Author Archives: floegel

Why Johnny Can’t Think

9/9/2004 – 1:21 pm

The presidency of the United States is a big, big job. Every day, dozens of decisions are made, statements released and executive orders issued on a host of subjects, all in the president’s name. No president could find enough hours in the day to sign all the documents personally, much less delve into the policy […]

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Reckless Arrogance

9/2/2004 – 3:08 pm

The Republican National Convention climaxes and concludes in Manhattan this evening with the nomination of George W. Bush for a second term as president of the United States. Inside the hall this week, speakers have commended Mr. Bush for bringing strength, purpose and dignity to the nation’s highest office. On the floor, delegates have marched […]

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The Bad Guy

8/26/2004 – 11:32 am

George W. Bush has always needed a bad guy. Bill Clinton was his original bad guy – more of a bad boy, really. During Mr. Bush’s first months in the Oval Office, any and all problems were blamed on “the previous administration.” Just when Mr. Bush had pushed that excuse to the limit of credibility, […]

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Fidel with Oil

8/19/2004 – 9:20 am

I finally saw a Confederate flag bumper sticker I like. It bears a likeness of the stars and bars with a slash through it and said: “You lost. Get over it.” Perhaps now would be a good time to send a few cases of those stickers to the anti-Hugo Chavez crowd still wandering the streets […]

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Lessons of History

8/12/2004 – 11:20 am

The International Herald Tribune Wednesday reported that 300 peacekeeping troops will be sent to the Darfur region of Sudan to protect an African Union fact-finding team. The peacekeeping force will consist of 150 Nigerian troops and – ironically – 150 Rwandan soldiers. It is the 1994 Rwandan massacres, in which one million Hutus and Tutsis […]

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Next Time

8/5/2004 – 9:52 am

My friend Trish, in her mid-20s, is a knitter. She belongs to several knitting circles, all of which are comprised of Gen Xers. Knitting, apparently, is the new trendy thing to do. She never did get around to telling me what it is she knits. Thongs, probably. The conversation was sidetracked when she said knitting […]

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All Relative

7/29/2004 – 9:40 am

During and since the funeral services for the late President Ronald Reagan, there’s been a good deal of discussion about stem cell research. Stem cells are animal cells that have the capacity to generate new cells. There are two types of stem cells – adult and embryonic. Bone marrow contains adult stem cells and bone […]

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