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There is actually a better answer though. As a pessimistic cynic, I know I'll always be either right or delighted.
I'm probably also affected by the fact I live at the very edge of the earth, about as far as someone can get from our nation's centers of power and still have dry feet. (Minor quibble to establish my unfailing honesty: I don't actually live at the edge. Nevertheless, I really can at least see the edge from here.)
The commentaries submitted to this website are some of the views from that edge, for the most part political and social observations and questions tinged (or perhaps more accurately, tainted) with humor to make the point.
The name "lawless one"? It was my call sign in Nam and ironic in other ways.
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
"EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD" A reminder that the election was a lot closer than the electoral college total suggests and a list of some things progressives would ignore at their peril
Tuesday, November 11, 2008"EVERY SILVER LINING HAS A CLOUD" A reminder that the election was a lot closer than the electoral college total suggests and a list of some things progressives would ignore at their peril
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Sunday, September 9, 2007
"SAME ARMY, DIFFERENT WARS" Why General Petraeus ought to be bringing some experienced enlisted men along with him when he reports to the American public on whether its working in Iraq.
Sunday, September 9, 2007"SAME ARMY, DIFFERENT WARS" Why General Petraeus ought to be bringing some experienced enlisted men along with him when he reports to the American public on whether its working in Iraq.
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Monday, August 6, 2007
"BOY, DID WE SCREW UP" 99 reasons Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, Eisenhower and maybe even Reagan are turning in their graves. Or, 99 Reasons To Be Embarrassed You Ever Voted Republican in the 21st Century
Monday, August 6, 2007"BOY, DID WE SCREW UP" 99 reasons Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, Eisenhower and maybe even Reagan are turning in their graves. Or, 99 Reasons To Be Embarrassed You Ever Voted Republican in the 21st Century
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
"BAILING OUT THE BAILOUT" Why the bailout is not working. Why it cannot work as presently administered. And, what might be done to contain the conflagration. What needs to be remembered is that it was caused by a con game. Unfortunately, you know the con is going to crash when even the con men who created it don't understand their own con game. Maybe it's time to convert some of them into convicts.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008"BAILING OUT THE BAILOUT" Why the bailout is not working. Why it cannot work as presently administered. And, what might be done to contain the conflagration. What needs to be remembered is that it was caused by a con game. Unfortunately, you know the con is going to crash when even the con men who created it don't understand their own con game. Maybe it's time to convert some of them into convicts.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
"JOURNALISTIC ETHICS 101" The Ten Commandments for Journalists or What future reporters might have learned in Journalism School if they hadn't skipped the ethics classes
Tuesday, November 20, 2007"JOURNALISTIC ETHICS 101" The Ten Commandments for Journalists or What future reporters might have learned in Journalism School if they hadn't skipped the ethics classes
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Monday, October 13, 2008
"WHO'D YA SAY WAS A TERRORIST???" A response to the drumbeat on 60s former bomber William Ayers as being a crony of Obama. Since the Republican leadership knows it can't openly attack Obama for the unforgivable sin of being born black, much of what they are doing, including the Ayers allegations, may be principally to give "cover" to covert racist Democrats and independents who are looking for a "safe excuse" to justify their vote against the black guy.
Monday, October 13, 2008"WHO'D YA SAY WAS A TERRORIST???" A response to the drumbeat on 60s former bomber William Ayers as being a crony of Obama. Since the Republican leadership knows it can't openly attack Obama for the unforgivable sin of being born black, much of what they are doing, including the Ayers allegations, may be principally to give "cover" to covert racist Democrats and independents who are looking for a "safe excuse" to justify their vote against the black guy.
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Saturday, November 1, 2008
"THEN WHAT?" Thinking ahead to the last months of the Bush administration and the first year of the Obama one, hopefully
Saturday, November 1, 2008"THEN WHAT?" Thinking ahead to the last months of the Bush administration and the first year of the Obama one, hopefully
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
"I WANT A DIVORCE" Maybe Lincoln was wrong and it is time to divide the no longer "United" States in two. This latest nasty to the core election has suggested maybe we shouldn't keep trying to preserve a loveless marriage. So, as Thomas Jefferson once said, "When in the course of human events . . . ."
