Saturday, January 03, 2004
The high priests of the messianic states can also be guilty of hypocrisy.
My Way News: "Presidential hopeful Howard Dean, who accuses President Bush of being weak on homeland security, was warned repeatedly as Vermont governor about security lapses at his state's nuclear power plant and was told the state was ill-prepared for a disaster at its most attractive terrorist target."
My Way News: "Presidential hopeful Howard Dean, who accuses President Bush of being weak on homeland security, was warned repeatedly as Vermont governor about security lapses at his state's nuclear power plant and was told the state was ill-prepared for a disaster at its most attractive terrorist target."
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FYI
Charge in Limbaugh drug case rarely used, court records show: "If the law against doctor shopping is rarely used in Palm Beach County, it could lend weight to Limbaugh's argument that the investigation is politically motivated.
'The Post's research confirms what we have been saying all along. Rush Limbaugh has been singled out for special prosecution because of who he is,' said Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, in a written statement. 'We believe the state attorney's office is applying a double standard.'"
Charge in Limbaugh drug case rarely used, court records show: "If the law against doctor shopping is rarely used in Palm Beach County, it could lend weight to Limbaugh's argument that the investigation is politically motivated.
'The Post's research confirms what we have been saying all along. Rush Limbaugh has been singled out for special prosecution because of who he is,' said Limbaugh's attorney, Roy Black, in a written statement. 'We believe the state attorney's office is applying a double standard.'"
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Friday, January 02, 2004
The Seattle Times: Opinion: Down the slippery slopes of ensuring safety
"BOSTON — Could we rerun the videotape back to Dec. 15 when Howard Dean qualified his pleasure at the capture of Saddam Hussein by saying that it 'has not made America safer"? Dean was instantly lambasted by his opponents, especially Joe Lieberman who said the doctor was climbing "into his own spider hole of denial.' "
Do you wonder how desperate liberals are to find something good to say about Dean, and how they labor to defend his idiocies? Read this article and get a grin or two. If liberals are in such a panic, maybe there is hope for the cournty.
"BOSTON — Could we rerun the videotape back to Dec. 15 when Howard Dean qualified his pleasure at the capture of Saddam Hussein by saying that it 'has not made America safer"? Dean was instantly lambasted by his opponents, especially Joe Lieberman who said the doctor was climbing "into his own spider hole of denial.' "
Do you wonder how desperate liberals are to find something good to say about Dean, and how they labor to defend his idiocies? Read this article and get a grin or two. If liberals are in such a panic, maybe there is hope for the cournty.
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Thursday, January 01, 2004
FYI
Grills - 2003, December 31
"Howard Dean has joined that elite pool of politicians who use Jesus as a prop on the presidential campaign trail."
Grills - 2003, December 31
"Howard Dean has joined that elite pool of politicians who use Jesus as a prop on the presidential campaign trail."
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Monday, December 29, 2003
Well, no one has ever accused Americans of being rational!
Newsday.com: Poll: Bush, Hillary Clinton Most Admired: "George W. Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton are finally on the same ticket -- the most admired man and woman in America, according to a poll released Monday. "
Newsday.com: Poll: Bush, Hillary Clinton Most Admired: "George W. Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton are finally on the same ticket -- the most admired man and woman in America, according to a poll released Monday. "
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FOXNews.com - Politics - Analysts Question Dean's New Discussion of God: "'Christ was someone who sought out people who were disenfranchised, people who were left behind,' Dean told the Boston Globe in Christmas Day editions. 'He fought against self-righteousness of people who had everything ... He was a person who set an extraordinary example that has lasted 2,000 years, which is pretty inspiring when you think about it.' "
Seems to me that Dr. Dean knows very little about Christ, if he thinks that Jesus of Nazareth was socialist who fought the self-righteousness of the rich. Jesus' sharpest barbs were for those who tried to use religion to further their own agenda, no matter what that agenda was. "Seek first the kingdom of God," was the way He put it, and "You cannot serve God and mammon."
