What Happened in June
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Over the next several weeks I would return to the emergency department
several times stuck in a slow ventricular tachycardia rhythm. Each time
they would...
2 months ago
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
American Digest: Fifty Reasons Why
American Digest: Fifty Reasons Why This web site is a keeper... I hope it never gets retired!
Monday, October 18, 2004
Bush vs. Kerry: The Only Question
I heard a staggering collection of impressive economic statistics today. In the three years since 9/11, the U.S. economy has set some astonishing records. The old Republican success story of economic prosperity, right? Not exactly. We have struggled mightily these past three years, though some would have us forget that fact.
The illusion being peddled by the Kerry Democrats, that we can return to the days when terrorism was a "nuisance," and mutual assured destruction held in balance all the forces of global destruction, is just that – an illusion. Prosperity may still be possible, and there may be time to debate domestic programs such as health care and tort reform, but without the continued, aggressive suppression of international terrorism, these promises and programs will mean absolutely nothing.
John Kerry has done nothing to convince me that he understands any of this.
George W. Bush has not only convinced me, he has taught me the value of moral courage.
Soon - very soon - those who literally wish us dead will have weapons of mass destruction to use in their campaign of asymmetrical warfare. We do not have the luxury of time to hold summits and discuss new plans. The handwriting has been on the wall for a very long time, and some of us can read the message.
Update: Thanks to all who have responded thus far. Your comments, pro or con, are appreciated; however, this blog will not be used as a sounding board for Michael Moore-style propaganda. Well-expressed opinions are always welcome, but unfounded rumor is not. Thank you.
The illusion being peddled by the Kerry Democrats, that we can return to the days when terrorism was a "nuisance," and mutual assured destruction held in balance all the forces of global destruction, is just that – an illusion. Prosperity may still be possible, and there may be time to debate domestic programs such as health care and tort reform, but without the continued, aggressive suppression of international terrorism, these promises and programs will mean absolutely nothing.
John Kerry has done nothing to convince me that he understands any of this.
George W. Bush has not only convinced me, he has taught me the value of moral courage.
Soon - very soon - those who literally wish us dead will have weapons of mass destruction to use in their campaign of asymmetrical warfare. We do not have the luxury of time to hold summits and discuss new plans. The handwriting has been on the wall for a very long time, and some of us can read the message.
Update: Thanks to all who have responded thus far. Your comments, pro or con, are appreciated; however, this blog will not be used as a sounding board for Michael Moore-style propaganda. Well-expressed opinions are always welcome, but unfounded rumor is not. Thank you.
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Matt and Kristine Married on Kauai
A view of the Kauai waterfall where Matt and Kristine were married October 2, 2004. 
Matt and Kristine exchanged vows at the Na' Aina Botanical Gardens on the north shore of Kauai. The ceremony was beautiful, and topped several days of celebration by family and friends. We were privileged to be among the many guests who made the trip. A California reception will be held November 12.
Matt and Kristine exchanged vows at the Na' Aina Botanical Gardens on the north shore of Kauai. The ceremony was beautiful, and topped several days of celebration by family and friends. We were privileged to be among the many guests who made the trip. A California reception will be held November 12.
Glad You Asked That Question, Tim
As I commented at lgf:
RUSSERT: Mr. Kerry, how do you respond to those who say your recent comments on Mary Cheney's sexual orientation were improper?
KERRY: Tim, I'm glad you asked that very important question. I HAVE A PLAN to deal with just these types of misunderstandings, which as I'm sure you know, are rooted - rooted - in the intolerance of many Americans of their neighbors, co-workers, and domestic partners who may not be eleigible for health care benefits. I HAVE A PLAN for Lesbians who find themselves without insurance.
