I saw a poll on CNN asking readers to choose our greatest President. With 110,000 votes in, the results were: Washington 13% 14384 votes Lincoln 33% 36171 votes F.D. Roosevelt 28% 30697 votes Kennedy 12% 12881 votes Reagan 15% 16438 votes <B
My esteemed colleague _Martin_ said "Some posts just exhaust me mentally!" You read them? Back to the topic at hand. At the risk of sounding as though "I have not come here to praise Caesar, but to bury him" let me offer this comparison of Presidents Reagan and George W. Bush. Both Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush have this in common: Despite both being elected as conservatives, neither practiced fiscal conservatism. Both used tax cut
Thank you for your comments. I am not sure about the "best President since John Adams" part, but he certainly helped shape a more positive future for all. I should just clarify one point. When I said that I voted against him twice, I meant I voted against him once in each of two different elections, not twice in the same election.
There is no class of criminal more universally reviled than the pederast or pedophile (or paedophile, for you Brits out there.) They are every parent's nightmare (I have two kids, including a lovely 9-year old daughter.) But this smacks of entrapment, something that will not hold up in court. I am perticuarly put-off by the phrase "chat room come-ons" since it is not clear who is coming on to whom. I am curious as to how much effort that is b
So, tomorrow night the Detroit Pistons play the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA Championship. Most sports pundits give LA, with four future Hall of Famers in their starting lineup, a considerable edge in this series. My brain tells me that LA will win in four, maybe five. Ah, but my heart.... The LA Lakers have Shaq (also known as "Superman," just read his tat
Ronald Reagan died today, at age 93, after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease. His legacy is a complicated one, but I would just like to share my thoughts as a person who lived through his two terms in office as the President of the United States. Let me preface any further remarks by saying, candidly, I voted against him not once but twice. Despite that, I
The vent at the top is an integral part of the liquid cooling system.
Nice post. It has been years since I last read anything by Will Durant, but I think that I will revisit his works. Thanks for posting!
A pattern of attacks has begun against Islamic countries friendly to US interests. - Today a bomb blast in a Shiite mosque in Karachi, Pakistan took the lives of at least 16 worshippers and sparked rioting in Pakistan's largest city. President Musharraf has been a supporter of US policy in the War Against Terror. - 22 people died in the hostage situa
What can I say except: "Hockey, aye!"
I wanted to respond in what I hope will be taken as a humorous manner, but without hijacking the thread. You can see my satirical post at http://kupe.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=16908 On the serious side, I think like most Americans, I am constantly shocked by what the world knows about us and just as shocked as to how we are perceived. Not to by any means denigrate or play down the importance of the Columbine shootings, but this tragic event wo
If anyone doesn't recognize the allusion in the sub-title to Jonathan Swift's wonderful, satirical essay "A Modest Proposal," you should look that up. It is intended as a warning that what follows is satire, not intended to be taken seriously. Nor is it intended to give offense, but meant humorously. I hope that it offers a chuckle or two. America, Canada and Australia share a common history, a more similiar-than-not culture and many physical characteristics. One has to wonder
Marvin, do you have any support for your statement, facts or figures? I think that you would be hard pressed to come up with any. An interesting comparision of the socio-economic status of Black Americans as compared to White Americans can be found at http://www.civilrights.org/issues/poverty/details.cfm?id=22435 Just to cite one statistic "Income wise, a black man earns an average of $16,876 less than a white man, and a black woman earns
For those who missed it, a summary is at http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/24/bush.iraq.speech/index.html Transcript ot the resolution in PDF format is at http://www.cnn.com/interactive/allpolitics/0405/un.sc.resolution/un.sc.resolution.040524.pdf Hope this helps.
"Boys Life by Robert McCammon." A good novel, but McCammon weirds me out sometimes. His Swan Song was very good, but Gone South was decidely odd. I haven't read "Speaks the Nightbird" yet. Now the "Devils Dictionary" by Ambrose Beirce is something that I quote from all the time. Here is a list of great authors who never won a Nobel Prize, submitted for discussion: JOYCE, considered the greatest writer of the century KAFK
Muggaz said: "My entire argument hinges on the fact that the US needs to look at its interventionalist policies." In the 1930's, post World War I and at the beginnig of the Great Depression, the United States accepted a policy of non-intervention. US troops were withdrawn from Nicaruaga and other countries in South America where we had previously intervened under the Monroe Doctrine. Great Britain, under the leadership of Neville Chamberlain,
On February 27th, 2004, three United States Senators introduced legislation that, if passed, will go a long way towards making the Internet safe again. The bill, introduced as S.2145, is intended "To regulate the unauthorized installation of computer software, to require clear disclosure to computer users of certain computer software features that may pose a
When I said that "the bodies of the dead are considered sacred under both Islamic and Judaic law" I did not mean that that the dismemberment of non-Muslim bodies would be considered a violation of Islamic law. I simply meant that the terrorists were well aware of the importance that recovering the bodies would have for Israel. That is why they tried to use them as "bargaining chips." Like all religions today, there are many interpretations to
shadesofgrey, thank you for your praise. As you know, it means a lot to me. Regarding Israel's use of "collective punishment," it has at times made sense. How do you respond to a wave of suicide bombings? You find a leader and "punish" him. The British General Allenby was an advocate of using such tactics to fight an "invisible enemy." When you think of what Israel has the power to do and compare that to what actions they actually take, I thin
In primitive societies, desecrating the dead bodies of fallen enemies was a not uncommon practice. Often it was based on form of belief that what was done to the body would have implications in the afterlife. This is not an act associated with civilized people living in modern world. But recently Arab terrorist organizations have revived this form of mutilation. <
Another well-written article. Thank you. The way that we learn about the war, or any far-off event, changes our perceptions. Nothing new about that. For many Americans, World War II was something that we read about or heard about on the radio. The same for Korea. With Vietnam, that changed. Vietnam was a "TV War" and the images of the violence came right into our living rooms. It was no longer abstract. With Operation Desert Storm, the media w
Bull Durham is one of my favorite sports movies. In a wonderful scene, Kevin Costner teaches Tim Robbins how to handle an interview by practicing his "cliches," things that you can say that will never offend anyone. "I'm just glad to be here and to help the team in any way that I can." "We're just taking it one game at a time." Bland, almost meaningless comments, that
It happened during Vietnam as well. A culture of torture and disregard for basic human rights grew in the military like a cancer. I recently heard a news caster refer to "the invisible enemy," a phrase that invoked thoughts of "that dirty little war" in Southeast Asia. When you fight guerilla forces, the line between the bad guys and the civilians that you are there to serve and protect blurs. Everyone not in your uniform becomes suspect. Ther
The 18-year old suspected of creating the Sasser internet worm has confessed. A high-school student from the village of Waffensen in Germany has confessed that he was the one that created the latest, destructive internet worm. The Sasser worm differs from previous versions, such as Netsky and Bagel, in that you don't have to double-click on an attachment to b
Hey, Joe! Glad to see you back. I was down in Dayton today, visiting my Dad. Next time I drive down, I will send good vibes your way.
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