I’m sure most everyone has heard by now of the Florida church that is planning on burning the Koran on Saturday to commemorate, in the most wrong-headed way imaginable, the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The book-burning exercise has been roundly condemned throughout the world, and General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, [...]
Archive for September 7th, 2010
Condemning The Book-Burning Idiocy
Posted in America, World, tagged 9/11, America, Book-Burning, Dove World Outreach Center, General David Petraeus, Koran, Nazi Germany, religion, United States military, World on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Should Mark David Chapman Be Paroled? (Update)
Posted in crime, Music, tagged crime, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Music, the Beatles on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A New York parole board has decided to deny Mark David Chapman’s latest application for parole. The board interviewed Chapman, who is now 55 years old, and decided that his “release remains inappropriate at this time and incompatible with the welfare of the community.” As I’ve noted, I agree with that decision.
A Man of His Word
Posted in America, tagged Community Center Near Ground Zero, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, President Obama, Speech in Egypt in 2009, What's Right with Islam is What's Right with America on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Over the weekend I finished a book written by Imam Rauf in 2004 called What’s Right with Islam is What’s Right with America. I highly recommend it. I’ve written about Imam Rauf in a prior blog and he is the man behind the community center they hope to build a few blocks from Ground Zero. Imam Rauf [...]
The 2003 National Championship Game (II)
Posted in Family, sports, tagged 2003 BCS National Championship Game, Buckeye football, eBay, Family, Miami Hurricanes, Miami vs. Ohio State, Miami-Oho State, Ohio State vs. Miami, Ohio State-Miami, San Diego, sports, The Boulders on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The 2003 National Championship Game posed some daunting logistical challenges. How to get to tickets? How could I possibly get to the game without having to take out a second mortgage on the house? Once we got to the Phoenix area, where would we stay? The tickets were the toughest issue. I didn’t have season [...]
Overstimulated
Posted in America, Politics, The Economy, tagged 2010 Election, America, Democrats, economy, Politics, President Obama, stimulus spending on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
President Obama has proposed another form of stimulus legislation to address our economic woes. This time, his proposal seeks to spend $50 billion to rebuild more roads, railways, and runways. It’s hard to see how this $50 billion stimulus proposal could have a significant immediate impact on the economy or unemployment. After all, last year’s [...]
