Making the cut at 25 weeks/ 8.6 ounces

A pair of baby twins were delivered by cesarean section after 25 weeks gestation due to the mother developing high blood pressure during pregnancy. The smallest baby at the time weighed only 8.6 ounces. That is about twice as much as my cell phone. What makes this baby any different now that if it were still in the womb? Is it breathing on it's own? Probably not. The lungs don't develop until very late in the pregnancy. Not much has changed from this girl's life living outside the womb, and the life being contained inside the womb. Really nothing. She continues to develop much as she would have inside the mother. They still feel pain. The little girls did go through an important, but relatively uneventful procedure to be removed from the mother Would it be acceptable to "selectively reduce" the child that is most likely not to survive, so that attention and resources can be focused on the "healthy child?" Just being removed from the mother's womb now distinguishes this little girl from other baby girls that still may be in the womb. Being removed now makes it a worthy life. Being removed now grants it protection under the law. This little girl as made the cut and is not subject to the 1 in 4 choice that would have ended her life. Even though many of her friends that were conceived the very same day or even after may still not make it.

Fetus vs. Baby

By now most people have heard or read about the horrible murder that took place in Kansas in which Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who was pregnant at the time, was murdered. Bobbi Joe's situation is different in that her baby was cut from her womb, and taken from her by the perpetrators. I think most people would agree that this is a gruesome crime, and that is of most urgency to help the baby, but this is not the reason for this post. I wanted to comment on how unwilling the media was to call the child a baby instead of a fetus. There are so many ironic wordings that were reported it is hard to find a place to start. First of all, when I first heard about this I assumed that the baby was indeed alive, and I assume this was the case for the majority of the media. For the first few hours the media insisted on calling the baby a fetus. Now the usual argument is that a baby must be completely free form the mother before it becomes a life after a full nine months in the womb. The media is caught in a difficult situation because the baby hasn't been in the womb for nine months, and thus isn't a complete human. It is outside the body but isn't capable of life, so it must therefore be a fetus... but it must be breathing....but not yet a baby, ..... so let's call it a "live fetus." Wow, this is quite amazing. A live fetus. A fetus that is alive. The mere uttering of this phrase at the NSSSSatonal organization of women Out of the Womb (NOW) would be cause for immediately expulsion. I'm sure a gasp was released when this was heard on TV by all the high ups in NOW, NARAL, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and the DNC. Once again the media has put politics, and their deep belief that a baby up until birth lacks the capacity for life. It is not alive until minutes after birth. The media insists on devaluing the baby or even the fetus. This presents another insight into the character of the media. The criminal(s) who murdered this poor woman, indeed found enough value to steal the baby form the woman. Even though they did not value the life of the woman, they still recognized that there was a life inside of her. They knew that if they cut into this womb they would not find a glob of tissue waiting for an OB/BYN to give the tissue life, they knew they would find a baby that was indeed ALIVE. The media still seemed more out of touch with this issue than the killers who took the life of the mother. Now, yet another interesting point that has yet to be brought up is what crimes the killers are guilty of. Murder... yes. Kidnapping....???. I would be willing to bet NOW, NARAL, and Planned Parenthood are mobilizing right now trying to find an explanation for why the baby should not be covered under current kidnapping laws. Remember their response to the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci-Conner Law). Planned Parenthood cannot except a mother that made the unselfish "choice" to keep a child. They cannot except that a fetus is anything more than an extension of the mothers tissue. It will me interesting to see what sort of press release they come up with.

Aid to Palestinians

I have no doubt that there are Palestinians that need aid. But unfortunately a few people are ruining it for the many. But is it deeper than that? I believe so. If you live in a society that tolerates terroristic activities than you should also be held accountable. I was announced Friday that the U.S. , EU, and other Arab nations would be increasing the aid to Palestinians as much as double. This would bring the total to $4-6 billion over four years. I have commented previously on what I think of sending money to a largely "terrorist tolerant" nation. Remember the celebrations? The aid is said to be given as a condition that Palestinians and Israel take steps to reduce their conflict. (Translation: Hamas should limit its suicide bombings to one a year.) It is surprising that so much is given, with the intent of limiting attacks. Once the money has been transferred the Palestinian leaders will give the o.k. for commencement of attacks. If the U.S., Europe, and other Arabs (and the rest of the world) would like to cease the conflict there is one simple solution:

