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Archive for December, 2006

Big Oil vs. Russian Scientists

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

The Russian Ukranian Theory of Deep Abiotic Oil Genesis is at odds with the peak oil theory as well as everything Western geologists have been lead to believe or perhaps are leading others to believe. Western geologists for the most part still maintain that oil comes from dinosaurs or “bioligical detrius”, while the Russian theory […]

WHAT ARE YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR?

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS POLL WHY OR WHY NOT?
POLL: AMERICANS SEE GLOOM, DOOM IN 2007
FOXNEWS-WASHINGTON — Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and destruction from a natural disaster. These are among Americans’ grim predictions for the United States in 2007.
Only a minority of people think the U.S. will go to war with […]

How to Lower Cost with Your Job

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

By Simon Jones on Dec 30, 06
The title to this article may sound extreme. You be the judge. After responding recently to articles about the Indian invasion of America, I was finally encouraged to write an article about my experiences in the high-tech industry. Because of severance agreements, the names of my former company and […]

Hispanic Teenagers Join Southern Mainstream

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

PEARSON, Ga. — The buzzer blares and the students pour into the hallways — bubble gum snapping, locker doors slamming — as the young man of the moment saunters through the admiring crowd at Atkinson County High School. He is thin and wiry with a whisper of a mustache and a taste for […]

2007 Office Pool, by William Safire

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Make your predictions and we’ll check them next year! This is William Safire’s annual office pool:
1. The “O’Connorless Supreme Court” will decide
(a) without reversing Roe v. Wade to uphold laws restricting late-term abortion because they do not impose an “undue burden” on women
(b) that public schools in Seattle and Louisville, in their zeal to […]

Have a Happy New Year ! ! !

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Have fun ringing in the new year, but be safe. Here’s to more great blogging in 2007!

Democrats to revisit detainee issues

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

CNN-WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats plan to use their newfound power to revisit one of the most contentious national security matters of 2006: Deciding what legal rights must be protected for detainees held in the war on terrorism.
In September, Congress passed a bill that gave President Bush wide latitude in interrogating and detaining captured enemy […]

Open Blogging Opportunity!

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Any topic is fair game. Tell us what you think was the biggest story this week and why?
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Will Dems call shots on Iraq war?

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Newsweek-Pelosi, Murtha & Co. have so far steered clear of end-it-now rhetoric, but the time is coming where Democrats can no longer avoid making some calls on the Iraq war.
The Democrats, however, may be pressed into immediate action. Republican insiders think the Dems, once faced with funding votes, won’t dare to vote “no,” and that […]

EXECUTION REPORTED

Friday, December 29th, 2006

CNN-Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been executed, according to two Arabic language media outlets. Earlier, an Iraqi judge told CNN Hussein would be hanged before dawn on Saturday in Iraq, (10 p.m. Friday ET). The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity in connection with the killings of 148 people in Dujail.
Do you […]

Being an American?

Friday, December 29th, 2006

I was debating a man on an economic blog called Café Hayke about why labor must have the right to negotiate wages to make sure we do not have a race to the bottom with wages. I pointed out that if you trade with countries that have no human, environmental, health, or intellectual property rights, […]

Gov. Mitt Romney Interview with Hugh Hewitt

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Talk show host Hugh Hewitt, from National Review Online, recently interviewed Governor Mitt Romney on the issues most paramount to conservatives. At a time when it can be said that conservatives simply do not have a presidential candidate, Mitt Romney incites ponderance. Here is the interview.
Hi, Governor, how you doing?
I’m doing great. Thank […]

Focus Group on Democrats in 08

Friday, December 29th, 2006

USA TODAY-As noted in a previous column, pollster Frank Luntz convened focus groups last spring and summer in Iowa and New Hampshire to test the emerging Democrat and Republican fields. He showed speeches and interviews of leading contenders but did so before Obama got serious about running, so the Illinois senator was not in the […]

China to continue modernizing military

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Yahoonews-BEIJING - China said Friday it will strengthen its military to thwart any attempt by Taiwan to push for independence, but vowed that it was committed to the peaceful development of the world’s largest army
The communist nation’s 2.3 million-strong military is the world’s largest but has been criticized for its lack of transparency about its […]

Israel attacks Syria?

Friday, December 29th, 2006

This was a tip from Hugh. Do you think if Israel attacks Syria would this help or hurt the Middle East? What do you think would be the effect on the war in Iraq?
Alternet-Intelligence sources say President Bush — along with Israel’s Ehud Olmert and the UK’s Tony Blair — are weighing the possibility of […]