Uncomfortably Numb
I can’t help but notice a strange numbness in the American public. I see it locally and I see it in the media, an almost fatigue from hearing a steady stream of bad news. We sure have had a lot … read more
Tag Archives: Iraq
$2.4 Trillion!
A new CBO (Congressional Budget Office) report estimates the projected cost of the Iraq War, assuming we stay till 2017, may reach as high as $2.4 Trillion! That’s a cost of $8,000 per man, women and child living in the … read more
Good Morning America, You Mean so Little
You know it’s funny, when I was a kid I hated to watch the morning shows because they were too newsy. Today I don’t watch them because they are garbage. All news has been confined to the first hour, the … read more
Nelson Mandela is not Dead
You know, you really gotta hand it to good ol’ President Bush. Just when you think he can’t make any more of an ass out of himself, he tops his earlier efforts, each time, with actions that reach stunning new … read more
The Politics of Calling Politics, Politics
Senate Republicans killed a measure led by Jim Webb, Virginia Democrat and father of a U.S. Soldier in Iraq, that would have required the armed services to give a soldier more time to recover after serving a tour of duty. … read more