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Lou Dobbs wrote an editorial on CNN.com recently that has some serious flaws. Dobbs: Democratic hacks embrace lunacy of amnesty. First, he spends most of the article calling people names. One has to read through all of the following before he stops insulting people and starts talking about the issue of illegal immigration.· “Democratic hacks”· … Read more
One of the skills we are supposed to learn in law school is how to find inconsistencies in arguments. When taken to extremes, people say we are nit-picking. Please tell me if I am nit-picking John McCain or if these are serious logical errors. Everything comes from this article:MSNBC: McCain fears ‘Tet Offensive’ in Iraq … Read more
From a recent article: SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. Dec 1, 2006 (AP)— A grandmother found with a trunkful of marijuana was convicted of drug running in what prosecutors said was an attempt to earn cash for a bingo habit. Grandma was addicted to bingo. Yes, addicted – New Scientist reported on research showing that it is … Read more
McCain said some silly things today: We left Vietnam. It was over. We just had to heal the wounds of war. We leave this place, chaos in the region, and they’ll follow us home. . . . [I]t’s not the end when American troops leave. The battleground shifts, and we’ll be fighting them again. You … Read more
Most people agree that the Federal Government does a bad job representing the interests of most Americans. People think that politicians are either controlled by corporations, liberal elites, religious conservatives, special interest groups, or lobbying money. Let’s just agree that politicians don’t really try to make life better for Americans, but, today, let’s not try … Read more
The US vetoed a UN Security Council (“UNSC”) resolution today. Generally that is not a big deal, but the specifics of the vote are suspicious. I think that situations like this damage US credibility (and the UN’s credibility). And I think it is much more damaging than scandals like the Oil-for-food bribing. The draft resolution … Read more
North Korea has apparently successfully tested a nuclear device. Many things will be said about this event, but I would like to stress one of the most important lessons here – we caused this problem. For 50 years, we have had at least 30,000 American troops stationed a few miles from North Korea. This constant … Read more
An AP story tells us that “Benedict has made the defense of traditional family values a major goal of his papacy, speaking out often on the issue.” “Defending family values” is such a common phrase that it is now cliche; however, we should stop using this term because it distorts what is really happening. In … Read more
MSNBC.com reports that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld doesn’t understand why the families of soldiers that unexpectedly had their one-year Iraq deployment extended by four months are upset with him. In an interview during his flight to Fairbanks, Rumsfeld said he saw no reason for the soldiers or their families to be angry with him. … Read more
CNN reports that a lawsuit over a lottery ticket has settled out of court. On one side is the family of Kevin Donovan who claimed to have purchased every “Hold ‘em Poker” scratch off lottery ticket in the store and then accidentally threw the winning $1 million ticket in the trash at the store. Donovan … Read more