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Just another International incident waiting to happen

Hamas starts a series of terror attacks on Israel, and after a few days of warnings with no retreat by Hamas, Israel strikes back with greater force than terror.  The state sponsored terror inflicted by Israel upon Gaza does not gain any political ends and certainly does not create a next generation for peace. 
While I […]

If the McCain-Palin ticket become the next administration then it is probable that tonight’s speech kicked off that possibility.  Sarah Palin is now a name in American History and because of that, another mozaic in this year’s election drama.  Her small town gal with high school sweetheart-union husband, world champion avocatist, special needs child, pregnant […]

Since our world is becoming smaller with ever more increasing contact between peoples of the world, it is important to remember that we are all human, we all breathe the same air, we all love our children, and we all are mortal.  As Jimmy Carter said in his recent acceptance speech for his Nobel Peace […]

Between 1840 and 1980 every President elected in the score year (a year divided by 20) has died in office.  Some may say Ronald Reagan didn’t die, but he was a  victim of an assasination attempt which he survived.  Maybe he died but he forgot.  Maybe that was uncalled for humor.  But now we have […]

 
The I35-W collapse was the worst catastrophe that has ever befallen the Twin Cites. “Things like that just don’t happen here” is a familiar sentiment. Everyone from this area has traveled over that bridge hundreds or thousands of times, it’s right by downtown and the University of Minnesota. Our hearts go out to […]

The news continues about the debate of a few nights ago and I figure being the loud voice that I am with the readership I command, it was time to weigh in.
I agree with Borack Obama. A candidate for President must be ready NOW for the job. I do not want a […]

The New York Times today reports that a key government official actually said that if the US pulls out of Iraq there might be grim consequences, especially the infiltration of outsiders looking to create havoc in Iraq or looking to take it over.
What news! Didn’t anyone listen to what critics of the war […]

For the past six years in America there has been a government for those people, by those people and of those people. Unfortunately, that the founding fathers’ message. The checks and balances written into our constitution were expressly written to avoid a President having absolute control over all facets of American life. […]

Once again Bono and friends were on hand at another G8. But all that’s starry does not necessarily produce a new development paradigm for Africa or tackle climate change.
Guardian’s Larry Elliot on the G8 shortcomings from last week. Folks at Priceofoil concur.
And BBC’s Glenda Cooper agrees as well. Walden Bello walks us […]