Month: November 2005

Oh, the Irony of It All

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OK, the irony here is almost funny save that it is so sad. Two gatherings, one protesting the US involvement in Iraq, the other calling for US involvement in Ethiopia. The American public seems awfully fickle. Aloha

Politics at its Finest

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Now, three congressmen have decided that they didn’t really want to vote in support of going to war with Iraq (Fox story here). The article goes on to clearly state the political benefits of the statements these three have made. Reversing their positions has been politically expedient especially in light of the fact that their … Read more

Peace

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The ‘peace’ mom is camped out at Bush’s house again. I think ‘peace’ mom is an appropriate monicker. I hope that Sheehan at some point is able to make peace with the loss of her son. Aloha

Happy Thanksgiving

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I love the holiday season. I love to daydream about a long ago time when Bing Crosby would be heard on every radio station and every department store would be playing Christmas carols. The holiday season was different back in the early forties. The period that gave us songs like “I’ll Be Home From Christmas” … Read more

News Cruise

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This is funny. All by itself, me being the politically correct guy that I am. Aloha

News Cruise

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This whole business of naming anything and everything after corporations is really kind of odd. Now, we have a town in Texas that is changing its name in exchange for free satellite TV service for a decade. On the face of it, that seems innocuous enough. I mean, who cares what the name of the … Read more

What’s Not Going Well?

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I had an interesting conversation with an old friend today. In the course of this discussion a recurring theme came up. “The ‘war’ in Iraq is not going well?” I have read, heard and seen this a lot. I have to wonder, how do we know? How should it be going? What is it that … Read more

I Voted

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I voted yesterday. I participated in the process by which this great country is run. I’m suppose to be happy and proud that I participated and I guess I am. However, I have to confess some frustration as well. California faced a special election this year. The ballot held a number of propositions but in … Read more