BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. I listened to the President’s speech on Iraq last night. I’m not surprised at the familiar refrain of Saddam Hussein being an evil man, nor was I surprised about the tie-in with September 11th. There was a strongly inconsistent message in the President’s speech that I’m a bit surprised no one seems […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Today, President Bush will address the nation with his rationale for a pre-emptive strike against Iraq. I would say that if the increase in noise of this issue is anything to go by, I expect to see a strike sooner rather than later. And I still don’t understand the frenzy […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Hurricane Lili sputtered to a category 1 when it rolled into the US — enough to inflict damage, but not to the extent of first speculations, when Lili was a category 4 hurricane. Unfortunately, as much as I wish that Congress would have stood strong, forcing President Bush’s category 4 […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Michael Barrish wrote: I’ve long believed that we each have a story, often unknown to us, that we try all our lives to prove true. As I see it, this is the key to understanding a lot of otherwise inexplicable behavior. If I’m correct, what would your story be? Note: It […]
I am impressed with this renewed zeal to get out the vote. Off year elections in the US tend to be walkaways, with less than 50% of the people voting. Anything that gets people into the polls is a Good Thing. However, before we all pick a candidate that we’re sure we can get elected (if we only pool ALL of […]