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Ignorance and our Muddled Middle East Policy
2007-05-17 18:27:00 Foreign Policy has always been a weak spot in American politics. We have had a few high points such as the era shortly after World War II and during the Nixon Administration. All of Nixon’s faults aside, he had the courage to approach China and the Soviet Union with a spirit of peace supported by ... More About: Middle East , East , Middle , Nora
Immigration - Why We Have No Borders
2007-04-12 00:43:00 Immigration - Why We Have No Borders - This article is found on the Trade Policy Blog Page. The argument as made that illegal immigration is driven by our economic demand of immigrant labor and the absence of a logical and comprehensive immigration policy. The only solution is to look at all the factors that ... More About: Immigration , Order , Orders
Hysterical Emotions and Climate Change
2007-04-12 00:43:00 Hysterical Emotions and Climate Change - This blog is found on the Environemental Policy Page. The argument is made that global warming is a fact; what we can argue about is whether people are the cause. I argue that the influence of people is not the issue. The issue is that over six billon people ... More About: Motion
The Many Faces of War
2007-04-12 00:38:00 The Many Faces of War - This article is found on the America at War Blog Page. The argument as made that Warfare has changed since WWII. Today, our enemies are not states, but rogue groups. The only way to achieve victory will be through the allegiance of people and not through an alliance ... More About: The Man
We Broke It - So We Have to Fix It - Our Life in Iraq
2007-04-12 00:37:00 We Broke It - So We Have to Fix It - Our Life in Iraq - This Article is found on the National Defense Blog Page. The argument is made that we won the war in Iraq, but botched the reconstruction. We can?t cut and run, but we can have a solid plan for passing ...
I Voted in the Political Wasteland; Did You?
2007-04-02 20:22:00 I voted this last election season; in fact I can boast a 26-year voting history with only one glitch. In 2004 my district had six voting booths for about 6000 voters. The five hour wait pushed me up against an afternoon flight ? I was disenfranchised. This year I have to give the committee credit ... More About: Political , Land , Waste , Elan , Poli
THE MANY FACES OF WAR
2007-03-13 17:56:00 The Baker Hamilton Report on Iraq is out. Not surprisingly it says Iraq is messed up and that our current strategy is not working. We paid for that finding? Not really, the report goes into details on how to engage the warring factions in the country and in the region to broker greater stability in ... More About: Faces , The Man
I?m Working on it
2007-01-25 19:36:00 I don’t have an editorial on Political Corruption at this time. Feel free to publish your own under the “comments” button. More About: King , Working , Workin
Immigration ? Why we have no Border
2007-01-25 19:30:00 Politicians love the topic of immigration. Even the meekest office seeker or incumbent becomes a Wild West sheriff promising to ?lock down the borders?. The toughest of the ?get tough? candidates argue to personally deport millions of illegals. We are now actually building walls. Show me an example where a wall did not become the ... More About: Immigration , Have , Order
I?m working on it.
2007-01-25 19:28:00 I don’t have an editorial on taxes at this time. Feel free to publish your own under the “comments” button. More About: Taxes , King , Working , Workin
I?m working on it
2007-01-25 19:28:00 I don’t have an editorial on Social Security and entitlements at this time. Feel free to publish your own under the “comments” button. More About: King , Working , Workin
Our Failing Strategy to Combat Terrorism
2007-01-25 19:26:00 Every American leader, from a municipal clerk, to a congressman, to the President of the United States, is dedicated to winning the war against terrorists. Americans give their wealth, and many have given their lives, to protect the innocent. The need to fight is not a subject of debate. How we should fight is a ... More About: Terrorism , Strategy , Homeland Security , Combat
The Politics and Economics of Health Care
2007-01-25 19:25:00 Health care is driven by politics and economics. The economics don?t look too hot. Americans spend more on health care than most any other industrialized country and we are less healthy. Costs are going through the roof and the ranks of the uninsured keep rising. Given the dismal state of the economics of our health ... More About: Politics , Economics , Health , Health Care , Care
Hysterical Emotions and Climate Change
2007-01-25 19:23:00 By the title of this article some would think I am writing about the whacko liberal viewpoint of climate change; in fact I am coining a new term?the hysterical neo-con. It is the neo-cons that are hysterical about the issues; every issue gets the same chant: ?the country is falling apart under the weight of ... More About: Climate Change , Climate , Change , Emotions
The Suburban School Want-To-Be Act
2007-01-25 19:21:00 Anybody with children has heard of the No Child Left Behind Act. This is the Act that frees up school districts and teachers to do what it takes to educate our youth. I like most of the act. It makes sense to set objectives and not procedures, and even though the testing part is controversial, ... More About: Education , School , Suburban |
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