It might be that Dean would be on very thin ice in the South, where most folk know a bit more about Jesus than that. Someone said that it is better to be still and have people think you are foolish than to speak and remove all doubt.
But it isn't hard to see why Dean is "getting religion." My grandfather used to get "it" every four years, when he had to run for re-election as a county commissioner in Jackson County, Oregon. I was cynical then, and I am cynical now.
"'The United States is, by far, of all the western democracies, the most religious country, in the sense of the number of people who answer polls with a belief in God and the number of people who attend church services,' said former chairman of the Republican National Committee Mark Braden." [from the above referenced article]
Seems to me that Dr. Dean knows very little about Christ, if he thinks that Jesus of Nazareth was socialist who fought the self-righteousness of the rich. Jesus' sharpest barbs were for those who tried to use religion to further their own agenda, no matter what that agenda was. "Seek first the kingdom of God," was the way He put it, and "You cannot serve God and mammon."
It might be that Dean would be on very thin ice in the South, where most folk know a bit more about Jesus than that. Someone said that it is better to be still and have people think you are foolish than to speak and remove all doubt.
But it isn't hard to see why Dean is "getting religion." My grandfather used to get "it" every four years, when he had to run for re-election as a county commissioner in Jackson County, Oregon. I was cynical then, and I am cynical now.
"'The United States is, by far, of all the western democracies, the most religious country, in the sense of the number of people who answer polls with a belief in God and the number of people who attend church services,' said former chairman of the Republican National Committee Mark Braden." [from the above referenced article]
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Sunday, December 28, 2003
Difficult position - The Washington Times: Commentary
"All these hapless Democratic presidential hopefuls want to run because they want to be president, not because they believe they have a superior vision, at least where the War on Terror is concerned. But they're all scampering around in search of a foreign policy message that will resonate — something, anything that will give the voters a solitary reason to switch horses in the middle of this stream of war."
Yes, I know. Clinton didn't have a message or vision either. But he had the fortune to run against one of the worst Republican candidates since Ford. Dole is a decent man, but totally out of his depth against the "very good liar." The Democrat this year will not have that luxury. Dubya is a much better campaigner and a much better politician than generally believed. He doesn't need to lie; he has plenty of truth on his side, and a rough honesty that resonates with mainstream America. If the war news doesn't change radically and the economy stays pretty good, Bush is as a shoo-in. At least I think so.
"All these hapless Democratic presidential hopefuls want to run because they want to be president, not because they believe they have a superior vision, at least where the War on Terror is concerned. But they're all scampering around in search of a foreign policy message that will resonate — something, anything that will give the voters a solitary reason to switch horses in the middle of this stream of war."
Yes, I know. Clinton didn't have a message or vision either. But he had the fortune to run against one of the worst Republican candidates since Ford. Dole is a decent man, but totally out of his depth against the "very good liar." The Democrat this year will not have that luxury. Dubya is a much better campaigner and a much better politician than generally believed. He doesn't need to lie; he has plenty of truth on his side, and a rough honesty that resonates with mainstream America. If the war news doesn't change radically and the economy stays pretty good, Bush is as a shoo-in. At least I think so.
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George Will raises some interesting questions for next year's election.
Tough Pill For the Democrats (washingtonpost.com): "Does Dean seem like the sort who might lose the nomination with a gracious smile and a graceful quip and retire to Vermont to practice medicine? By leading his true believers out of the Democratic Party and running as an independent, he might win more votes than the Democratic nominee. By now the Democrats' best option may be to take their medicine -- the doctor -- however bitter. "
Tough Pill For the Democrats (washingtonpost.com): "Does Dean seem like the sort who might lose the nomination with a gracious smile and a graceful quip and retire to Vermont to practice medicine? By leading his true believers out of the Democratic Party and running as an independent, he might win more votes than the Democratic nominee. By now the Democrats' best option may be to take their medicine -- the doctor -- however bitter. "
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