John McCain “freely” strolls through Bagdad market

This video just goes to show you how vigorously the GOP is spinning our "success" in Iraq.  Notice that McCain was wearing a bulletproof vest during his "stroll through the market."  He also brought 100 soldiers and five helicopters to protect him while he "walked freely" through the market.

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Sam Harris and Christian Pastor Rick Warren discuss religion

You'll find this in the current edition of Newsweek.  Here's an excerpt regarding the source of morality in the absence of religion: WARREN:  Sam, what are the secular sources of an acceptable moral code?  HARRIS: Well, I don't think that the religious books are the source. We go to the…

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“Star Trek: Bring it on!” Bush and Cheney take command of a Starship

My daughters and I have started to watch some of the episodes from the Star Trek Voyager series on DVD.  We are not disappointed at all.  All of us are finding that the series contains well-written, thought-provoking, stories. Here is a topic that might seem unrelated to Star Trek:  According to…

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Chief campaign strategist for George W. Bush: “Kerry was right.”

In 2004, Matthew was appointed the president’s chief campaign strategist.  According to a new article by the Washington Post, Dowd now says his faith in Mr. Bush was “misplaced.”  In a wide-ranging interview here, Mr. Dowd called for a withdrawal from Iraq and expressed his disappointment in Mr. Bush’s leadership. He…

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