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The NYTimes............
"This war has reached the point that merely prolonging it could make a bad ending even worse. Without a real plan to bring it to a close, there is no point in talking about jobs programs and military offensives. There is nothing ahead but even greater disaster in Iraq."
The National Intelligence Estimate report on Iraq from all the nation's spy agencies : The Shiite - Sunni sectarian violence had surpasses the Al Qaeda threat and that several aspects of the conflict could be termed a "Civil War."
Nearly TWO MILLION Iraqis have fled to neighboring countries.
Editor's note : President Bush & Vice President Cheney should be removed from office on the grounds of
mass arrogance. No Civil War in Iraq & no one buys roses for Valentine's Day. [:-[
Writer Mike Lupica to the US Congress; "You fund the Iraq surge, you own it."
NYTimes writer Paul Krugman; "Meanwhile, the same techniques of allegation and innuendo that were used to promote war with Iraq are being used to ratchet up tensions with Iran. Now more than ever, we need people who will stand up against the follies and lies of the powerful."
Sen. Arlen Specter [R-Pa.]; " I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider.....The decider is a shared and joint responsibility with Congress."
Off the record but on the mark........
"Where will [Iran] drop it, this [nuclear] bomb? On Israel? It would not have gone 200 meters into the atmosphere before Tehran would be razed." - Jacques Chirac, President of France.
TV host Stephen Colbert...........
Once praised Fox News for giving viewers " both sides of the story - the president's side and the vice president's side." [:-)
Rev. Dr. Martine Luther King Jr.............
"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."
Abe Lincoln..............
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men."
Dwight Eisenhower.........
"Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage."
Mahatma Gandhi..............
"The earth has enough for all of man's needs but not enough for all of man's greed."
Editor's note ; Perhaps the folks @ Exxon Mobil should read this quote. [:-[
Lampoonist Art Buchwald............
Died on Jan. 17, 2007 of kidney failure. He was 81. The Pulitzer Prize - winning columnist and author of 33 books inspired me to create this web site.
Lampoonist Molly Ivins............
Died on Jan. 31, 2007 from breast cancer. "There's nothing you can do about being born liberal - fish gotta swim and hearts gotta bleed." - Molly Ivins..
This just in............
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change :
"Global warming is very likely man-made." Hello? Anyone home @ the White House?
This just in..........
Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to warn us about global warming. [:-)
This just in..........
NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino were joined by 50 other mayors to urge the new Congress to help fight crime by allowing wider tracking of illegal guns. [:-).
Memory
Lane
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Remember when, 'cut & paste' meant doing a school chore?
Remember when, 'planting cookies' meant filling up the ceramic jar?
Remember when 'BlackBerry' meant grandma's favorite brandy? {;-)
Play Ball...........
Baseball players report to spring training in February,
except pitcher Roger Clemens who reports July 4th, provided his son isn't playing a game. [:-0
My friend Sad Sam.............
"More politicians running for president than there are seniors @ an Early - Bird Special. I guess we have to consider Sen. Barrack Obama, the 'dark - horse' in the race." [:-o)
Bush legacy............
Future cruise ships will never hit an iceberg. Ok, OK, I stole that joke from Art Buchwald. [:-)
Tip of the month...........
Never, never eat @ the "Mercury Fish & Chips House."
[:-0)
My friend Sad Sam.............
"Mariah Carey has the finest pair of....vocal chords I've ever seen." [:-o)
This just in............
Scientists now say some sheep are gay. Are ewe kidding me? [:-)
Believe it or not.............
When a male praying mantis mounts a female to mate, she often tears his head off. [:-0 Happy St. Valentine's Day to all. {:-)
Love is funny or it's sad, but beautiful.............
One day in Kindergarten my true love said to me :
"Jerry, I wouldn't share my milk & cookies with you, for all the gold stars in the world." [:-[
You've Got Mail.............
Jerry, Must we read about your milk & cookies fiasco?
- Big Ed.
Best Wishes ,
Jerry
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