The Coming of a New Egypt
With family in Cairo and Alexandria, I am very well attuned to the goings on in Egypt at the current moment. After speaking with uncles and cousins via landlines (all other communication is shut down in Egypt) I have begun to understand the complexity and severity of the issue. I have been asked by many people, why is this happening and what caused this? In response, this is an issue of a corrupt government. Close to half of Egyptians are living off less than $1 a day and the citizens simply expect basic human rights and their inalienable right to freedom. ...
What the President Should, But Won’t, Say in his State of the Union Address
When it comes down to it, there are really only five first-tier issues facing America: 1. We need jobs, and fast. The policies enacted by Presidents Bush and Obama have failed to stimulate the economy. 2. We need to eliminate the deficit in the next 2.5 years. 3. We have too many abortions committed every year. 4. We have two conflicts overseas being run ineffectively and inefficiently. 5. Corruption and transparency in government are at unacceptably high and low, respectively, levels. Additionally, Big Government and Big Business collusion is at a level that is entirely unethical. President Obama should, but won't, admit that the State of ...
Now if we Could Just Combine Them…
Financially, The United States of America is heading the way of Greece, Britain and France. Rebellion and fiscal implosion are possible (likely?), and a dedicated third party is almost definite, if we don't balance the budget by 2013. Unfortunately, few Members of Congress are willing to take the political risks necessary to balance the budget at all, never mind by 2013. Fortunately, at least some Republicans are willing to take a stab at eventual balance of the budget. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) has his Roadmap, but I do not consider it all that serious since it adds debt for over 50 ...
Obama Rating Spike Par For Course
At times the only thing that surprises me is the incoherent gullibility of many in the conservative and moderate movement. Either that or some liberals that were polled have found some renewed faith in the promised one. Consider though a couple of stats from the latest poll outside of the 53% approval rating: Only 45% approve of his handling of the economy. Some states hit 18% unemployment this week. 56% believe the country is on the wrong track. 71% believe that we will have to eventually give up on Afghanistan. And here are two that are off the charts bizarre: 40% polled believe Obama is a ...
Separation of Church and Dumb
Nothing boils my blood faster than a conversation on the "separation of church and state". The temperature rating will quickly escalate to levels comparable to the surface of the sun when I am additionally "informed" that the phrase is in the Constitution. Michael Prell has a great article today on dumb people who get pissed off at anything to do with Christmas because it has the word Christ in it. Which if anyone recalls is the reason the holiday began in the first place. Best Buy and Amazon did not establish the event, though we have had Santa and given gifts ...
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