Some Additional News Articles & Observations

Here are a couple of other news articles and what I think about them.

A. The Debt Crisis Time Bomb

This is the largest and most important problem facing the United States and American citizens, even more so than global terrorism and global warming.

http://www.alternet.org/stories/49418/

http://www.time-bomb.org/

-----

B. The Iraq Knowledge Dearth and its Implications

This article points out the widespread lack of knowledge about Iraq and its history. Time after time, it has been shown that to know the past allows one to better prepare for and understand the future and what are the best courses of action to take.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/03/24/49/

-----

C. US Attorneys Axing Controversy by AG Gonzales

The explanation, argument, and position staked out so brilliantly by the blogger at Colorado Curmudgeon Blogspot in his 3/23/7 post says it all and so much more than I could ever on this issue which is growing more interesting and serious day by day.

http://comudgeon.blogspot.com/2007/03/thoughts-on-us-attorney-scandal.html

-----

Sunday's News Articles and Observations

These are some of the recent news articles that caught my eye and an opinion on some of them.

A. The Honest, Disgraceful, Ugly Truth about Americans and the Iraq War

This article explains fully why criticism of the Iraq War by many people rings very hollow. The Bush Administration has little pressure or impetus to end the war because so very few Americans are being asked to pay a price for it at this time other than military personnel and their families.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0326/p01s01-ussc.html

-----

B. Republicans in Ohio Facing Widespread Backlash over 2004 Vote

It is clearly understood now that widespread improprieties and misdeeds, many criminal, occurred in a number of states in both the 2000 and 2004 Elections, among them Ohio. Now the belling is tolling for those politicians and officials who participated in this chicanery. Indictments, trials, convictions, and imprisonments loom for those who have been identified, and it is virtually certain Ohio will continue to become a larger Democrat stronghold for 2008.

http://commondreams.org/views07/0320-23.htm

-----

C. Chuck Hegel on Bush Impeachment

While the Nebraska Senator did not come out and directly say it, his words were pointed enough and one can clearly understand his feelings and opinions about the downward spiraling Bush Administration and some possible future ramifications if the course is not corrected soon.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2980019

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/hagel-sharply-criticizes-bush-administration-2007-03-25.html

-----

D. The Obscene Buying of Congressmen by Corporate America

Is there anything that can be done to end this disgusting disgraceful practice? It is shameful and immoral that elected government officials are bought and paid for by corporations ! And they possess far more power and money than common citizens, making many Americans citizens irrelevant in the political process.

http://pmcarpenter.blogs.com/p_m_carpenters_commentary/2007/03/the_paper_chase.html

-----

E. Credit Card Issuing Banks Disgraceful Abuse of American Citizens

Much like what I just said above, can anything be done to stop this reckless and dangerous activity that is clearly harmful and detrimental to American citizens? Maybe at some point in the future hopefully...

http://thehill.com/cover-stories/maxed-out-when-debt-hits-hard-2007-03-22.html

-----

F. Democrats on Health Care

Thankfully discussion and debate is occurring among the Democratic candidates about this vital issue that effects all American citizens and looms as the proverbial straw that breaks the camels back for many citizens in the very near future with a widespread aging of the main American demographic, the Baby Boomers.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/24/AR2007032401079.html

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/03/23/the_health_care_answers_we_need.php

-----

G. Information on Results of Welfare Reform

As one can see in reading this article, the truth about this legislation and its effects passed by Congress and signed by Clinton over ten years ago is not what the mainstream media, government officials and politicians, and Corporate America keeps telling us. An effort to revisit this is now due by Congress and the President, hopefully in 2009 after the next election.

http://www.mediatransparency.com/story.php?storyID=184

-----

H. Decline in US Economy

Another article that talks about the growing problems in the US economy and the looming consequences for American citizens.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/03/24/53/

-----

I. The Slowly but Steadily Melting Icecap in Antarctica

The Antarctic Icecap is declining and it will impact us all -- in some ways and places, the price will be harsh and almost unimaginable.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/03/23/25/

-----

J. Civil War in India?

This may become an important news story very soon.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/03/24/77/

http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0322-26.htm+

-----

K. Far Left Website to Bookmark

Another alternative source for information but it appears to be quite strong in its wordings.

http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/

-----


L. Like every city in the West, Albuquerque must face its future realistically

There is only so much water and space for cities like Albuquerque to grow and it will be painful for its citizens once they face the truth. There will be a harsh economic price paid when that time comes in the not so distant future particularly with regards to employment and housing values, particularly Albuquerque, since it is isolated and will require high energy cost importing of food which is unable to be grown in that region with no water available for the extremely limited agriculture that does exist there now.

http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/mar/24/vb-price-get-real/