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Tzipi Livni Lives in Fairyland
I can only wonder where Ms. Livni happened to be on the days of her history classes. After six decades of declarations that Israel has no place on the face of the earth, she still persists in saying that Israel must give up land for peace. Perhaps she thinks that ALL of it will bring some peace? -
Time Magazine's Joe Klein: How Israel's Anger Issues Hurt Us All
Joe is a master of understatement. "If none of the winners really won, the loser - the Israeli left - clearly lost. " He's pretty good at ignoring reality, too. When he says, "It will be much harder now for the U.S. to continue its unambiguous support if Israel's government prominently features a blatantly anti-Arab party," he ignores the causes ( Read more... ) -
Taxing Time
There are some unkind cliches like "those who can't do teach." Maybe the cliches need changed for President Obama's loyal nominees for several key offices. "Those who can't do make policy." I find our system of taxation frustrating and irrational, but the basic kinds of problems these bright, dedicated public servants trouble me if they are what ( Read more... ) -
Death of Freedom
Americans tend to think of Amsterdam as a liberal, free place. Times, they are a changing. A Dutch Member of Parliament is now being tried in Dutch courts for "insulting Islam" with his film Fitna. To our Western view, particularly perhaps American, Truth is a defense against a slander claim, no? Unfortunately in the EU and perhaps someday in ( Read more... ) -
Blowout in the News
I read an article (http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/9119910?MSNHPHCP>1=39002) on a lopsided victory by a school for normal students where there was an apparent post-game reconsideration of the scale of the win. One thing that comes to my mind is why the very small school for students with special needs is playing in a regular league. I ( Read more... ) -
Ross Andrew McGinnis
You may be surprised to learn that among my favorite songs is Where Have All The Flowers Gone? by Pete Seege. One line "where have all the young men gone" is followed in theme by "gone to graveyards." While most soldiers make it home, I was surfing and in an odd chain (Willie Johnston, youngest MoH awardee, age 13 during the Civil War) I ( Read more... ) -
"Poor Hamas"
Anyone who talks about the poor people of Gaza is delusional. Sure, there is suffering, but it seems they have welcomed Hamas and Hamas - in its very charter - denies the possibility of peaceful solutions that involve Israel surviving. Go read Article 13 ( Read more... ) -
Western Denial of Reality
As an amplification of why I am puzzled, Hamas leader Mahmoud az-Zahar is quoted as saying, “Neither the liberation of the Gaza Strip nor of the West Bank, nor even Jerusalem, will suffice. Hamas will pursue its armed struggle until the liberation of all of our lands.” This was after Israel withdrew from its occupation of Gaza. If one reads Hamas ( Read more... ) -
Continuing Gazan Idiocy
I'm now more puzzled than I was before. Israel has destroyed police stations, government buildings and pretty much leveled the visible government presence for Hamas. For some strange reason, the Israelis do not seem to plan to re-occupy Gaza.
I know my opinion is a minority. While much of the middle east, including Saudi Arabia and North Africa ( Read more... ) -
Gazan Comedy
I've got a sick sense of humor. The furor over the Israeli response to Gaza rocket attacks borders on a comedy. Targeted, militarily purposed attacks are a disporportionate response to a series of terror-purposed rocket attacks. Get real. Israel was foolish to surrender control in the first place and if they do less than the obliteration of Hamas ( Read more... )