Politics

Someone finally said it. The Democrats will not get us out of Iraq. The Democrats will NOT get us out of Iraq. The Democrats want to keep everyone focused on getting us out of Iraq while the Republicans are in office. It all sounds so good. However, the fact of the matter is that there … Read more

All of Hawaii suffers an interesting and well known economic phenomenon common to areas that have high tourist or resort traffic. Infrastructure employees cannot afford to live in the cities and/or towns they serve. Resort areas require a disproportionately large number of hospitality industry employees as well as government services such as public safety and … Read more

Some one needs to send this guy and his sister a copy of Michael Moore’s latest movie, Sicko. They clearly do not understand how wonderful their health care is. No wait, I have a better idea. Let’s send Michael Moore to explain it to them, in person. aloha read more | digg story [posted with … Read more

The upshot of the article is that the surge is working. That we are making a difference in and around Baghdad and the worst areas of Iraq. I wonder if anyone in Congress will read this article? The US military has fought long and hard to win this while so many people at home have … Read more

The popular press has finally fingered Michael Moore as a propagandist. MTV’s review of Michael Moore’s latest attempt at movie making actually identifies the fact that Michael Moore is not being honest in his presentation of the topic. Kurt Loder does a great job of dispelling Moore’s assertion that socialized medicine is what America should … Read more

Senator Clinton has finally provided details about what she thinks the strategy in Iraq should be. It does not bode well for the Iraqi people and it ensures that US forces will be in Iraq for many years to come, albeit on a smaller scale. Interestingly enough, Senator Clinton’s plan is everything that Democrats have … Read more

This article makes a very clear explanation of why the surge was necessary. There is need for a political solution in Iraq. That does not preclude the need for security in Iraq. And from where we are today, US and coalition forces are the best choice to provide that security. I think John McCain was … Read more

So, the Dixie Chicks won five Grammy Awards. So now, they’re ready to ‘make nice’ or so says the headline of this article. I’m sure that politics had nothing to do with it. I am sure the song, ‘Not Ready to Make Nice‘ was absolutely the best song recorded this year. It is purely coincidental … Read more

I think ‘working together’ means something different on the East Coast than it does over here where I live. President Bush said he was looking forward to working with the Democratic leadership that would be taking over leadership of Congress. Several Democrats have been talking about bipartisanship since the election. Apparently this is what they … Read more