Archive for January, 2007
Is There Reason for Hope?
29 January 2007In my post, A Little Honesty, I said: In truth I’ve become somewhat disillusioned. I see our once great country heading inexorably down the tubes and there seems to be nothing I can do about it. I’ve always believed that superior ideas will, in the end, win out over inferior ideas. I’m not entirely certain [...]
Can You Make a Difference?
26 January 2007Anyone who knows me knows I’m not much of a morning person. I’d like to be but I really prefer to sleep until 8:00 or later if it’s up to me. Every Friday morning, however, I get up at 5:00. What could possibly motivate me to do that? Something called Man to Man at my [...]
Is the War in Iraq Worth Supporting?
22 January 2007Unless you live on a deserted island you are aware that 2/3 of American no longer support the war in Iraq. That coincided precisely with President Bush’s approval ratings which are the lowest of his presidency and one of the lowest of all time. For a multiplicity of reasons, Americans simply do not support the [...]
A Little Honesty
17 January 2007I said a few posts back that I was back and there was a lot to talk about. While there is, indeed, a lot to talk about, I’m finding it difficult to stay motivated enough to be the one talking. Oh I can sit and have a political discussion or debate with someone all night [...]
We Must Fight to Win!
10 January 2007For well over a year there have been calls from Democrats to increase troop strength to deal with the “insurgency” in Iraq. Speaker Pelosi herself said more than a year ago that’s what she would do. Now, President Bush has basically admitted that he made a mistake in not sending enough troops to secure Iraq [...]
Another 1st Amendment Challenge
4 January 2007Today was the first day of Democrat control of Congress and the “historic” occasion of the first woman Speaker of the House. True to her word, Nancy Pelosi has already begun her 100 hour plan and, contrary to Democrat claims to want bipartisanship, they have completely stopped floor debates and even bypassed committees. The 100 [...]
Blog Update
4 January 2007Well, it’s been about a month since I regularly posted here. As an update, I did not manage to get the certification was hoping to get before the end of the year. Between my son’s college graduation, the holidays and my business, it just wasn’t possible. I’m still working on it and I’ll get it [...]
The Free Jack Idema Blogburst
3 January 2007One aspect of the case of illegally-imprisoned U.S. Special Forces soldier Jack Idema that is always worth re-visiting is the horrendous treatment he and his men were subjected to after their arrest. While Jack and his team (operating one of fifty-or-so similar SF safe-houses in Afghanistan) have been proven to have tortured no one, during [...]
