Posted in Alito, Clarence Thomas, Conservatives, Constitution, Fascism, Politics, Supreme Court, ethics, exploitation, greed, inteligent design, radical right on May 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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The Supremes led by Justice Alito writing for the majority found in favor of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company on a narrow interpretation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 disallowing years of gender discrimination in which the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company underpaid one Lilly Ledbetter on average around $6000 per year [...]
Posted in Bush, Conservatives, Constitution, Gonzales, Iran, Politics, Postmodernism, White House, ethics, hubris, liberties on May 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Clipped from Atlantic Online, this story references Alberto Gonzales’ sinister involvement in the March 2004 warrantless eavesdropping program even after the program was declared unlawful by then AG John Ashcroft, himself no constitutional bargain.The whole article is worth the time to read as it outlines the hubris of the Bush administration as they flaunt [...]
Posted in Campaign 2008, Conservatives, Mitt Romney, Politics, presidency on May 23, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Originally posted by Eric Kleefeld | bio at TPC’s Election Central I thought it deserved re-presentation on my blog. Hope I don’t offend you Eric.
Wow, what a guy! Mitt Romney is going up on the air tomorrow in Iowa and New Hampshire with a new attack ad. The target? The state of Massachusetts, whose [...]
Posted in Darwin, creationism, education, ethics, evolution, inteligent design on May 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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The clip below is part of a series of clips available at http://evolutionvscreationsim.info.
What is at stake here is not evolution or creationism, quite the contrary, what is truly at stake in the United States is a reliance on rationalism vs a reliance on revelation. But, then we must ask just whose revelation trumps [...]
Posted in Bush, Iraq, Israel, Judaism, Palestine on May 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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Coming from the lips of Jimmy Carter this is a real mouthful. My personal respect for Carter has never been high and it went into the toilet after he published his latest anti-semitic diatribe, Palestine: Peace not Apartheid. But, that being said, Carter’s conclusions here may be partially right.He comes down hard [...]
Posted in Bush, Gonzales, Politics, Scandal, White House, ethics, logical fallacies, power, presidency on May 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Wolfowitz resigns, can Gonzales be far behind? While the White House continues to stand solidly behind Bush’s friend, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the storm swells that surround the AG continue to deepen.Since the White House position of backing Gonzales in the face of the fully developed scandal surrounding the procedures that led to [...]
Posted in Bush, Darwin, Educational Policy, Michael Behe, Politics, education, evolution, inteligent design, religious right on May 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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I thought I would blog about the oxymoron of intelligent design for a while. What better place to start than with the remarks of President Bush on the subject. While Bush made these remarks in August of 2005, I am certain his position has not changed one iota–mostly because he has [...]
Posted in Bush, Iraq, Pelosi, White House, power, presidency on May 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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I have written about this before but it bears repeating. Bush is high on accountability when it comes to the weakest, most helpless, least powerful members of our society–school children–but refuses to accept measures of accountability for his own actions.It is important to put this into perspective. My personal metaphor for Bush’s [...]
Posted in Bush, Campaign 2008, Congress, Iraq, Nixon, Obama, Politics, White House, power, presidency on May 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Okay, so I support Barak Obama. That being said, my bias out in the open, I believe he is the only viable candidate that makes sense on ending the Iraq War. With a White House out of control, refusing compromise with the loyal opposition on matters of the war, and with the [...]
Posted in NRA, Politics, gun control, guns, shooting on May 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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Idaho and guns seem not to mix well. I don’t think my next vacation will be planned for Idaho. Need I say more?
clipped from www.reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least four people were shot by a sniper in the town of Moscow, Idaho, CNN and local media reported on Sunday.
Moscow police confirmed there [...]
Posted in Christian Right, Christianity, DNA, Darwin, Educational Policy, atheism, creationism, education, ethics, evolution, inteligent design, morality, prayer, religion, religious intolerance, religious right on May 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Just a little tidbit I found on YouTube. If it weren’t so sad it might actually be funny. As the anti-evolutionists seek to introduce biblical mythology, call it what you will–creation science, intelligent design–into the classroom, they seem willing to turn back the clock to a time more reminiscent of the [...]
Posted in Bush, Gonzales, Karl Rove, Politics, Scandal, White House, hubris, power, presidency on May 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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No wonder Bush stands so steadfastly behind his AG. The guy just can’t say no to his boss.
Paul Rothstein, a professor at Georgetown Law School said:This intertwining of the political with the running of the Justice Department has gone on in other administrations, both Republican and Democrat. But I think it’s being [...]
Posted in Bush, Politics, Scandal, White House, Wolfowitz, World Bank, hubris, morality, nepotism, power, presidency on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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With the reputation of the United States at stake, President Bush readies himself to pick a successor to Paul Wolfowitz. Traditionally, the US has chosen the President of the World Bank while Europeans have chosen the head of the International Monetary Fund. Now, given the scandal at the World Bank, Europeans are [...]
Posted in crime, death penalty, education, ethics, punishment, revenve on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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In Illinois it takes 12 jurors to unanimously recommend the death penalty in order for that sentence to be imposed. One juror chose to spare the life of Juan Luna, convicted of multiple murder at a Brown’s Chicken store in the Chicagoland area.While we may never know the motives of the holdout, unless [...]
Posted in Bush, inteligent design on May 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
All bets on Intelligent Design are now off.
Posted in Bush, Department of Education, Gonzales, Karl Rove, Politics, Scandal, Spellings, White House, Wolfowitz, World Bank, ethics, hubris, nepotism, power, presidency on May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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It is about time!
It is also clear from the comments of Tony Fratto and Henry Paulson that the Bush White House continues to exist in a state of denial. While it has been the traditional role of the President of the United States to appoint the President of the World Bank, there is [...]
Posted in Bush, Constitution, Department of Education, Friends, Gonzales, Karl Rove, Politics, Reading First, Spellings, White House, Wolfowitz, World Bank, cheating, ethics, hubris, power on May 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
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Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales testified last week that the effort was limited to eight U.S. attorneys fired since June, and other administration officials have said that only a few others were suggested for removal.
If, as reported in the Chicago Tribune, the number of federal prosecutors suggested for dismissal was closer to 26 than the [...]
Posted in Pascal's Wager, Philosophy, atheism, beliefs, ethics, morality, religion, theism on May 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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I am posting a short video I made that addresses Pascal’s Wager that simply states that even if the odds for the existence of God or gods is overwhelming, there is the slight chance that one is wrong. If it turns out that God(s) exist then the non-believer risks eternal damnation while the [...]
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