Meanwhile, you can sift through Paul Krugman's ramblings about how Obama inherited such a god-awful mess that his too conservative policies just couldn't fix things by now. Hunh?
If that doesn't get you going, you can take a look at Robert M. Goldberg's take on Dr. "Death Panel" Berwick and his plans for Obamacare.
Thomas Joscelyn reports on the WikiLeaks casualty numbers; I don't care what you say - I think releasing classified documents like this is treason and should be treated as such.
We're a week out from the big mid-terms and all signs are pointing to a huge Republican sweep. All I've got to say to the Republicans is...don't blow it. When you get in there, make it count. Like everywhere else, we've got some contentious local races, too; the Shreveport mayor's race is something I'm going to be looking at this week in this space. Our local Gannet paper endorsed Melancon over Sen. Vitter for Senate - no shocker there. Sorry - can't do that.
Locally, I expect we might hear more today about the tragic loss of Sgt. Tim Prunty yesterday. Steve and I were in a funk all day yesterday about the incident and I know the whole city is. Was a quiet, sad day. Here's the link to The Times latest update on things, as well as my day long post yesterday.
Behave yourselves today.
In regards to the talking heads announcing a GOP win, "Pride goes before the fall!"
ReplyDeleteAlso, hoping the Republicans don't blow it; doing the same thing and expecting different results is the definition of crazy. SMILE
On the point of treason I fully agree. And for that matter, our President is also guilty of treason. He has the blood of our soldiers on his hands because he has allowed them to be killed while he delayed sending more troops, then told the Taliban that he is withdrawing from the field in 2011. Isn't that aiding and abetting and passing government secrets also? Consider:
ReplyDelete"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted."--US Constition, Art.3, Sec.III
"Treason is an act of disloyalty or betrayal of trust to your own government. Examples of treason include assassination of a state figure, fighting against your own nation in a war, assisting enemy combatants, or passing vital government information to the enemy. Historically, treason has been severely punished, because an act of treason can destroy a nation. In the modern day, a conviction of treason is accompanied at a minimum by a long jail sentence and a heavy fine, and may merit the death penalty under certain circumstances."--wisegeek.com
"an act of disloyalty or betrayal of trust to your own government".
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I agree with this, Treason is an act of disloyalty or betrayal of trust to your own government. Examples of treason include assassination of a state figure, fighting against your own nation in a war, assisting enemy combatants, or passing vital government information to the enemy. Historically, treason has been severely punished, because an act of treason can destroy a nation.
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