How did a nice Jewish girl get a name like Christine / Krystyna ?
Dicken's Christmas Carol always struck me as more Catholic than Protestant in its philosophy and worldview.
Lachlan, you left out the repeal of all drug laws, and the immediate release of people imprisoned for drug offenses.
Why didn't all the gold and sliver that went into Spain transform Spain and advance science, industry, and technology in the same manner if did for England? "Don Quixote" and "Henry V" is the cultural contrast.
With the discovery of the American continents, the major powers were the one facing the Atlantic, so big wars between Spain, France, and England were inevitable. Only the details were left to be worked out. It's a hinge of history. Spain never recovered, and England continued to rise until its exhaustion in 1945. God save the King! Recommended reading: The Voyage of the Armada: The Spanish Story by David Horwath.
Is this going to be a stop on a death-oriented tour? Auschwitz, Pearl Harbor, Gettysburg, etc.? Perhaps Club Quarters can send video into each room on a continuous loop of the final two hours of the Towers existence to provide the context for those seeking the thrill of being next to the site where nearly 3,000 died on 9/11.
No matter if the money is spent on medicare, medicaid, social security, NASA, the military, etc. if it is borrowed it increases the amount of taxes allocated to debt service. The only way out will be hyperinflation which will destroy the value of all dollar-denominated savings. Read the article above "the crushing weight of its debt threatens to overwhelm everything the federal government does"
The Obama administration is holding back from acting on gun rights until they get a majority in the Supreme Court who would overturn DC v. Heller. Heller is the law of the land at this point which Obama would like to ignore for the time being.
Actually, Jesus spoke on why people die in earthquakes or natural disasters: Read Luke 13:4
Great point about the Tea Party movement being the first broad Consitutionally-based call for a smaller federal government. Let 2009 be its high tide. Don't be clever with that "so-called" label by the way. The only hope of Republican victory is to turn away from the principles (or lack thereof) of McCain/Bush and towards Tea Party/Reagan. People using that "so-called" label only identify themselves as part of the problem and not part of the solution.
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