Donna .... I recently had an illness and ended up watching all too many episodes of NCIS. Indeed you are correct with their cutsie Israeli Mossad agent who, without fail, makes an amusing malapropism of some figure of speech each week.
"King is pond scum, an exemplar of everything that is going wrong with the American Republic, the Founders of which insisted that Congress keep its grubby mitts off people’s religion."
I wish you had expanded on that metaphor a bit ... calling people (yes, anyone) scum is not worthy of you - had you explained how he floats on top of society, living off it's worst characteristics it would have been more apropriate.
I would suggest that 'private' endevours have not produced the 'techniological breakthroughs' of the last century. Iy has been government funded universities that have developed and advanced physcis, medicine, drugs, transportation and most other important sectors. even the technology used in the oil sands was overwhelmingly developed in the University of Alberta - not by corporations or independant operators.
"Aware of these fears, earlier this week in Kabul, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged that she will stand by Afghan women."
I am neither a woman, nor from Afghanistan - but given the behavior of the government so far, I would ask what have you done for me? rather than pay any attention to what promises you make.
Does it matter all that much, the 'who' on the ground (deck)? Someone is being beaten, kicked and eventually shot. Even countries with capital punishment find more humane was to carry out the sentence.
Would it be a lesser crime if the victim was female? Black? Muslim? Tall? Fat? Did not wash regularily? That is a person, animals are not treated that badly.
Donna .... I recently had an illness and ended up watching all too many episodes of NCIS. Indeed you are correct with their cutsie Israeli Mossad agent who, without fail, makes an amusing malapropism of some figure of speech each week.
"King is pond scum, an exemplar of everything that is going wrong with the American Republic, the Founders of which insisted that Congress keep its grubby mitts off people’s religion."
I wish you had expanded on that metaphor a bit ... calling people (yes, anyone) scum is not worthy of you - had you explained how he floats on top of society, living off it's worst characteristics it would have been more apropriate.
I would suggest that 'private' endevours have not produced the 'techniological breakthroughs' of the last century. Iy has been government funded universities that have developed and advanced physcis, medicine, drugs, transportation and most other important sectors. even the technology used in the oil sands was overwhelmingly developed in the University of Alberta - not by corporations or independant operators.
"Aware of these fears, earlier this week in Kabul, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged that she will stand by Afghan women."
I am neither a woman, nor from Afghanistan - but given the behavior of the government so far, I would ask what have you done for me? rather than pay any attention to what promises you make.
Does it matter all that much, the 'who' on the ground (deck)? Someone is being beaten, kicked and eventually shot. Even countries with capital punishment find more humane was to carry out the sentence.
Would it be a lesser crime if the victim was female? Black? Muslim? Tall? Fat? Did not wash regularily? That is a person, animals are not treated that badly.