Thursday, October 23, 2008"I WANT A DIVORCE" Maybe Lincoln was wrong and it is time to divide the no longer "United" States in two. This latest nasty to the core election has suggested maybe we shouldn't keep trying to preserve a loveless marriage. So, as Thomas Jefferson once said, "When in the course of human events . . . ."
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
"MY HOBBESIAN CHOICE" Why we need to change the law so that "NONE OF THE ABOVE" is a choice for voters on election days.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008"MY HOBBESIAN CHOICE" Why we need to change the law so that "NONE OF THE ABOVE" is a choice for voters on election days.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
"I'M CONFUSED" A commentary on the dichotomy of the Main Stream Media in dealing with the Democratic ticket background versus the Republican one. Or, as Fox News might put it, how to tell evil from good.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008"I'M CONFUSED" A commentary on the dichotomy of the Main Stream Media in dealing with the Democratic ticket background versus the Republican one. Or, as Fox News might put it, how to tell evil from good.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sneak Attack Evidence of an ongoing undeclared Class War in America. The Middle and Lower Classes don't even realize they are under attack.
Sunday, January 11, 2009Sneak Attack Evidence of an ongoing undeclared Class War in America. The Middle and Lower Classes don't even realize they are under attack.
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Friday, October 3, 2008
"PHONY FINANCIALS AND OTHER FOLLIES" Questions to ask in response when Republican friends blame Democrats for the financial meltdown
Friday, October 3, 2008"PHONY FINANCIALS AND OTHER FOLLIES" Questions to ask in response when Republican friends blame Democrats for the financial meltdown
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Wednesday, August 1, 2007
"EXECUTIVE DISORDER" Bush proposed new Executive Order allowing seizure of assets without court order or trial from anyone who is suspected might commit undefined violent acts which might interfere with the Iraq war and occupation. Kudos to Ron Paul for exposing it. Boos to all other presidential candidates for not exposing it.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007"EXECUTIVE DISORDER" Bush proposed new Executive Order allowing seizure of assets without court order or trial from anyone who is suspected might commit undefined violent acts which might interfere with the Iraq war and occupation. Kudos to Ron Paul for exposing it. Boos to all other presidential candidates for not exposing it.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
"McCAIN'S UNCHAINED MELODY" A poem of campaign character and caricatures
Friday, September 26, 2008"McCAIN'S UNCHAINED MELODY" A poem of campaign character and caricatures
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Monday, May 28, 2007
"THE STRUGGLE ABOUT THE "STRUGGLE FOR CIVILIZATION" Ten Terrific Questions to Terrify Bush about His Trifling Personal War on Terrorism
Monday, May 28, 2007"THE STRUGGLE ABOUT THE "STRUGGLE FOR CIVILIZATION" Ten Terrific Questions to Terrify Bush about His Trifling Personal War on Terrorism
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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
" 'S A DAMN SHAME WE REMAIN" Ways to change the debate on Iraq and put the ball back in Bush's court
Wednesday, March 21, 2007" 'S A DAMN SHAME WE REMAIN" Ways to change the debate on Iraq and put the ball back in Bush's court
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
"ANOTHER MICKEY MOUSE THEORY" Republicans are attempting once again to divert attention from their own propensities for potential voter fraud to others. In psychology, the trait is known as "projection." In litigation, the tactic is when you don't have the facts or the law in your favor, pound them. If not, pound the table.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008"ANOTHER MICKEY MOUSE THEORY" Republicans are attempting once again to divert attention from their own propensities for potential voter fraud to others. In psychology, the trait is known as "projection." In litigation, the tactic is when you don't have the facts or the law in your favor, pound them. If not, pound the table.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
"WHO LOST IRAQ?" Bush may have been responsible for the Iraq War and the incredible bungling that ultimately will result in us getting kicked out, but unless the Democrats and journalists kick him out of office, then they too deserve a swift kick in the pants.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007"WHO LOST IRAQ?" Bush may have been responsible for the Iraq War and the incredible bungling that ultimately will result in us getting kicked out, but unless the Democrats and journalists kick him out of office, then they too deserve a swift kick in the pants.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
"THEIR'S AND THEIR'S ALONE" A reminder as things continue to go wrong in Iraq, that all tactical and strategic decisions from the big ones to the little ones were ultimately solely those of the Republicans and not really anyone else.
