Health Care Reform: Drawing a Line in the Sand
Those trying to heal our nations dying health care system have compromised over and over in the last 6 months. Now that even a weak version of the public option is in peril, it’s time for the appeasement to stop and the pitchforks to come out. It is time for our line in the sand: you can go this far…and no further!
Obama’s Afghan Plan: A Victory For The Industrial-Military Complex
Latest update at 8:00 PM US (PST): The White House is strongly denying the validity of the CBS report. At 9:47 PM US(EDT) CBS News posted this editor’s note ahead of David Martin’s article:The White House has issued the following response to this story, attributed to White House National Security Adviser James Jones. “Reports that […]
Fort Hood Massacre:A Symptom Of The Madness Of War
Latest Update at 6:50 PM/ US (PST): According to the commander of Fort Hood, the suspect in the shooting is alive, wounded, and in stable condition said Army Lieutenant General Robert Cone. Major Hasan is a US citizen of Jordanian descent. He is a psychiatrist who previously worked at the Walter Reed Army medical center. […]
One Year Later, What Is Left Of The Hope For Change?
Almost a year ago, on November 4th 2008, an euphoria of hope was spreading in America and around the world. The wind of change that Barack Obama personified was expected, by some in America and elsewhere, to bring with it a peaceful revolution. With the election of the first African-American President the world was dreaming […]
Why Are We In Afghanistan?
Is the question President Obama needs to ask himself, in good conscience, and to answer before committing more troops to the conflict. The President has not rushed into any decision yet, and he is unlikely to do so until the results of the elections second round, scheduled to take place on November 7. The Obama […]
