Originally posted 26 April 2006. I'm reposting it as it's relevant not only for evaluating George Bush's legacy, but Bill Gothard's as well. George Bush is in a tight place these days, with poll numbers falling as fast as gas prices are rising (the two, unfortunately, are related.) So how did this come about, especially …
Hillary Clinton: Still Running for Office
She is, to use the old military expression, keeping her powder dry: Hillary Clinton says running for office isn't on her "radar," but she still has an eight-person political team and sports two overflowing campaign war chests. Her team transformed the former Democratic White House contender's massive campaign debts into a $3 million mountain of …
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The Real Difference Between the Republicans and the Democrats on Fiscal Policy
It is an enduring mystery why US pundits should see a difference between the philosophy of Democrats (who stand for spending more than you raise) and the Republicans (who stand for raising less than you spend). ROFL, it it weren't true. From this analysis of California's debacle.
Remembering the Anti-Moon Luddites
Today, of course, is the fortieth anniversary of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon--"one giant leap for mankind," to be sure. It was a great accomplishment and deserves to be remembered. It's easy to forget, however, that at the time there were many--especially on the left--who believed that the whole enterprise was a mistake, …
The Coming Train Wreck of Obama’s Economic Scheme
It's one thing when a "right wingnut" says it, but when the Director of the Congressional Budget Office does, you know you're in trouble: Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, because federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run. Although great uncertainty surrounds …
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One Letter to President Obama re Honduras
From La Gringa's Blogicito (you need to read it all): Mr. President, I am the son of a much beloved former president of Honduras who was overthrown in 1963 by a military coup d’etat. I have in my possession the letter of solidarity that President John F. Kennedy wrote to my father. I understand better …
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Cominsky Field? Maybe Barack Obama Would Rather Have Alinsky Field? And Then There’s Engels Stadium…
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh... http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x9vh4r "I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game. Or so Chairman Barack opines. In communist countries, it was common …
I deeply appreciate your patience! Miguel Alvarez Talks About His Passion for Honduras
I don't think an apology is in order. Miguel Alvarez' (Administrative Bishop for the Northeast Hispanic Region of the Church of God) knowledge and passion for this subject has enlightened this blog. From Facebook: Friends, First of all, please accept my apology, for using this channel to express my passionate opinion in favor of democracy …
Barack Obama Needs to Learn From the Old Country
In this case, Indonesia: Indonesia made stealthy economic progress during Yudhoyono's first term, witnessed in the fact the economy is one of the region's few on course to record positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year. That's in part been driven by decentralization measures that have broken the center's long-time stranglehold on natural resource …
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Robert McNamara and the Hard Lessons of “The Best and the Brightest”
Robert McNamara's death beings back memories of the era when the elitist know-it-alls could do no wrong, then turned around and seriously misjudged the situation in Vietnam: McNamara was secretary of defense during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. In that capacity he directed a U.S. military buildup in Southeast Asia …
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