Archives by Tag 'pelosi'

A last minute Reprieve…

By Tom - Last updated: Tuesday, September 30, 2008

The Wall Street Bailout Bill, heralded by all those experts as Economic Nirvana, was killed in a rather dramatic and ignoble vote of  228 Nay and 205 Yea.   And it was stupidity we have to thank for such a miracle.  Serendipitous, perhaps, but stupidity nonetheless!  You know that old sage saying: When the stupidity, of [...]

Humans seem to be the only species capable of liberalism…

By Tom - Last updated: Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Liberalism is the capacity and the overwhelming need to apologize…  For ourselves and our behavior; for everything past and present.  Yes, liberalism allows us to wax for hours about how badly we and our kind have caused heretofore indescribable destruction to our planet, mean spirited harm to other species, reprehensible disregard for people in other [...]

Cold War 2.0… Colder, deadlier, much improved.

By Tom - Last updated: Monday, August 25, 2008

World events seem to be unfolding upon yet one more Cold War.  That is, undeclared hostilities between two antagonists, each lurking in doorways and behind deserted cars for opportunities to undermine the other.     Picture from www.flatrock.org This story describes the degrading military cooperation between Nato and Russia. While this story describes the ongoing [...]