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*A teammate of mine from high school who is solidly conservative consistently points out on Facebook things that paint the president and/or the Democratic party in a negative light. The most recent example was the scandal regarding the IRS auditing tea party organizations. His posts specifically, and posts of this nature more generally lead to [...]
*Condoleezza Rice became one of the most powerful, most controversial, most mysterious black women of the United States when she took office as the secretary of state. Now that she’s retired from her post, George Bush’s former right hand woman is letting the public know who she is in her autobiography, “No Higher Honor: A [...]
*Because of their status as people vying to become president, the Republican politicians campaigning often produce statements critical of the current president. And because they all run under the guise of conservatism, their criticism often revolves around how Obama is too much of an activist president and is not following the Constitutional guidelines for the [...]
*The WikiLeaks site is known for giving up the ghost to everyone on the, usually political, wrongdoings of our government and governments around the world. But, the latest papers released from their arsenal of 250,000 different cables between U.S. officials or diplomats and others they’ve spoken with on government and/or political affairs are being made available [...]
*To a large degree this country was founded on civil liberties. Even as the Constitution was being ratified, the founding fathers were drawing up and debating the Bill of Rights to ensure that individual freedoms would be secure. This is why the first amendment guarantees freedoms that enable individuals to pursue their happiness. The concept [...]
*There’s a huge art showing in Brazil called the Sao Paulo Art Biennial where Brazil’s best put their collections on display. But artist, Gil Vicente brought a collection that was so controversial that the exhibit titled “Enemies” was supposed to be taken down. So far, he hasn’t removed his works. The strongest of the set of assassinations [...]
*The financial crisis changed the world two years ago, but it didn’t change talking points in Washington, says The Daily Beast. Debates today over whether to extend or repeal the Bush tax cuts are being argued in exactly the same terms as they were five years ago, Peter Beinart writes in The Daily Beast. Except [...]
*Drinking tea is as American as baseball, apple pie, and jazz (yes I said jazz). I love High Tea and the eclectic assortment of teas and those cute little crustless sandwiches that are served. My favorite these days is pomegranate green tea. Although High Tea is very English, it has become part of American culture. [...]
*No one thought that George W. Bush would ever see any parts of a jail over getting us involved in the Iraqi war based on his concoction of lies that the Iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction, BUT THE DAY HAS COME! The ATF, FBI, and CIA came together in concert to descend on his Texas [...]
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Robert N. Taylor Commentary: Obama Follows Bush’s Evil Pattern at Guantanamo
*In the name of the so-called “war against terror,” former President George Bush created an unjust, unfair system at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Under the rules devised by Bush and his advisors, alleged terrorists could be held at the prison indefinitely. They did not have to be charged with a specific [...]