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June 7, 2006
Fabulous Fumble of the Week - 6/6 - Ann Coulter
Unfortunately I can't link to the story or the exact quote, but you can find it on Huffington Post regarding the 9/11 widows making money off their dead husbands. (Rank alert!) This woman should be thrown in a trash can.
Posted by Chip Spear at 3:17 PM
June 6, 2006
Mahmoud Keeps Scoring
Greetings sports fans. I am been more than a little remiss recently making any posts. I was busy with some other money related activities the past couple of weeks, and now I am accompanying my Mom on a cruise along the West coast of Europe until June 14th. Politics is not much on my mind these days. I am taking a welcome break. I don’t have much access to the news, since I can’t spend much time online and there are no newspapers on the ship.
Of what little I do hear or see (the boat gets Fox News) the one political story that sticks out is the play of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This guy is good! He seems to have the West wrapped around his little finger. No matter what defense the U.S. uses, he keeps gaining yards. His appeal to the Arab street grows as ours declines. The U.S. says it will now negotiate directly, if and when Iran stops its nuclear program. Oh really, why would he do that? If I were him, I wouldn’t. What is the incentive? I think that that is would one should ask oneself.
So let’s role play. If I was in his position, I would probably do the same thing. If I were ambitious, which I am, but in a different context, I would hear that axis of evil talk, see the U.S. invade Iraq and think that we have trouble, right here in River City. I wouldn’t trust a thing the U.S. said. Plus, I would have no desire to be their little lapdog. Screw that. I am ambitious, I see an opportunity to expand my influence in the Muslim world, I can regain international stature, become a major force in the world, why do what the U.S. says? Forget it. The question is whether I can get away with it, evade the defense and score some points. From what I see, the guy is doing pretty well with his fans. He is gaining respect in the Middle East and the world is paying attention to him. Not bad. I am not a fan of his, but the guy is adept at his gamesmanship.
The U.S. is in a box. What do they do, attack? They could, and given OIL’s (Our Illustrious Leader) track record anything is possible, but it seems like any military move would lead to a counterproductive result. Many analysts, more knowledgeable than I, have said the same thing. The U.S. should reassess its defense to more effectively counteract Iran’s offensive juggernaut.
Posted by Chip Spear at 2:47 PM
June 5, 2006
Vacation Alert
I am spending this week and part of next floating around off the coast of Western Europe. Posts will be few, but I will do so as much as possible.
Posted by Chip Spear at 11:11 AM
Bush Attacks
President Bush and the right wing have attacked Gays with their latest attack to ban gay marriage. Someday we will think of this like the civil rights movement. It is not quite the same, but there are enough similarities to give one pause. We should also remember de Tocqueville who warned us in his book, Democracy in America, that the greatest threat we face is from the tyranny of the majority. Given the right conditions, the majority could impose draconian laws on many minorities in our country.
Posted by Chip Spear at 11:05 AM