History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misdeeds of mankind. — Edward Gibbon 1737 — 1794 IN THE LUSTY DAYS. . . when the surge of civilization pushed onward to broader horizons. . . and a mighty breed of man wrested new life from the wilderness. . . But close on the pioneer trail …
. . . And from someone who can be president. But no wonder most Americans don’t recognize Truth spoken to power when they hear it. They’ve never heard it from chimpy.
And he wants you to be a prisoner of war, too. Potential “Prisoner of War President” John McCain intends to flog Bush’s War for fifty or a hundred years or more. . . (well, not him personally; he’ll be lucky to live through one full term no matter how long his mother keeps puttering around the rest home). But his …
The fetish word of authority is a fear-inspiring doctrine, the most terrible of all tyrants which enslave men. A doctrinal fetish will lead people to betray themselves into the clutches of bigotry, fanaticism, superstition, intolerance, and the most atrocious of barbarous cruelties. —The Urantia Papers IT’S A QUAINT BUT POPULAR NOTION for some Americans to say they hate the idea …
The New York Times is reporting that Bear Stearns has agreed to be bought out by JP Morgan Chase. Alan Greenspan writes in the Financial Times that this current financial crisis is likely the worst since WWII. Wall Street is LAYING AWAKE WITH HORSE EYE waiting for what might come next. And that dick in the White House says: “As …
In a March 13th videoconference call, President Bush surprised U.S. military and civilian personnel as well as recently returning veterans of the Afghanistan War with his wistful responses. “I must say, I’m a little envious,” Bush said. “If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines …
Mmmmm. Let’s see. • Oliver North is still a free man, as is Bush Senior, and Junior. • Several thousand little ones are making their way through warm canals, headed for the light of their first day. • Billions upon billions of waves are breaking their way onshore. • New fires are being set in the Amazon. • …