I know if you asked Mary Cheney, she would say to you, just like I'm saying here today, that perhaps if her Mom and Dad had better insurance when she was born, her life would have been just the same as anyone else's. And that's why I HAVE A PLAN to make all Americans understand that even in strong, loving families, when we're losing jobs at the rate of 850,000 per day, it's only reasonable to expect that some Lesbians like Mary Cheney will be affected... American Lesbians, who will tell you, just like I'm telling you here, that they have been out-sourced, along with their sexual orientation.
I HAVE A PLAN, TIM to move beyond the dangers of out-sourcing. Out-sourcing vital jobs, such as the production of flu vaccine, which President Bush has failed to prevent, in a a monumental failure of leadership. When I was in Cambodia, even there, I HAD A PLAN to assure that everyone received a flu shot before we burned down their villages in a manner reminiscent of G-G-Gheng-g-ghis Khaaaan. Those flu shots are seared, seared into my memory.
RUSSERT: Thank you, Senator
RUSSERT: Mr. Kerry, how do you respond to those who say your recent comments on Mary Cheney's sexual orientation were improper?
KERRY: Tim, I'm glad you asked that very important question. I HAVE A PLAN to deal with just these types of misunderstandings, which as I'm sure you know, are rooted - rooted - in the intolerance of many Americans of their neighbors, co-workers, and domestic partners who may not be eleigible for health care benefits. I HAVE A PLAN for Lesbians who find themselves without insurance.
I know if you asked Mary Cheney, she would say to you, just like I'm saying here today, that perhaps if her Mom and Dad had better insurance when she was born, her life would have been just the same as anyone else's. And that's why I HAVE A PLAN to make all Americans understand that even in strong, loving families, when we're losing jobs at the rate of 850,000 per day, it's only reasonable to expect that some Lesbians like Mary Cheney will be affected... American Lesbians, who will tell you, just like I'm telling you here, that they have been out-sourced, along with their sexual orientation.
I HAVE A PLAN, TIM to move beyond the dangers of out-sourcing. Out-sourcing vital jobs, such as the production of flu vaccine, which President Bush has failed to prevent, in a a monumental failure of leadership. When I was in Cambodia, even there, I HAD A PLAN to assure that everyone received a flu shot before we burned down their villages in a manner reminiscent of G-G-Gheng-g-ghis Khaaaan. Those flu shots are seared, seared into my memory.
RUSSERT: Thank you, Senator
Saturday, October 16, 2004
The Short Attention Span Generation
Ever more frequently, John Kerry falls victim to the melodious (yet droning) sound of his own voice, causing him to temporarily abandon whatever better judgment he might possess, in favor of making a pronouncement of some sort that inevitably gets him into trouble. As much as I am heartened every time this happens, I am unfortunately not convinced that the on-the-fence voter really gets worked up to the point of making a difference. The Kerry campaign has become the gaffe-of-the-day club, yet the diehards and the ignoramuses continue to wail about Fahrenheit 911 mythology and the looming Evil-Republican draft conspiracy.
Kerry's 'lesbian not by choice' quip was not impromptu. The Democrats are hoping to conflict and divide benighted right-wing Christians, who obviously believe homosexuality is strictly a choice, not an inherited trait. Kerry was waiting for an opening, and eagerly rammed his truck right through it when it presented itself.
While many of us are outraged, and rightfully so, the outrage won't be sustained. With news cycles being what they are, the story has already begun to fade, while Viacom, ABC, the Washington Post, New York Times (et al, et al, ad infinitum) keep doing CPR on the outrageous canards relating to the secret draft, widespread voter intimidation, and the rescue of Kerry's 'illustrious' military service.
Bush stressed education as a realistic solution to America's supposed job creation problem (another of Kerry's manufactured campaign issues). Education and the ability to use it - real-world thinking, in other words - would also be the best (perhaps the only) realistic solution to the electoral mess our nation's presidential campaigns have become. I hope the first-time voters will realize that beyond the botox, in Kerry they may be voting for more than just a false front. He's phony on the inside as well, and his dark vision, of a disintegrating America should he not be elected, may in fact turn out to be his legacy, if he tragically is.
