According to Bush’s criteria, McCain was never tortured
According to the Bush administration's definition of torture, McCain was not tortured. This comment at the Daily Dish has flawless logic, in my opinion.
Two ways to climb a tall mountain
My daughters and I recently had the opportunity to view a new IMAX film called "Alps." I'm ambivalent about IMAX films. Too often they offer only spectacular photography but nothing educational and not much of a storyline. "Alps" was different, however. The photography was as good as anything I've ever…
Photo time! Word salad time!
I always carry a camera these days, hoping to capture something worth sharing. Whether I've succeeded will be for you to judge. Here's the best I could come up with over the past few weeks. These photos really don't have anything to do with each other other than that I…
Government by the . . . quid pro quo
According to DemocracyNow, the CEO's of big corporations have a distinct preference for who they want in the White House. How can you tell? Watch where their contributions flow: The Hill newspaper reports the top executives from the country’s largest companies have donated ten times more money to John McCain’s…
McCain’s experience: strength or weakness?
McCain's campaign ads on television spend a great deal of time talking about his experience. Things such as getting shot down in Viet Nam, being bayoneted and tortured, and then spending 5 years in a POW camp seem to rank very high on McCain's list of what he believes are…