Changing the Tone By Scott C. Smith 'The spirit of cooperation I have seen in this hall is what is needed in Washington, D.C. It is the challenge of our moment. After a difficult election, we must put politics behind us and work together to make the promise of America available for every one of our citizens. I am optimistic that we can change the tone in Washington, D.C.' -- President George W. Bush, speech, Dec. 13, 2000. 'That background may lack the polish of Washington. Then again, I don't ...
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The complete article is found @ http://www.the-tribulation-network.com/dougkrieger/delay_lahay.ht m Tom DeLay may be under attack; however, he is still the most powerful HAMMER/power broker to descend upon the House of Reps. in decades . . . and, a close study of DeLay's is his match among the Christians, Tim LaHaye . . . Politics & Religion--go figure! TOM & TIM...DeLay and LaHaye or Why The Dems Can't Stand Tom DeLay & Tim LaHaye Part I (Note: These articles appeared during the height of ...
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This article is found @ www.the-tribulation-network.com HOWARD DEAN'S BIG FAT MOUTH By Doug Krieger 'The only time I open my mouth is when I exchange feet . . . man, we've gone from Deep Throat to Dean's throat in the space of one week!' These and other hilarious comments have been made of the hysterical doctor from Vermont of late who, as DNC Chairman, is determined to make wedge politics a thing of the present Democratic Party in its attempt to widen the already polarized American ...
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Kyrgyzstan's swift and sudden revolution happened almost before one could have managed to pronounce this obscure country's name. The chaos in the country where activists chased away their ruling leaders show a country coming to terms with a colonial past and on a quest to find a new identity. Despite the looting and the ' tempered- violence, the initial reading of this revolution is that the catharsis might preclude a positive outcome. Not so much only for this tiny country, but ...
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If democracy is any more up for a redefinition anywhere, now would be the time and the Middle East would be the place. Events in Iraq and the elections of the Palestians had a contageous effect in other Middle Eastern countries too. For the first time in at least 50 years, we see grassroots demand for updated versions of democracy in countries that have long been dominated by authoritarian regimes; Egyptians have been demanding to be allowed a multi party system, in Lebanon the fall of a ...
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The recent scathing remarks by High Court Judge Richard Mawrey over the disgraceful actions of the six Labour councillors from Birmingham is something the city could well do without. The Judge went as far as to say that the recent electoral fraud would disgrace even a banana republic. It transpires that the vote rigging was part of an organised campaign to steal, forge and/or alter thousands of postal votes to ensure that Labour did not suffer from another backlash against it over the Iraq war. ...
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful concerned individuals can precipitate change in the world ... indeed, it is the only thing that ever has" (Margaret Meade) "Democracy" is not the rule of the people. It is government by periodically vetted representatives of the people. Democracy is not tantamount to a continuous expression of the popular will as it pertains to a range of issues. Functioning and fair democracy is representative and not participatory. Participatory "people power" is ...
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Apologize for What' Terry Dashner'''''''''Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013 Why should we apologize for being America? Capitol Reader Political Book Summaries writes in review of T.R. Reid's book entitled, The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy. 'The rise of a united Europe is one of the great geopolitical events of our time. The nations of this diverse and once fractious continent are pulling together to create a common ...
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Just a couple of thoughts about the recent "election" in Iraq: 1- The election in Iraq is neither a victory nor a defeat for George W. Bush and the ideology he represents. At no point prior to the start of this conflict was the establishment of democracy an explicitly stated goal of this administration. That is not why the Senate voted to authorize the use of force and it is not why the American people gave the war overwhelming initial support. Democracy, if that does in fact come about, would ...
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Surely the theme for the recent U.S. elections was polarization versus unity. According to Scripture, 'A double minded man is unstable in all his ways'. A nation of double minded people is unstable in all its ways. A nation where street crime is punished and high crime rewarded. Where corporate drug pushers sell stock, kill millions of people annually (no one knows the actual numbers because drug poisoning appears as natural causes on a coroner's report, due to the time span.) and street ...
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