Anniversary of the Coup
On Friday July 27, 1990, the Jamaat al Muslimeen attempted to overthrow the government of Trinidad and Tobago. A six-day siege ensured, with the Jamaat leadership holed up in the Red House (where they...
View ArticleOklahoma results
Oklahoma's results are interesting because they seem to be so far outside of the overall pattern. Obama only did this badly in one other state - Arkansas (69-27). And this was the only state where...
View ArticleManagerial experience
In the second debate, John McCain reiterated his call for a freeze on non-military spending. Barack Obama's response - calling it taking a hatchet to the budget, when what was needed was a scalpel -...
View ArticleTerrorism is not a one-dimensional entity
I've been watching CNN for the past few days. Although I usually watch MSNBC, when it comes to something like this CNN is a much better source. CNN International, that is. Today they're back to CNN...
View ArticleDeMint on collective bargaining
An article published this morning on The Hill's "Blog Briefing Room" quotes Jim DeMint as saying that "I really don't think that collective bargaining has any place in representative government"....
View ArticleLaws for us and not for them?
Assuming there may be a question, and we don’t think there is, the bigger question is: Does the MEK belong on the list?” he said. “It’s kind of curious that those who don’t like our advocacy are...
View Article"If Obama can do it, who are we?" LGBT Rights in the Caribbean
Jack Warner, Minister of Works and Infrastructure [of Trinidad and Tobago], quipped in response to questions about adding HIV, sexual orientation and age to the Equal Opportunities Bill: “if Obama...
View ArticleThe toll of war
My great-great-grandparents, August and Marie Wanderer, celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on May 15, 1918. August, a retired policeman and former bugler, was 74 while Marie was 77. Although...
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