If Wikileaks does indeed endanger lives, it does so with ammunition provided by Barack Obama.
I have three quick disclosures to get out of the way before I speak to the topic of this article:
(1) What I think of Assange:
To be clear, this article contains no defense or apologies for Assange. In fact, [...]
I just read a thought provoking article by Mortimer B. Zuckerman called The Danger of a Global Double Dip Recession Is Real posted on the opinion section of US and World Report’s website. While the article was directed at a double dip recession, my thoughts [...]
On Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, the Deseret News posted an editorial titled, “Hard choices: British fiscal responsibility.” The article comments on the United Kingdom’s recently announced “austerity package,” calling it:
“… a serious and detailed deficit reduction plan that shows how a responsible government can make hard choices TO [...]
Embarrassingly, US government has literally been reduced to: anger the masses, then let the lynch mob mentality do its thing.
This “tie them to a boat anchor and kick them overboard” political strategy is pugnacious partisan politics, and makes it even harder for the two sides to work together post elections.
The call for an “experienced legislator” is just silly. Every experienced legislator started off inexperienced, and government somehow survived it.
But this “take back our country” mantra is even sillier. Who do they think is in power? Canadians?
We’re not looking good here.
Someone once said that the difference between putting money on a stock and putting money on a horse is that one of the horses has to win!
It’s easy to pick on Wall Street, but there is no bigger hypocrite in America than a politician accusing Wall Street of greed.
Based on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data, [...]
Like it or not, marriage is and always has been a religious practice, not a government program, entitlement or right, therefore it is not a voter’s prerogative to define it.
This is not a matter of homophobia, hate, intolerance, hypocrisy, or any of the other labels the spin doctors are using. It is simply a matter of fact.
If both sides could just cool down a bit, and lay aside the labeling and rhetoric and look at this problem for what it is, we would be a whole lot closer to finding a fair, equitable and constitutionally congruent solution to this.
(Part 2 of 2: the Musicality aspects of my Fodera purchase)
I have a DVD set called “Victor Wooten‘s Groove Workshop.” In the workshop there are 8 bass players, 4 of them playing Fodera basses. By far the best sounding bass on the DVD, and therefore the best sounding Fodera as well, was [...]
(Part 1 of 2: The extra-musical aspects of my Fodera purchase)
Recently several people have asked me how my new Fodera Emperor compares to my Fbasses. There are two parts to that answer: one that focuses on musicality the instruments, and one the overall ownership of the instruments. In my opinion, musicality is best [...]
If Wikileaks does indeed endanger lives, it does so with ammunition provided by Barack Obama.
I have three quick disclosures to get out of the way before I speak to the topic of this article:
(1) What I think of Assange:
To be clear, this article contains no defense or apologies for Assange. In fact, [...]
I just read a thought provoking article by Mortimer B. Zuckerman called The Danger of a Global Double Dip Recession Is Real posted on the opinion section of US and World Report’s website. While the article was directed at a double dip recession, my thoughts [...]
On Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, the Deseret News posted an editorial titled, “Hard choices: British fiscal responsibility.” The article comments on the United Kingdom’s recently announced “austerity package,” calling it:
“… a serious and detailed deficit reduction plan that shows how a responsible government can make hard choices TO [...]
Embarrassingly, US government has literally been reduced to: anger the masses, then let the lynch mob mentality do its thing.
This “tie them to a boat anchor and kick them overboard” political strategy is pugnacious partisan politics, and makes it even harder for the two sides to work together post elections.
The call for an “experienced legislator” is just silly. Every experienced legislator started off inexperienced, and government somehow survived it.
But this “take back our country” mantra is even sillier. Who do they think is in power? Canadians?
We’re not looking good here.
Someone once said that the difference between putting money on a stock and putting money on a horse is that one of the horses has to win!
It’s easy to pick on Wall Street, but there is no bigger hypocrite in America than a politician accusing Wall Street of greed.
Based on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data, [...]
Like it or not, marriage is and always has been a religious practice, not a government program, entitlement or right, therefore it is not a voter’s prerogative to define it.
This is not a matter of homophobia, hate, intolerance, hypocrisy, or any of the other labels the spin doctors are using. It is simply a matter of fact.
If both sides could just cool down a bit, and lay aside the labeling and rhetoric and look at this problem for what it is, we would be a whole lot closer to finding a fair, equitable and constitutionally congruent solution to this.
The disappointment of anti-Proposition 8ers is understandable, after all it was a hard fought and emotionally charged issue. However, it’s also safe to say that gay rights advocates have definitively and irreversibly forfeited any pretense of tolerance, rightness, and moral superiority on this issue.
