Monthly Archives: January 2011
Thursday, 1/27/11, Public Square
Those who listened to the State of the Union speeches (and those who didn’t) probably know that both sides promised that going forward would be different. That’s correct! The GOP remembers President Obama’s first two years in office, but he’s not going to do that anymore. Everyone remembers bushco and the six full years the GOP controlled the presidency and both chambers of Congress, but they’re not going to do that anymore. We all know discretionary spending freezes and / or cuts won’t be enough. From there we are in the same boat — different ideas for what will fix the problems and how we tackle the challenges.
The biggest difference I see are those who say they’re Republican leaders. The GOP I’m familiar with doesn’t put Palin, Bachmann, Beck, et al, in the role of spokespersons. What are the differences you see?
Filed under The Public Square
Wednesday, 1/26/11, Public Square
I felt like a day of fun was in order! Did you have a dream either realized or unrealized about what you’d do / be when you ‘grew up’? Are you still becoming who you will be when you grow up? I am! 🙂
Filed under The Public Square
Monday, 1/24/11, Public Square
There is nothing patriotic about hating your government or pretending you can hate your government but love your country. — President William Jefferson Clinton (aka Bill Clinton)
Filed under The Public Square
Sunday, 1/23/11, Public Square
A libertarian city planner, or bridge designer, or highway engineer...
Filed under The Public Square
Bomb Targets MLK Parade in Spokane
Now for more news you won’t hear on FOX. A backpack bomb was discovered along the parade route of residents celebrating Martin Luther King Day.
AP reports
http://www.omaha.com/article/20110118/AP09/301189781
“The bomb had a remote detonator and the ability to cause mass casualties, according to an official familiar with the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release information about the investigation.
“The bomb was defused without incident Monday but unnerved residents of Spokane, especially those who took part in a parade whose theme was steeped in peace and nonviolence.
“The attempt on the day set aside to honor the slain civil rights leader raised the possibility of a racial motive in a region that has been home to the white supremacist group Aryan Nations.
“‘The confluence of the holiday, the march and the device is inescapable, but we are not at the point where we can draw any particular motive,’ Harrill said.”
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Another bomb was found a few weeks earlier near a court-house.
Remember when Janet Napolitano announced the finding that right-wing extremists posed the greatest threat of domestic terrorism, and the right-wing erupted in OUTRAGE!
Well . . . she was right.
And on the media front, this event got about as much coverage as the mosque bombings, e.g., hardly any.
Filed under hate groups, Radical Rightwing groups, terror
Has Class War begun?
http://plus.cnbc.com/rssvideosearch/action/player/id/1752104686/code/cnbcplayershare
CNBC reports that over 200 members of the Sheetmetal Workers Union, wearing hard-hats and carrying bull-horns, stormed past security at a meeting of mortgage bankers.
The union workers were protesting 900 million in federal funds given to bankers to create jobs.
“Where are the jobs,” they demanded.
Filed under Jobs
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