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Month: November 2006

Anti Judiciary Laws

Anti Judiciary Laws

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Two states had proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot which had drastic provisions regarding the judiciary. Colorado’s proposal would have fixed a maximum limit on the term of judges, but was defeated by the voters. South Dakota’s proposed change would have made judges subject to criminal charges or lawsuits by people who believed their legal rights had been violated by judges decisions. If adopted, the law would even apply to decisions made before it was voted on – retroactively. Judges…

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One of the Greatest Blunders an American President has Ever Made.

One of the Greatest Blunders an American President has Ever Made.

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In spite of the election results, it appears President Bush has the same view about Iraq as he did before the election returns. He was quoted this week as saying: "There’s one thing I’m not going to do, I’m not going to pull our troops off the battlefield before the mission is complete…We can accept nothing less than victory for our children and our grandchildren." It’s misguided business as usual for the adminstration regarding Iraq. This President, as commander in…

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Doublespeak and this Administration

Doublespeak and this Administration

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"Doublespeak" means the use of words to disguise actual facts. To make it appear things are different then they actually are. The word is usually connected to George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty Four, but the novel really doesn’t use that word which was coined in the 1950’s. However, the novel clearly expressed the idea and did use words like "doublethink." The concept certainlly applies to this administration. Politicians and government have always used double talk, but this administration has demonstrated…

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The Christian Coalition & America

The Christian Coalition & America

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Some 17 years ago, the Rev. Pat Robertson founded the Christian Coalition of America and worked with Ralph Reed to make it a powerful Republican political force. At the same time Republican strategists targeted fundamentalist, Pentecostal and evangelical churches to expand the base of the party. In fact the Coalition website says that it is the largest and most active "conservative grassroots political organization in America." It claims to offer "people of faith the vehicle to be actively involved in…

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A $500 Million Dollar George W. Bush Library

A $500 Million Dollar George W. Bush Library

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The New York Daily News has reported that there is a drive to raise $500 Million for a Presidential Library to house George W. Bush presidential materials. The presidential library system is administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries, which is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). It was formed in 1939 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt donated his presidential materials. While the libraries are run and funded by the NARA, the building costs must be funded by…

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Sunni against Shiite – Why?

Sunni against Shiite – Why?

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Who are the Sunnis and the Shiites and why are they killing each other in Iraq? The media reports that violence is at an all time high between these groups. In Sadr City near the heart of the Shiite Muslim community more then 200 people were killed. The other group responded by burning Sunnis alive and destroying Sunni mosques and homes. It’s reported that 3,700 civilians were killed in October, more then any month since the fighting began. These two…

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Outline of the World’s Major Non Christian Religions

Outline of the World’s Major Non Christian Religions

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Since much of the world’s turmoil is related to religious belief’s, a working idea of some of the non-Christian major religions is helpful. Christianity, with it’s many divisions and sects, has about 2.1 Billion believers world wide, but the other major religions have a comparable number of members world wide as well. What follows is a very brief and sketchy outline which is not intended to be complete. There are roughly 1.4 Billion people who follow the religion of Islam,…

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How Old are You? by H.S. Fritsch

How Old are You? by H.S. Fritsch

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"Age is a quality of mind, If you have left your dreams behind, If hope is cold, If you no longer look ahead, If your ambitions fires are dead – Then you are old. But if from life you take the best, If in life you keep the jest, If love you hold; no matter how the years go by, No matter how the birthdays fly – You are not old."

Some Poetry Excerpts

Some Poetry Excerpts

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"God pity them both! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all the sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been.’  Maud Miller by John Greenleaf Whittier "Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced or cried aloud. Under the bludgeoning…

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Around the Corner by Charles Hanson Towne

Around the Corner by Charles Hanson Towne

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Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end; Yet days go by, and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone, And I never see my old friend’s face, For Life is a swift and terrible race. He knows I like him just as well as in the days when I rang his bell And he rang mine. We were younger then, And now we are busy, tired men:…

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