UPDATE
Monday, Oct. 18
As John Kerry might say, there's always the possibility of changing one's opinion. It's been five days since Kerry's gaffe, and, despite the outcry for a public apology, we have (predictably) heard nothing. I'm beginning to think this may be the one-liner that torpedoes the Kerry swiftboat. Whether he apologizes or not, it will now remain an issue - and this close to November 2, it might be enough to keep the poll numbers up for George Bush. Still , a lot can happen, and I remain worried about the ill-informed and emotional voters among the electorate.
Kerry's 'lesbian not by choice' quip was not impromptu. The Democrats are hoping to conflict and divide benighted right-wing Christians, who obviously believe homosexuality is strictly a choice, not an inherited trait. Kerry was waiting for an opening, and eagerly rammed his truck right through it when it presented itself.
While many of us are outraged, and rightfully so, the outrage won't be sustained. With news cycles being what they are, the story has already begun to fade, while Viacom, ABC, the Washington Post, New York Times (et al, et al, ad infinitum) keep doing CPR on the outrageous canards relating to the secret draft, widespread voter intimidation, and the rescue of Kerry's 'illustrious' military service.
Bush stressed education as a realistic solution to America's supposed job creation problem (another of Kerry's manufactured campaign issues). Education and the ability to use it - real-world thinking, in other words - would also be the best (perhaps the only) realistic solution to the electoral mess our nation's presidential campaigns have become. I hope the first-time voters will realize that beyond the botox, in Kerry they may be voting for more than just a false front. He's phony on the inside as well, and his dark vision, of a disintegrating America should he not be elected, may in fact turn out to be his legacy, if he tragically is.
UPDATE
Monday, Oct. 18
As John Kerry might say, there's always the possibility of changing one's opinion. It's been five days since Kerry's gaffe, and, despite the outcry for a public apology, we have (predictably) heard nothing. I'm beginning to think this may be the one-liner that torpedoes the Kerry swiftboat. Whether he apologizes or not, it will now remain an issue - and this close to November 2, it might be enough to keep the poll numbers up for George Bush. Still , a lot can happen, and I remain worried about the ill-informed and emotional voters among the electorate.
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Traction
Well, it appears that while nothing the Kerry machine sends out to rescue its hero's reputation (now hopelessly mired in a mangrove swamp of its own seeding)the blogosphere continues to gain traction on getting its own message out into the mainstream, to the consternation of the "mainstream" media. I can't help feeling that, while the ScaryKerry spinmeisters continue trying to change the subject, this and other stories will continue to shake the wheels loose from the Kerry circus wagon.
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Not to take sides, but...
Partisan? No... Just trying to save the world from dishonest politicians. Go to website at http://www.blogsforbush.com
Admissions of Truth
It's interesting - and a welcome relief - that, despite ongoing controversy about the Swiftvets' various, sometimes (understandably) conflicting accounts of the Vietnam experience, the net result has been the mainstream media's newfound willingness to acknowledge the very existence of that controversy. The truth may now, at least in part, be brought out.
The Swiftvets never claimed to be perfect, and from what I've read, none of them are; however, none of them is now seeking the Presidency.
Presidents are, of course, not flawless. We've all been painfully reminded of that by the left. And our understanding of the truth is never perfect.
But patterns of truth nevertheless emerge over time. And a pattern is emerging now.
It's important, therefore, to at least consider on balance the overall message that appears to be getting through: that John Kerry continues, as he has for over three decades, to re-invent himself and his past. This seems to be a case of someone willing to say (or do?) anything to get to the White House.
Frightening. Even Halliburton never acted this unconscionably.
The real question, as I see it, is: Could a Kerry presidency, with such damaged credibility, ever be expected to 'preserve, protect, and defend' the interests of the United States?
