Friday, September 7, 2007

Oregon Enters The Big House...

After Appalachian State University embarrassed Michigan last week, the Ducks enter the Big House filled with 107,000 rowdy Michigan fans and some very angry Wolverine players...my expectation is that we are going to see a bunch of duck feathers on the field Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Final Score: Michigan 38 - Oregon 20
Some notable facts about the Michigan-Oregon matchup

That One Is Going To Leave A Mark!

Senator Susan Collins (Maine) is getting attacked for her support of President George W. Bush's Iraq War Policy. Presuming that conditions do not improve dramtically prior to the general election in 2008. Do you think this type of commerical will be influential to voters in 2008?

Wailea Sunset


The glow in the center is the Island of Lanai off the South Maui Coast.

The New Social Contract


Health care the elephant in the room...that no one wants to talk about. An interesting take by an Englishman as presented by David Brooks of the New York Times. For more in depth look at Stuart M. Butler's thoughts on American Health Care go to The Hamilton Project.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

The Case for Pragmatic Idealism,


James A. Baker, III writes an insighful take on America's position in the world today and in the future. Mr. Baker does not believe in all of the gloom and doom that seemingly surrounds our nation internationally.
THE PRINCIPLES that guide American foreign policy during the coming years will determine how successful the United States will be as it addresses the complex global challenges that confront us. A foreign policy simply rooted in values without a reasonable rationale of concrete interests will not succeed. But our foreign policy will also fail if it too narrowly focuses on the national interest and disregards the role that democratic ideals and human rights play in establishing a more secure world. These truths will confront the next president regardless of his or her political party. He or she will face an international environment in which the use or misuse of American power in all its manifestations—military, diplomatic and economic—will bear decisively on our national security and on global stability.
Click here to read his viewpoint on America's bright future. Mr. Baker has served our nation as the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury for President Ronald Reagan, including Secretary of State for President George H.W. Bush.

New England Fall Colors

Cartoon of the Week

Sizing Up The GOP Front-Runners



Could it be that the Evangelicals like a social moderate like Rudy Giuliani? What gives? When the GOP social conservatives have other candidates (e.g.) Mike Huckabee and Sam Brownback...could it be that the GOP has moved foreign policy to the front seat and the social/moral issues have been pushed to the back seat? Your thoughts after reading further...

Letter From Baghdad


3 scenes from Iraq on Thomas Friedman's visit...to read further click here

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Steeler Nation


Steelers take different attitude into opener

Iraqis Refugees...Should We Do More?


Click on the chart, note it is a given the Middle Eastern nations would bear the brunt of the displaced refugees (geographic proximity). When one considers what the European nations are doing to assist the refugees and what the United States is not doing seems a bit schewed. Your thoughts? You can read some further insight here by Hilzoy standing in for Andrew Sullivan, September 1st, 2007. The statistics are not pretty.

Evolution of Dance

For those of us you like to dance...enjoy.

Oregon Coast

Iraq’s only hope is radical federalism?

Click here to read Thomas Friedman's ideas and the Kurdish Secret.

U.N.: Americans most productive

Average American produces US$63,885 worth of wealth per year, U.N. says.
Read more here

Formerly AKA "Air Canada", Crazy Dunk

Vince Carter dunks over 7'2 Wiess (FROM ALL ANGLES!!!!!)