Hook, line and sinker. Any guesses on what the Adminstration will do? ======== The ruling clerics in Tehran haven’t survived in power for 34 years without cunning. Fresh from their ally Bashar Assad’s diplomatic victory in Damascus, they now see an opening to liberate themselves from Western pressure too. They’re hoping an eager President Obama will ease sanctions in return for... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
We’re not losing Freedoms?
September 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Losing FreedomAnd you say you are still not concerned enough to do anything? ============ The Supreme Court and Ed Corsis Life of Political Crime By BRADLEY A. SMITH Columbus, Ohio In the winter of 2008, Ed Corsi decided that he was tired of stewing about the politics in his home of Geauga County, Ohio, and the country at large. He started a website, put Thomas... Read more
Erosion of American Power was/is Going Very Nicely!
September 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaHeavy sigh. And patriotic Democrats [and Republicans] should be ashamed if they are not giving 100% to stop the slide. ====== By NORMAN PODHORETZ It is entirely understandable that Barack Obama’s way of dealing with Syria in recent weeks should have elicited responses ranging from puzzlement to disgust. Even members of his own party are despairingly echoing in private the public denunciations of him as “incompetent,”... Read more
Love & Math
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, PhilosophyI don’t think I’m very good at it, but something deep down tells me it so worth loving. ============= The words love and math aren’t usually uttered in the same breath. But mathematician Edward Frenkel is on a mission to change that, uniting the terms in both his recent film, “The Rites of Love and Math,” and upcoming book, “Love and Math.”... Read more
Government and Segregation
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, ObamaWSJ editorial. ======= President Obama headlined Wednesday’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, and much of his speech was devoted to eloquently extolling the marchers and civil-rights advocates of that era. They deserve the celebration and applause. We only wish the President showed more appreciation that their achievement required so much risk and sacrifice because it meant... Read more
Book Review: The Big Disconnect
September 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologySeems like ‘common sense’, but apparently, a lot of folks still need to hear it over and over. ====== By AMY FINNERTY Those who haven’t spent much time “IRL” with their kids lately will recognize their own households in the pages of “The Big Disconnect.” In Real Life, a state now so exotic that it needs its own identity tag, refers to the... Read more
