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Who said "stay the course?" If you answered "President Bush" you would be half right. Mr. Bush’s oft scorned phrase was repeated by six Iraqi sheiks freshly rescued from al-Qaeda fighters. In case you missed this story it bears repeating, showcasing as it does the gains made against al-Qaeda, the very real opportunity [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Politics, War in Iraq at 3:33 PM UTC
Even casual readers of this blog notice early on that I write from a conservative perspective. Believe it or don’t, I long for the day when many people representing the middle and left of the political spectrum read and interact on this site. Without input from those with varying and opposing views [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Media, People of Note at 1:55 PM UTC
House Democrats have re-worked and re-submitted the recently vetoed SCHIP bill, making such small adjustments another veto is certain. The new and improved legislation still allows families earning $61,000 annually to participate in the program, a middle class government subsidy Republicans will not and should not accept. Round two of this debate [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Politics at 1:00 PM UTC
Many young people have reluctantly listened as some oldster reminisced about the bad old days. Descriptions of long uphill walks to school or work, bad weather and scarce resources of all kinds inform many an octogenarian’s lectures. We boomers may have heard more than our share of these orations because many of our [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Sports at 2:01 PM UTC
Ward Churchill has been a lightning rod for controversy since his on-line article titled “Some People Push Back: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens” gained national attention in 2005. The essay, first posted not long after 9/11, was Mr. Churchill’s attempt to explain why America had been attacked. Our foreign policy was the [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Ethics, Fraud Watch, People of Note at 4:11 PM UTC
The article begins positively enough: "Through thousands of military burials, Memorial Honor Detail volunteers at Riverside National Cemetery have folded the American flag 13 times and recited the significance of every fold to survivors of those being laid to rest." Presenting the flag to a family member induces a moment of profound sorrow, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Cultural Insanity at 5:41 PM UTC
The serpent tempted Eve with a trilogy of enticements employed to this very day with amazing success. The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the boastful pride of life is a consistent winner for the dark side. "When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Ethics, Fraud Watch, Media, Politics at 1:58 PM UTC
Dear Representative Stark: I was encouraged to hear of your heartfelt apology. After watching the video, I came to the inescapable conclusion you are genuinely sorry for making those incredibly vicious and fiendish comments a few days ago. I wish you wouldn’t have lost your train of thought at the precise moment you [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Politics at 12:12 PM UTC
"Iraqis claim raid by U.S. kills civilians," the headline blared. Taking into consideration that our enemies in Iraq a) dress like civilians, b) live among civilians, and c) hide behind civilians, I’m amazed civilians aren’t killed whenever bullets start flying. But, enough of common sense. The real news behind the headline is that [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as War in Iraq at 3:44 PM UTC
During testimony yesterday on the floor of the House of Representatives, Representative Pete Stark, while addressing his Republican counterparts regarding the issue of whether to dramatically increase funding for a children’s health care bill, SCHIP, said, "You don’t have the money to fund the war or children. But you’re going to [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Politics at 4:01 PM UTC