tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15536029.post8161101007985265991..comments2023-09-17T03:59:28.940-04:00Comments on Montag ...: The endorsement gameB.W. Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123361895629806975noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15536029.post-78719568407054231012008-10-27T14:10:00.000-04:002008-10-27T14:10:00.000-04:00Sept. 11, 2001, changed everything. For a time it ...<I>Sept. 11, 2001, changed everything. For a time it created a more united country, ready to chase Osama bin Laden and his followers to the ends of the earth to bring justice to those who killed innocent men, women and children on American soil. But the venture went terribly wrong.<BR/><BR/>The man who campaigned on a limited-government platform created a massive new federal department, the Department of Homeland Security, with authority to probe into Americans' private lives in the name of fighting terrorism. And that was the tip of a horrifying spending iceberg. </I><BR/><BR/>Something to keep in mind, the Hart-Rudman Commission was chartered by Defense Secretary Cohen, <I> during the final year's of the Clinton presidency</I> and one of the main recommendations of this commission studying national security was the formation of a Homeland Security Department. The official name of the commission was The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (USCNS/21) and their final recommendations were published in their phase three reports on January 31, 2001 and describe the implementation and strategy behind HSA. <BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Commission_on_Terrorism" REL="nofollow">Hart-Rudman Commission</A> I know, I'm citing a wiki =), but do a search and you'll uncover the three reports. The wiki has a comprehensive overview of the commission, so I cite it for that reason. I began reading about the commission during the years 2001-2002, when I was researching education policy. Part the commission recommendations revolve around increasing maths and sciences in schools. <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I agree with what you are writing, with the caveat that HSA was a done deal no matter who entered the White House Jan. 20, 2001. Maybe is was just <I> easier </I> to implement with Bush there, but who knows. Gore has shown he is not a genius, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15536029.post-66120330064006915542008-10-25T12:57:00.000-04:002008-10-25T12:57:00.000-04:00it will take a breakout leader to get us to a brig...<I>it will take a breakout leader to get us to a brighter future.</I><BR/><BR/>My. Enjoying the Kool-Aid?<BR/><BR/>I heartily suggest you click on some of my "fellow travelers" and start educating yourself about a lifestyle where you don't need to be led to survive and thrive.B.W. Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123361895629806975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15536029.post-82195490485011653252008-10-25T12:53:00.000-04:002008-10-25T12:53:00.000-04:00What we have here is Mobius Politics. A mobius str...What we have here is Mobius Politics. A mobius strip is a loop that has an unusual characteristic. At any point along the length it appears to have two surfaces or sides. But if you trace a line along the loop you will return to your starting point AND have traversed both "sides". It indeed has only one surface that masquerades as two. So it is with our present day American politics. Tax and spend or borrow and spend, it looks the same to me. Presidents of "both" political camps endorse the unfettered freedom of business to engage in all manner of activity under the banner of making profits and economic growth, while ignoring the evils perpetrated on people to extract that profit and growth.<BR/><BR/>We are killing the planet, the oceans and ourselves in the name of profit and competitiveness. Neither side will admit it or say just how bad it will get. It will not matter when we are all huddled on the high ground surrounded by the risen sea level. We are practicing the pure buying and selling that makes "<A HREF="http://www.modalchoice.com/tunastuff/index.php" REL="nofollow">Tuna!</A>" out of everything. Our future is filled with <A HREF="http://www.modalchoice.com/thepicstuff/index.php" REL="nofollow">Imminent Collapses</A>, one after the other until we recognize that we are the problem and that it will take a breakout leader to get us to a brighter future.Tuna Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02454266137206818053noreply@blogger.com