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• Scientist: Alien life could already be on Earth

  Tue Jan 26, 2010
  • There is a wonderful story about Enrico Fermi who believed in extraterrestial beings and would frame his paradox as "Why haven't we seen any".

• Source: U.S. envoy objects to troop increase

  Thu Nov 12, 2009
  • You must admit that it is truly amazing that cables from an envoy/ambassador to the White House are suddenly 'leaked' to the press. Gosh, we had no idea that a former general would disagree with the current commander on the ground.

• Do you think Rush Limbaugh will make a good pageant judge?

  Fri Oct 9, 2009
  • Rush will do a great job, period.

• Obama projects $900 billion to fix health care

  Wed Sep 9, 2009
  • Much as would like to give Obama the benefit of the doubt, the man is a demagogue. He says the 'extremes' are a national health system or demolishing the employer based insurance system.

• Do you think the Associated Press should have published the dying Marine's photo?

  Fri Sep 4, 2009
  • The decision to publish was agenda driven; it certainly was not morally driven; if published for the publicity value, the CEO .is toast

• Aunt: Niece missing 18 years remembers us

  Thu Sep 3, 2009
  • Somewhat overlooked in the euphoria of Jaycee's miraculous return is the absolute malfeasance/nonfeasance by the Federal Parole officers and - later - State probation officers.

• Is President Barack Obama attempting to indoctrinate children with his upcoming back-to-school speech?

  Thu Sep 3, 2009
  • He is pushing the cult of personality and this requires 'mandatory face time'. The message could be on a 3x5 card, not a speech.

• Kennedy: Legendary orator, link to history

  Wed Aug 26, 2009
  • Edward Kennedy is dead, a loss to his family and his party but not to much else.

• Administration creates new interrogation unit

  Mon Aug 24, 2009
  • Ah, the classic political triangulation theory, none of which has anything to do with 'torture'. What we have here is a open threat to prosecute members of the previous administration, using as point man the same genius who advised Clinton to pardon Marc Richt.

• Complaints over gun law follow Obama on tour

  Sat Aug 15, 2009
  • Always glad to see POTUS visit a NPS site on a week-end. I wonder how close security let the common folk get to POTUS and 'his entourage'. Hope the common folk actually got in to the park at all since there was probably a several hour 'bubble' involved.