Monthly Archives: January 2006

In The Barn?

1/26/2006 – 10:57 am

Jingos are fond of quoting (misquoting, actually) Stephen Decatur’s famous toast: “My country, right or wrong.” G.K. Chesterton compared that sentiment to: “My mother, drunk or sober.”
Our country is currently wrong and our president is drunk with power the founding fathers never meant him to have. Commodore Decatur was right, however, it is [...]

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Now and Again

1/19/2006 – 6:39 pm

The illegal detention of prisoners at the naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba is one of several blemishes on the face of America’s international image. Many commentators have remarked on the shame George W. Bush’s concentration camps have brought to this nation – and they’re right. Many of these commentators have unfavorably compared Mr. [...]

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What You’re Paying For

1/12/2006 – 1:32 pm

George Bush gave a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars this week, attacking critics who say he went to war in Iraq for oil. Mr. Bush says his invasion was to spread democracy.
“Dictatorships seem orderly,” he said. “When one man makes all the decisions, there is no need for negotiation or [...]

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Free At Last?

1/5/2006 – 3:56 pm

The new year opened with a portentous natural gas war between Russia and Ukraine, with Western Europe playing the role of hostage. Next came the West Virginia mine tragedy. Sidebars to that story noted that the price of coal has doubled in recent years, making it profitable for companies to pursue coal seams [...]

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