Monday, March 3
|
Mike Powers is the guest editor today. |
Truther Long Before It Was Cool
"Thoreau was a Truther, more so than his more famous colleagues, Emerson and Longfellow. And that, my friend, is WHY Thoreau is more well known today than either of his somewhat forgotten colleagues, or his long forgotten townsmen. Thoreau, the Truther of Walden Pond, spent his days separating fact from fiction." Column by Douglas Herman.
A Son's Tribute to His Parents
"Undeniably, the following pages are the hardest I will ever attempt to write in my lifetime." Column by Vincent Guarisco.
“Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime Minister, rejected international calls yesterday to end the ‘excessive’ and ‘disproportionate’ military operation in Gaza which has claimed the lives of 101 Palestinians – including many children and other civilians –since Wednesday.” Are your tax dollars funding this carnage?
Iraq
War May Cost US Taxpayers $7 Trillion
When
all factors are added--such as interest on debt, future borrowing for war
expenses, the cost of a continued military presence in
Obama
and the Art of Empty Rhetoric
“His most famous phrases are vacuous. The ‘audacity of hope’? It would be genuinely audacious to run for the White House on a platform of despair. Promising hope is simply good sense. ‘The fierce urgency of now’? It is hard to see what Mr. Obama means when he says this - other than that some inner voice has told him to run for president.” By Gideon Rachman.
Election
in Russia Confirms Putin’s Chosen Successor
Czarism
returns to
Dem
Hopefuls Won Tax Breaks for Donors
“Both
Democratic presidential candidates, who promise to curb the influence of
corporate lobbyists in
Federal
Spending by the Numbers, 2008
If you’re easily angered by wasteful, fraudulent government spending, DO NOT read this report!
Study:
Immigrants Commit Less Crime Than Average US Citizens
Your
Government: A Serial Killer?
“Over a period of 21 months, Social Security was presented with irrefutable evidence that it had been ‘killing’ more than 1,100 people a month, or more than 35 a day.” Taking government incompetence to new levels.
Chicago
Gets Highest Sales Tax in US
“When
added to the city's sales tax, the county's increase has the cumulative effect
of setting a 10.25 percent sales tax on goods bought in
Because it beats the government alternative.
"Police officer David Kanapsy wrote thousands of tickets last year. And he raked in thousands of dollars of overtime pay." To protect and serve.
$31
Million Worth of Valuables ‘Lost’ on TSA’s Watch
“Many
of these items went missing from within suitcases, pilfered in transit after
the
How
Can We Make the War in Iraq More Eco-Friendly?
Satire.
Woman
Jailed for Overdue Library Books
A photo blog.