LA Times, August 16, 2008: President Bush delivered yet one more tough warning to Russia today over the crisis in Georgia: “Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century.” “The United States has long maintained the option of preemptive actions to counter a sufficient threat to our national…
“In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.” – John McCain on Russia’s invasion of Georgia Two minor pieces of trivia… 1. You voted to invade Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003. 2. 2003 is a year in the 21st century. Just sayin’. Did you enjoy this blog post? If so, please subscribe right now!…
I’m exceptionally proud of the PodCamp Boston 3 community. $1,000 raised and donated to feed hungry kids in the greater Boston area. According to the Greater Boston Food Bank, the agency we donated to, they can take that and provide more than two meals per dollar donated. That means the PodCamp Boston 3 community, which…
… is surprisingly simple. Open up the protected reserves we have to offshore drilling. They are our natural resources, after all, and better we should rely on our resources in the short term than on other nations, particularly nation-states not friendly to us. Then nationalize the production – i.e. cut out ExxonMobil (ticker: XOM) and…
Image via Wikipedia Senator Christopher Dodd, head of the Senate Banking Committee, is corrupt, plain and simple. Senator Dodd has sponsored a mortgage bailout bill in Congress to benefit mortgage lenders and took money from one of them – Countrywide – while putting up the legislation. Details, courtesy of the Wall Street Journal: On Tuesday,…
After reading this Boston Globe article about Dunkin Donuts pulling an ad because conservatives thought her scarf looked like a keffiyah, I thought I’d make a quick game for you to play. Like this? Please Digg it. How did you do? Come on, Dunkin Donuts. What the hell is wrong with you? I can’t tell…
From CNN: In the face of criticism from a slate of economists who say her gas tax holiday plan would be ineffective or even harmful, Hillary Clinton said she wasn’t taking stock of their opinions and emphasized that this was a short-term fix that would primarily benefit long-distance drivers. “I’m not going to put my…
China’s power today is driven by economics first and foremost. Want to lead the charge, make a difference, influence their human rights policy? Forget the Olympics, forget Olympic Torch protests. The Olympics are symbolic, and while as a Buddhist, I certainly acknowledge and applaud any attention given to the plight of Tibet, protests will accomplish…
I wish I knew who to attribute this to. “An eagle has two wings, left and right. Without both, it cannot fly.” Something to remember in partisan times. Did you enjoy this blog post? If so, please subscribe right now! Get this and other great articles from the source at www.ChristopherSPenn.com
