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Obama’s September 11 Proclamation. Another Act of Treason?
In an official White House announcement yesterday, the President of the United States proclaimed September 11, 2009, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks against the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001, and invited the Governors of the United States and the … [Read more...] about Obama’s September 11 Proclamation. Another Act of Treason?
Talk of Censuring Joe Wilson Heating Up Again
Update below: Yes, Nancy Pelosi had shelved that option. But it seems that she, and other Democrats, are reconsidering. Behind the scenes, Democrats have been pressuring Wilson to apologize on the House floor, which so far he has refused to do -- and his openly unrepentant behavior in the last 24 hours isn't helping. … [Read more...] about Talk of Censuring Joe Wilson Heating Up Again
Gordon Brown to Alan Turing: I’m proud to say sorry to a real war hero
Andrew Sullivan: [Alan Turing] was one of the greatest minds of modern time, a founding father of computer science, and his legendary breaking of the Enigma Code may have been a tipping point in the struggle against Nazism. Few men have contributed so much to human learning or to his country's survival. But Turing was persecuted into suicide by the homophobia of his time and … [Read more...] about Gordon Brown to Alan Turing: I’m proud to say sorry to a real war hero
Why I Screw Up Now And Then, I Recall
I want to take a breather for a couple of minutes from bashing Joe Wilson and other stupid Republican claims about our health care legislation and discuss a condition that has bothered me the past several months. For no apparent reason my brain insists I sleep 10 to 12 hours a day. Anything short of that, I feel like I'm hungover but I don't drink booze. Furthermore, less … [Read more...] about Why I Screw Up Now And Then, I Recall
How America Ended its Own Dominance: Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong
Has America's reaction to September 11 - its invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq - accelerated the end of U.S. dominance of the international system? According to commentator He Liangliang of Hong Kong's Phoenix TV - one of the few privately-owned cable operators permitted by Beijing authorities to broadcast to the Mainland - America's days as a global cop are well and truly … [Read more...] about How America Ended its Own Dominance: Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong
Remembering the Day When We Were All One
Five years after that horrific day in September 2001, the following letter appeared in TIME: Five years after 9/11, our nation ought to be as united as it was on that tragic day. We should have held on to the outpouring of global goodwill and support we received then. We should have remained laser-focused on rooting out and bringing to justice those responsible … [Read more...] about Remembering the Day When We Were All One
Al Qaeda Eight Years Later
Time has a good (but frustrating) summary of Al Qaeda's intent behind its terrorist attacks and how the outcomes have played out. I say frustrating because it highlights the key points that security analysts and global counter-terrorism experts have said since the begging, but were lost in political rhetoric and not fully realized by policy makers. The purpose of the 9/11 … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda Eight Years Later
Fear Factor: Pearl Harbor to 9/11
Today is a reminder for those who live where feeling safe is commonplace of what it's like suddenly to live with fear, to have the ground stop feeling solid under your feet. Older generations experienced this epiphany in 1941 with Pearl Harbor. Their children were baptized by the Cuban Missile Crisis. Now a new generation tells Peggy Noonan how they were transformed by the … [Read more...] about Fear Factor: Pearl Harbor to 9/11
Quote of the Day: The Republican Civility Meltdown
Our political Quote of the Day comes from the Washington Post's prize-winning columnist Eugene Robinson, writing about the Republican civility breakdown that he and several pundits say was visible on several levels during President Barack Obama's speech to Congress on health care reform: House Republicans were particularly ostentatious in showing their disrespect not just … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: The Republican Civility Meltdown
Brooks: Health Care and Constructive Compromise
After reading David Brooks' column this morning, I had the same reaction Dave Schuler had: I agree with this Brooks column probably more than any other of his. And the line from Brooks' column that most captured my attention was this one: [Obama] has opened up many opportunities for intelligent Republicans and moderate Democrats to constructively offer amendments to … [Read more...] about Brooks: Health Care and Constructive Compromise
Obama and Health Care
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09/11/09
Eight years after the attacks of September 11, and so far, there are only a few articles / blogs on the anniversary of the worst attack on American soil. Since then, we have been committed by two Presidents to two ongoing military operations that have no end in sight. More importantly, this conflict has been a contributing cause to the increase of suicides of our men and … [Read more...] about 09/11/09
Lamentations 9/11
I posted this last year but it is worth posting again. Via the Washington Post's On Faith: Lamentations: 9/11 I live in New York City. Two friends, including someone at whose wedding I had recently been the rabbi died in the World Trade Center. The acrid smell came through my apartment windows for days and sacred ashes, which I wiped away with tears, fell on my window … [Read more...] about Lamentations 9/11
Sabato’s Crystal Ball – RED DAWN: GOP REVIVAL FOR 2010 HOUSE?
Isaac T. Wood and Larry J. Sabato: RED DAWN: GOP REVIVAL FOR 2010 HOUSE? Republicans will pick up substantially, but fall short of full control While the next slate of House elections does not occur until 2010, congressmen and their challengers certainly don't take off the "off-year." Instead, this year is a crucial one for the parties who must prove their recruiting chops, … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball – RED DAWN: GOP REVIVAL FOR 2010 HOUSE?
Obama vs. Joe Wilson on the Truth-o-Meter
Joe G. noted earlier that Joe Wilson scored very poorly on Politifact's Truth-o-meter. Since that post, there have been five more targeting Rep. Wilson, including Kathy's moderately titled, Is there a politician lower than Joe Wilson? I'm guessing Kathy has heard of Charlie Rangel. Anyhow, I'm not here to defend Joe Wilson, who most people never heard of until yesterday. … [Read more...] about Obama vs. Joe Wilson on the Truth-o-Meter
Obama: Ignore (other people’s) scare tactics
Those talk show hosts are awful. They say the most awful things. But it's the President who runs the country, so I'm much more concerned with his disingenuity. From last night: Instead of honest debate, we've seen scare tactics.Also last night:Everyone in this room knows what will happen if we do nothing. Our deficit will grow. More families will go bankrupt. More … [Read more...] about Obama: Ignore (other people’s) scare tactics
Is There a Politician Lower Than Joe Wilson?
Yeah. His name is Joe Wilson. This is not the Joe Wilson who apologized to Pres. Obama last night for screaming, "You lie! Lies!" in the middle of the President's speech to a joint session of Congress. This is the Joe Wilson who, the day after the speech (that would be today), made a YouTube video using his (in his words) "inappropriate" behavior to ask for money and continue … [Read more...] about Is There a Politician Lower Than Joe Wilson?
Dem corruption
The editors of the New Republic have some harsh words[subscription only] for House Democrats, who toppled a GOP majority in 2006 by promising to clean up Washington. Charlie Rangel and John Murtha, two of the most senior and powerful Democrats in the House, are an embarrassment. Late August brought the stunning revelation that Rangel failed to note two bank accounts, each … [Read more...] about Dem corruption
GOP and Obama Speech
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