By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Sep 14, 2008 in Current Affairs | 134 Comments
A young colleague asked me to draw up a list of books I liked… he had no idea what he was in for.
Great Books and Shows
I don’t know your level of intellectual involvement, so I’m going from the ground up – no insult intended
Cultural Classics
The Iliad & The Odyssey
Get the translations done by […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Aug 29, 2008 in Current Affairs | 204 Comments
In the old, old days before the cities and the highways, before the smokestacks and the chimneys, before we knew the sea and the sun, the sky and the stars for what they truly are - even in those ancient days - we knew what leadership was and we know it still. We feel its […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Jul 6, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Supreme Court | 95 Comments
Previously in this series: “Red Dirt Talk - Part 1, the Setup,” Red Dirt Talk - Part 2, the Positions,” and “Red Dirt Talk - Part 3, the Positions (2).”
Choices to Make:
Ok, we’ve set the stage, How does it play out for the presumptive candidates?
Obama
For BHO, this is The Land of Dreams Come True. He […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Jul 2, 2008 in Barack Obama, Economy, Fusion, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Immigration Reform, NASA, Nuclear Power, Supreme Court, space policy | 196 Comments
Previously in this series: “Red Dirt Talk - Part 1, the Setup” and Red Dirt Talk - Part 2, the Positions.”
Health Policy
Obama
Quality, Affordable and Portable Coverage for All
Lower Costs by Modernizing The U.S. Health Care System
See Economic policy and advisors, above.
This one’s been gone over so many times that everyone on the planet probably knows […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Jun 30, 2008 in Barack Obama, John McCain | 84 Comments
Note: All text in blue is taken directly from the candidates’ websites.
Foreign Policy
Obama
Ending the War in Iraq
Iran
Renewing American Diplomacy
Nuclear Weapons
Building a 21st Century Military
Bipartisanship and Openness
Foreign policy is not BHO’s strong suit. He has trouble remembering how many states there are in the US, not to speak of confusing Arabs, with Iranians with Afghans (they […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Jun 29, 2008 in Barack Obama, Bolshevikization, Bush/Cheney, David Axelrod, Democratic party, Electability, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, John McCain, Nancy Pelosi, Obama's Thugs | 225 Comments
So it looks like Hillary and Bill, kinda, are going to be good Democrats and try to lead the Unity Donkey down the garden path. A lot of folks will sigh “Oh well, we tried.” and trudge back into line because they been told (and so they believe) that Obama is the lesser of two […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Jun 7, 2008 in Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton | 507 Comments
When speaking with dragons, it is wise to know the names of things. True names have great power and if you know the dragon’s name…
I’ve been sitting back, these last few days, watching the dust settle and seeing all the old song and dance routines, the familiar pressures brought to bear in the name of […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on Jun 1, 2008 in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, DNC, Delegates, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, Hillary Clinton | 30 Comments
Hmmm… let’s see if I understand this:
The Democratic Party is just sick of li’l ol Iowa and New Hampshire stealing the spotlight for all those months of pre-primary campaigning. After all, these puny states have only a relatively few delegates between them and their population is only tiny percentage of the Democratic voters.
So, the DNC […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on May 29, 2008 in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Current Affairs, DNC, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, Hillary Clinton | 295 Comments
TO HILLARY AND BILL CLINTON:
I have written to you before and I post regularly on my journal: The Heraclitan Fire and at No Quarter
It seems to me that the fix is in, I think that Mr. Obama has already been chosen by the Democratic party ‘elders’ as their nominee. You know that […]
By CRAIG DELLA PENNA on May 28, 2008 in Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Foreign affairs | 71 Comments
Thanks to V for the video discussion.
Recent events surrounding some of Sen. Obama’s advisors, especially Greg Craig, have prompted many of us to take a closer look into what substance (in any) there might be to Obama’s pronouncements about his ‘transformational’ foreign policy initiatives. First, we should take a look at the advisors he listens […]
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