Moral Questions: Scalia's Coup
Good reading: an arguement extremely well-presented.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
A Different Set of Principles for Every Situation
Bush - A hypocrite?
It seems that this administration does in fact have a different set of principles and policies for every situation. One moment, they are life-loving Christians who are against abortion and 'pulling the plug'. The next moment, they're pushing to kill every 'possible terrorist', bomb countries that are really no threat to us, and are for 'pulling the plug'.
I guess what it all comes down to is to hope you are never in a situation where Bush may have the opportunity to decide if you live or die (ie: don't join the military, don't live in any country but the US, don't wind up in a coma, don't be conceived, etc), because you have a 50/50 chance of living and dying; depends on his mood.
It seems that this administration does in fact have a different set of principles and policies for every situation. One moment, they are life-loving Christians who are against abortion and 'pulling the plug'. The next moment, they're pushing to kill every 'possible terrorist', bomb countries that are really no threat to us, and are for 'pulling the plug'.
I guess what it all comes down to is to hope you are never in a situation where Bush may have the opportunity to decide if you live or die (ie: don't join the military, don't live in any country but the US, don't wind up in a coma, don't be conceived, etc), because you have a 50/50 chance of living and dying; depends on his mood.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
GOP heavily represented in committee
GOP heavily represented in committee
Did you give lots of money to Matt Blunt? Well, then ring him up, he's got a government job for you. That appears to be the big qualifier under Missouri's new government. Blunt's latest is a group appointed to reorganize MO's government; most of the appointees are big contributors (or at least big businessmen). Guess how they're going to reorganize our government (Hint: it will benefit Republicans and big businesses; bonus points if you're both!)
Did you give lots of money to Matt Blunt? Well, then ring him up, he's got a government job for you. That appears to be the big qualifier under Missouri's new government. Blunt's latest is a group appointed to reorganize MO's government; most of the appointees are big contributors (or at least big businessmen). Guess how they're going to reorganize our government (Hint: it will benefit Republicans and big businesses; bonus points if you're both!)
House OKs MSU name in landslide
House OKs MSU name in landslide
Alright, so now we have a Missouri State University. Big frickin' deal. What I can't believe is that this is what our lawmakers spend all of their time concerning themselves with...name changes. This has been a long-running issue, and probably the one to get the most press over the last few years. Below this post, I have written about Matt Blunt firing people from state jobs because they aren't Republican, despite the fact they do their job better than anyone who's been in the position before. That isn't bigger news than a fucking university name change? You know the other thing these lawmakers have been focused on??? Yes, naming-related issues! In the last six months to a year, at least two bills have been introduced trying to name something (specifically, a day and a bridge) after Ronald Reagan. What role he played specifically with Missouri that requires a state holiday in his name, I don't know.
Perhaps someday they will start focusing on those poverty-stricken without healthcare and stop focusing on whether it should be Missouri State University or Southwest Missouri State University...
Alright, so now we have a Missouri State University. Big frickin' deal. What I can't believe is that this is what our lawmakers spend all of their time concerning themselves with...name changes. This has been a long-running issue, and probably the one to get the most press over the last few years. Below this post, I have written about Matt Blunt firing people from state jobs because they aren't Republican, despite the fact they do their job better than anyone who's been in the position before. That isn't bigger news than a fucking university name change? You know the other thing these lawmakers have been focused on??? Yes, naming-related issues! In the last six months to a year, at least two bills have been introduced trying to name something (specifically, a day and a bridge) after Ronald Reagan. What role he played specifically with Missouri that requires a state holiday in his name, I don't know.
Perhaps someday they will start focusing on those poverty-stricken without healthcare and stop focusing on whether it should be Missouri State University or Southwest Missouri State University...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Kinda busy....
Wow, I never realized how busy I'd be. I am an auditor, and this is the busy time of the year for me. Not a lot of time to get my words put up on my blog...I think 'em; I just can't get sat down to type & post 'em. Here's a quickie:
I FINALLY watched Farenheit 9/11. I was actually impressed. I had heard way too much bad stuff about it and about Mr. Moore. I had heard descriptions that created an image of Moore that fit right alongside that of Bill O'Reilly. He was being painted as the boisterous jerk of the left. Sure, some parts told only half the story or seemed a bit self-serving. However, in the whole scheme of things, those moment were FAR outweighed by the Moore-sized buffet of 'food-for-thought'. It seemed to be very moving once he got into the gory details of the war. One could consider it 'The Passion of the Moore'. People were brought to tears by Mel Gibson's INTERPRETATION of The Passion, but become enraged at Michael Moore because he wants us to feel concern for the children in Iraq having their faces melted off. Seems that some of us need to take a step back and study the meaning of hypocrite.
I FINALLY watched Farenheit 9/11. I was actually impressed. I had heard way too much bad stuff about it and about Mr. Moore. I had heard descriptions that created an image of Moore that fit right alongside that of Bill O'Reilly. He was being painted as the boisterous jerk of the left. Sure, some parts told only half the story or seemed a bit self-serving. However, in the whole scheme of things, those moment were FAR outweighed by the Moore-sized buffet of 'food-for-thought'. It seemed to be very moving once he got into the gory details of the war. One could consider it 'The Passion of the Moore'. People were brought to tears by Mel Gibson's INTERPRETATION of The Passion, but become enraged at Michael Moore because he wants us to feel concern for the children in Iraq having their faces melted off. Seems that some of us need to take a step back and study the meaning of hypocrite.
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