Friday, November 30, 2007"THEIR'S AND THEIR'S ALONE" A reminder as things continue to go wrong in Iraq, that all tactical and strategic decisions from the big ones to the little ones were ultimately solely those of the Republicans and not really anyone else.
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
"THE WAR AGAINST CIVILIZATION" How Bush Is Making America as Uncivilized as Its Enemies
Thursday, March 27, 2008"THE WAR AGAINST CIVILIZATION" How Bush Is Making America as Uncivilized as Its Enemies
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Monday, July 2, 2007
"THE GUILTY PLEASURES OF BUSH AND THE GUILTY" The contrast between how Bush treats his cronies convicted of crimes versus how he treats people who haven't even been tried, let alone convicted, is astonishing
Monday, July 2, 2007"THE GUILTY PLEASURES OF BUSH AND THE GUILTY" The contrast between how Bush treats his cronies convicted of crimes versus how he treats people who haven't even been tried, let alone convicted, is astonishing
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
"CHOICES AND CHANGES" What the Republican candidates say they want seems to have a large number of exceptions for their rule.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008"CHOICES AND CHANGES" What the Republican candidates say they want seems to have a large number of exceptions for their rule.
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Sunday, August 5, 2007
"THE APPARENTLY PRANKSTER FOUNDING FATHERS" Democrats had a perfect opportunity to reverse some of the Bush attacks on the Constitution and they blew it. Democrats had a veto proof, court proof, way to halt or at least make illegal the warrant less searches of Americans. All they had to do was do nothing and simply let the existing "law" authored by Republicans allowing such searches expire. The Senate Jackasses kicked us again and their House mates may do so too.
Sunday, August 5, 2007"THE APPARENTLY PRANKSTER FOUNDING FATHERS" Democrats had a perfect opportunity to reverse some of the Bush attacks on the Constitution and they blew it. Democrats had a veto proof, court proof, way to halt or at least make illegal the warrant less searches of Americans. All they had to do was do nothing and simply let the existing "law" authored by Republicans allowing such searches expire. The Senate Jackasses kicked us again and their House mates may do so too.
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Friday, March 2, 2007
"BUSHWA" Perhaps Bush is not lying (at least this one time) when he says he is not planning an invasion of Iran. Perhaps he isn't lying about that because he has something worse in mind - concocting a plausible grounds to justify or excuse using nuclear weapons against Iran.
Friday, March 2, 2007"BUSHWA" Perhaps Bush is not lying (at least this one time) when he says he is not planning an invasion of Iran. Perhaps he isn't lying about that because he has something worse in mind - concocting a plausible grounds to justify or excuse using nuclear weapons against Iran.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
REGRETS? REALLY? Bush's apparent lack of regret for the havoc and harm he surely must realize was caused by him. His only acknowledged regrets seem to be of the "sorry I got caught" variety.
Friday, November 14, 2008REGRETS? REALLY? Bush's apparent lack of regret for the havoc and harm he surely must realize was caused by him. His only acknowledged regrets seem to be of the "sorry I got caught" variety.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2007
"WHAT IF JACK BAUER IS WRONG?" Debunking the usual arguments on why torture supposedly should trump the Constitution
Wednesday, November 7, 2007"WHAT IF JACK BAUER IS WRONG?" Debunking the usual arguments on why torture supposedly should trump the Constitution
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
"Blackwater - Deeper Water" The Iraqis told our Blackwater's mercenaries to get out. What will we do when the Iraqis decide to tell Our Army to get out too?
Wednesday, September 19, 2007"Blackwater - Deeper Water" The Iraqis told our Blackwater's mercenaries to get out. What will we do when the Iraqis decide to tell Our Army to get out too?
