Saturday, January 20, 2007WHAT OUTSOURCING THE IRAQ WAR REALLY COSTSThe invisible war in Iraq is the one being fought by civilians who are part of the Bush governments early attempts to downsize the military and outsource certain jobs to civilian contractors. I know most of you could name at least one of these (no bid) contractors, without even half trying...yes,... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 12:56 PM Comments (0) (link) OUR "ALL VOLUNTEER" ARMYOur volunteer army seems to be increasingly made up of folks who did not volunteer. At least not for a second or third time around. Last night (I wrote this in 2004) on 60 MINUTES, the CBS news magazine show, we heard from a number of older men and women who not only served their time in the active... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 10:38 AM Comments (10) (link) Wednesday, January 17, 2007FINANCING THE WAR EFFORTIn todays Boston Globe a reader has come up with a brilliant, yet simple solution to the Iraq war and the deficit spending that is bankrupting our country and the next generation. It is so obvious, I was kicking myself for not coming up with the idea first. The Bush defenders and neocons think they... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:18 AM Comments (5) (link) Sunday, January 14, 2007THE COALITION OF THE WILLINGIt did have a nice ring to it. It's another one of those phrases that Bush and and his crowd were so adept at hurling at us through an all too pandering media. Kind of like "Mission Accomplished" and "Axis of Evil". And each and everyone of those oh so clever pronouncements has come back to bite... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 7:47 AM Comments (13) (link) Friday, January 5, 2007A RARE POLITICAL RAY OF HOPE"It's time for a change" is not an uncommon political slogan, but to have it answered with an inclusive, resounding "And we are that change" spoken by the newly elected democratic governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, standing outside the state house on his inauguration day, surrounded by the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:28 AM Comments (7) (link) |
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