and negatives might be from the... Sign in to see full entry.

We have had some hoopla over Stanley Tookie Williams over the past week or so. The guy was put to death last night and some people stood by him until the end. I have a problem with people who support a guy who murdered four people in two separate incidents. Tookie also refused to own up to his... Sign in to see full entry.

The Democrats must have looked on in stunned silence last week when the President suggested that poor people’s Social Security accounts should grow faster than rich people’s. Did he put the onus square on the Democrats here? What are the Dems to do now? They can’t agree with the President. They have... Sign in to see full entry.

Let’s all get one thing straight before I write this short piece. The government has no money. It is all our money. The government takes money from the people to fund its operations. I think we can all agree with that. We have to have some services provided by government. We do want to be able to... Sign in to see full entry.

The Democrats use of the filibuster to stymie President Bush’s judicial nominees is just plain wrong. It violates the tenets of bipartisan government and goes against the grain of the intent of our Founding Fathers. The use of the filibuster in the Senate chambers to protest and negate legislative... Sign in to see full entry.

John Bolton is exactly what the United States needs at the United Nations. We need a man who will stand up to the world and tell them like it is. Mr. Bolton would have no problem doing just that. The world body is rife with corruption from the top to the bottom. Someone needs to stand up and say... Sign in to see full entry.

Today is Earth Day. While not a big important holiday for most people it is a day that we all should at least think about the impact we have on our planet. All of our actions help determine how healthy or sick or well our world is or becomes. Choices such as the chemicals we use in our yards have a... Sign in to see full entry.

It seems we have had a plethora of news stories about TSA, Homeland Security, and the security of our nation in the media and blogging arena the past week or so. Many people have lamented about the fact that we are no safer now than we were before 9-11. What planet do those people live on? I don’t... Sign in to see full entry.

Joseph Ratzinger, 78, of Germany was elected Pope today. He will be the 265 th or so person to hold this title. He will take the title, Pope Benedict XVI. I have not read much about the election, but this decision must have been some kind of compromise. The new Pope is 78 years old. He can’t... Sign in to see full entry.

I was flipping channels last night between the NCAA finals and the news channels to catch reports on the Pope’s death and subsequent proceeding. When I got to CNN and Larry King Live Andrea Bocelli was getting ready to sing. I immediately stopped and sat down to watch. Accompanied by a piano Mr.... Sign in to see full entry.