For four years, the liberal demagogues have lamented the effects of the illegitimate Bush administration. Assuming the 'progressives' have a point (which of course they do not) could a President John Kerry, a man now shown to live in a plastic universe of his own, ever be considered any more legitimate?
So let the swiftees get the usual pummeling from a press that continues to print 'all the news that fits' its agenda. Let the cartoonists denigrate their service (we remember how Gore respected their ballots).
Let them show us how imperfect men, who may have once longed to forget Vietnam, sometimes failed to challenge what they could dismiss as minor clerical oversights in the record. How they may have preferred to simply 'go along' with the program, rather than resurrect their hostility toward the way they were treated thirty years ago.
Let the hard-nosed, left-leaning media show us these men in all their humanity. Men who now can see more clearly when the times call for straightforward opinions.
We all had better start assessing those opinions with a critical eye for the unmistakable patterns of the truth, wherever it takes us, and John Kerry.
The Swiftvets never claimed to be perfect, and from what I've read, none of them are; however, none of them is now seeking the Presidency.
Presidents are, of course, not flawless. We've all been painfully reminded of that by the left. And our understanding of the truth is never perfect.
But patterns of truth nevertheless emerge over time. And a pattern is emerging now.
It's important, therefore, to at least consider on balance the overall message that appears to be getting through: that John Kerry continues, as he has for over three decades, to re-invent himself and his past. This seems to be a case of someone willing to say (or do?) anything to get to the White House.
Frightening. Even Halliburton never acted this unconscionably.
The real question, as I see it, is: Could a Kerry presidency, with such damaged credibility, ever be expected to 'preserve, protect, and defend' the interests of the United States?
For four years, the liberal demagogues have lamented the effects of the illegitimate Bush administration. Assuming the 'progressives' have a point (which of course they do not) could a President John Kerry, a man now shown to live in a plastic universe of his own, ever be considered any more legitimate?
So let the swiftees get the usual pummeling from a press that continues to print 'all the news that fits' its agenda. Let the cartoonists denigrate their service (we remember how Gore respected their ballots).
Let them show us how imperfect men, who may have once longed to forget Vietnam, sometimes failed to challenge what they could dismiss as minor clerical oversights in the record. How they may have preferred to simply 'go along' with the program, rather than resurrect their hostility toward the way they were treated thirty years ago.
Let the hard-nosed, left-leaning media show us these men in all their humanity. Men who now can see more clearly when the times call for straightforward opinions.
We all had better start assessing those opinions with a critical eye for the unmistakable patterns of the truth, wherever it takes us, and John Kerry.
Sunday, August 15, 2004
Saturday, August 14, 2004
Blogging for the Cause
Check this out to read up on recent developments affecting the most important election in American history (well, maybe since 1860...).
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Taking the time to vote intelligently.
Throughout the ages, corrupt and misguided people have successfully influenced civil and political behavior by seeding the clouds of political storm with rumor and half-truth. We now see Michael Moore's most recent attempt to wreak havoc on our electoral process, raking in profits and taking in unsuspecting minds around the world.
It is a sad commentary that this generally discredited "documentary" gets any hearing at all, when the 9/11 Commission Report (flawed as it may be) offers far more useful and relatively objective information relevant to what really happened before, during, and after this tragedy. For roughly the same cost as a movie ticket, a truly interested voter can at least get the facts, as far as they are known, before reaching a conclusion on 9/11, Mr. Moore's film, or the critical upcoming election.
It is a sad commentary that this generally discredited "documentary" gets any hearing at all, when the 9/11 Commission Report (flawed as it may be) offers far more useful and relatively objective information relevant to what really happened before, during, and after this tragedy. For roughly the same cost as a movie ticket, a truly interested voter can at least get the facts, as far as they are known, before reaching a conclusion on 9/11, Mr. Moore's film, or the critical upcoming election.
Friday, July 09, 2004
Saturday, June 19, 2004
Monday, June 14, 2004
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