Archive for the 'Politics' Category

Wealth?

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

How can we be the richest country in the world, yet have the most debt of any nation on earth?
Charging today what you can’t afford . . . let alone pay off tomorrow, has never made someone wealthy . . . it usually leads to bankruptcy.
Someone needs to take the charge card away from the [...]

The New, New Deal

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

While watching the news this evening I was struck by a single topic . . . a topic that seemed to be on each of the newscasters minds . . . where were the masses of unskilled to under skilled workers going to find jobs once the relocation and resettlement of people from hurricane stricken [...]

Ad-hoc Group of Tech Savy Citizens Seem to Have More on the Ball Than the Professional Emergency Responders

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

Amazing but true. An ad hoc group has assembled using Blogs, streaming media, Voice Over IP (VoIP) and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) to communicate, track and assist with the support and evacuation of those impacted by the hurricane on the gulf coast.
A Wiki has been formed by the group to coordinate activities and resources [...]

Another interesting view on the Evolution vs Creationism Debate

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

A very interesting and thought provoking text titled “Grasping the Depth of Time as a First Step in Understanding Evolution” which covers the evolution side of the debate between evolution and creationism that seems to be all the rage in Christan Extremism these days. I found this over at tingilinde. Where does [...]

Christian Extremist issues new call for terror overseas

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

From the top story at CNN: “Pat Robertson: ‘Take out’ president of Venezuela”:
Conservative wrong-wing Christian propaganda machine Pat Robertson is calling for the US Government to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Yes, you read that correctly, the king of double speak . . . the sultan of hypocrisy . . . the man that [...]

An Entertaining and Thought Provoking Read . . .

Monday, August 22nd, 2005

on election irregularities in the 2004 Presidential Race. While I neither support nor refute the claims contained in this document, it does provoke some interesting questions regarding how much you should trust the electoral system in the US. It really begs the question once again, why do we continue the outdated system that [...]


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