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Archive for June, 2006
Our Congress Members Are Insane
Jun 27th
Just when I think the Bush political machine has hit the bottom of this exceedingly long slide into political irrelevance, something new has emerged. It appears that the U.S. Senate (Republicans) have decided that with all of the urgent and dramatic issues facing our world today, the most productive use of their time is to debate the altering of the Constitution to prohibit the burning of the U.S. Flag. There was an appalling increase of flag burning incidents (up to 4 from only 3 the previous year) and the clear and present danger we all face as a result, will undoubtedly shatter the country if not dealt with right away at the cost of millions of taxpayer dollars. Read the story here.
I am utterly flabergasted at the cynicism this Republican administration has exhibited. I suppose they are convinced that if they can douse the flames on the flag, that Rome itself will stop burning.
UN Finally Stands up to US Bullying
Jun 8th
My hat is off to Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown for telling it like it is. The US ambassador John Bolton responded with a thinly veiled threat that he should shut up or the UN will suffer as a result of his remarks. At least it appears there is someone in the UN willing to state, what to some of us is, the obvious. America needs to stop using the UN as an adjunct State Department and let it do what it is meant to do.