Iranian College Student’s computer, destroyed by militia forces The tumultuous times in Iran are of major importance to our world, and these events do deserve their own recognition. But once the dust settles, for better or for worse, one thing will become clear: this was the internets first example of its true potential. Over the [...]
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2009 – The next 1962?
On September 12, 1962, John F. Kennedy proclaimed these famous words: There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation many never come again. But why, some say, the [...]
All’s well that ends well…right?
Many of you may have seen this bumper sticker floating around your city: So this leads me to the question, how low will gas go once Bush leaves the White House on January 20th? The national average right now is around $1.72 and dropping fast, at the current rate of reduction at $1.44 less per [...]
Sarah Palin v. United States
So I know I am a little behind the curve on this whole “Sarah Pailn has foreign policy experience because she is next to Russia” thing, but I heard it again today and have yet to hear this as an legal argument. If, when refereeing to her tenure as Governor of Alaska, someone says that [...]
An Interesting Thought
Thankfully I stumbled upon an interesting Livejournal post today concerning “Fighting the war against radical Islam.” The poster writes: “McCain must present a strategy to defeat the threat of radical Islam” says Brent Bozell, in an op ed in today’s Washington Post, here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/07/AR2008030702845.html?hpid=opinionsbox1, encapsulating ably the conservative viewpoint of this election, and of the [...]
Nothing Interesting Here
Nothing to post…no really… Actually I am really just flabbergasted by the amount of things I could be writing about right now, here is my top ten news items I want to talk about but have no time to right now (in no particular order): Dave Buhler throws the first punch. Cheney comes to Utah [...]


