How can any human being today, anywhere in this world, not be fearful and angry? We have turned into a society where hate is a primary emotion. People are killing people, nations are destroying nations; it’s a never ending battle of might over right. Is that magnificent line from Eden Ahbez’s song “Nature Boy” no longer what defines us as a civilized society? ‘The greatest gift that we can learn is just to love and be loved in return.’ It’s a great line, a golden rule if ever…
America Youve had it Made Too Long
One thing about history is that in spite of the warnings about repeating it if we dont learn from it is that it always repeats itself. It isnt history that needs watching as much as the human heart. Nothing much changes in human nature. Those riding the crest of the wave are usually found having a party while those caught in the crash of the wave are gasping for air and fighting for life.
Six Years Later A Failed Presidency
President Bush came into office with great promise, and the reality has been one failure after another, and this is coming from a writer who was a conservative Republican before the President knew what the term meant. Lets use former President Ronald Reagans requirements for a successful Presidency. Do you remember the last debate between then President Jimmy Carter and candidate Reagan? The former Republican Governor of California asked the American people in closing if th…
Troop Surge In Iraq Will Deepen Quagmire
It looks like President Bush is going to announce a temporary increase in the number of American troops serving in Iraq. The President is adding complexity to a series of wrong decisions he has made since the beginning of the invasion. It is difficult to imagine how a surge in American troops can fix a self-created problem?
Why Were Not Winning The War Against Terror
Few people understand why it is inevitable that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will not end in victory for the United States of America and Britain.
Lincoln Group-Republican Party, CIA spies?-Garfield Media Talking Head?
More musings about a potentially developing conspiracy involving planted news stories in Iraq, the Pentagon, and the intricate web of players that seem to indicate a web that reaches into the White House.
Momma Always Told You, Don’t Play In The Street
Eight (8) people lay dead in the street because no one listens to momma
America’s “Happiness Index” At New Low
The other day it occurred to me that during Ronald Reagans run for the Presidency he created a Misery Index. This index represented a total of the rate of inflation, plus the prime rate, as an indicator of how the American people felt about how they were doing. No one has suggested resurrecting this index in recent years. My thought was to create a Happiness Index. How happy are you with the leadership of the country. The problem is that other than taking an outright pol…
George Bush – Forgive Him, For He Knows Not What He Does
I am a patriotic American. Politically, I consider myself slightly to the right of center. But if I held George Bush fully responsible for everything he has done, I’d consider him a war criminal. The only reason I don’t see him that way is that, after watching him, I have concluded that the man is simply unconscious. There’s nothing unusual about that – in fact it’s quite a common condition. Indeed I wonder just how much I am unconscious of. After all, we can’t be aware of wh…
Contenders for Iraq and the Potential for Civil War
Iraq stands at the junction of three different and competing cultures for the control of the country. Kurds, Shia and Sunni Arabs all want to control their own affairs and that of the Iraqi state. Since each of them have their own distinct identity and their own supporters the potential for conflict is great.
Frances Troubles: Learning from US
France’s recent civil unrest warrants that the nation examine US history books for the solution to their problem. Will France swallow its collective pride and do just that? I hope so, but a nagging doubt persists within my very being.
Impeach Bush now
President George W. Bush’s profane abuses of his office cannot stand before history as acceptable behavior in a president. America must not condone torture of detainees or spying on Americans. Impeach and remove this dangerous man!