1. Withhold all aid to both parties, Palestinians and Israel. This will give both sides motivation to make talks work. Minimal aid will be given for at least 2 years, provided there remains no attacks from either side.
2. Set stepping stones for the peace process. At each juncture certain aid will then be released to each country. One good place to start would be the disbanding of the Hamas, which has only served to divide and make the situation much worse.
3. If at any point during the process an assassination attempt or suicide attack is carried out, the two year waiting period for aid, restarts. Any aid that is given to either side must go into this fund. No under the table money to Israel. Although it seems that most of the fault lies with the terrorist activities of the Palestinians, there must be sacrifices on both sides to show that they are dedicated to peace.

Obviously these steps look simple but fail to account for several factors. There will still be hatred between both sides for many years and decades, even if everything goes as planned. There could be one or two bad eggs that don't want peace that will try to destroy the entire process.

Both sides would benefit by a significant good faith contribution to the other side. If Israel gave access to holy sites of the Palestinians, tore the wall down, and allowed more free movement of the Palestinians, this would go along way to helping the process. If Palestinian officials would round up all of the terrorist organizations that have conducted suicide attacks, and have them put on trial for murder, this would go along way to helping the process. Both sides would need to show to their citizens that violence in not the solution, and that it is possible to live without fear.

Of course, all this would be a good job for the United Nations. Their own Department of Political Affairs states their primary responsibility as:

"...provides advice and support on all political matters to the Secretary-General in the exercise of his global responsibilities under the United Nations Charter relating to the maintenance of peace and security. The Department carries out activities related to the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts, peace-building, electoral assistance, substantive support and secretariat services to the Security Council, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples."

I wouldn't hold my breath that the UN will do anything more than pass a resolution to solve the conflict. They have been trying to resolve the conflict since the end of WW II. I would say they are about to rap up the solution.

Pardoning Marc Rich

It looks as though the activities of Marc Rich have come to the attention of the international public as expected. Interestingly enough, every time Rich is mentioned the media introduce him by saying he was previously pardoned by President Clinton. I bet Bill loves the exposure. I had commented on this previously, now it seems that Rich was actually the middle man for getting money to Palestinian suicide bombers. His activities apparently started when he was pardoned in early 2000. I have some advice for Rich, pour your millions into Hillary's campaign and hope that you can get your second pardon. You could funnel it through Soros so you don't have to be connected to her. (That would look really bad) Or better yet send it through you ex-wife. The American public/media didn't pick up on it when she bought you a pardon, they won't pick up on it this time either. Once Hillary is elected, you will only have to postpone your trial eight years. I'm sure you've become accustom to living in Switzerland. Eight more years won't make much of a difference. It shows a lot that Rich blew his second chance to make an honest living. I don't think he will be lucky enough to get a second "get out of jail free" card.

The Abortion Trap

In Opinion Journal, James Taranto comments on a "private" meeting that several democratic 527s and party loyalist had at AFL-CIO headquarters with John Kerry. James Taranto from Opinion Journal got the scoop on a "private" meeting of democratic loyalists, here is what he said:

The week after Thanksgiving, dozens of Democratic Party loyalists gathered at AFL-CIO headquarters for a closed-door confab on the election. John Kerry dropped by to thank members of the liberal 527 coalition America Votes. When Ellen Malcolm, president of the pro-choice political network EMILY's List, asked about the future direction of the party, Kerry tackled one of the Democrats' core tenets: abortion rights. He told the group they needed new ways to make people understand they didn't like abortion. Democrats also needed to welcome more pro-life candidates into the party, he said. "There was a gasp in the room," says Nancy Keenan, the new president of NARAL Pro-Choice America.

A gasp in the room! I wonder if there was a gasp to John Kerry saying that we must make it clear that dems don't like abortion, or if it was due to the welcoming of pro-life candidates? "Should we have a show of hands, who here likes abortion?" I bet Malcolm and Keenan were thinking, "What the heck. I didn't just give you millions of dollars for this. Where's Margaret Cho?" Taranto comments that the democrats are in a position of having no control over the political nature of life issues. They will continue to be on the losing side until Roe v. Wade is overturned. NARAL and Planned Parenthood have echoed this also, noting that they must continue to find new language to support abortion, instead of the usual women will die without abortion argument. Whoopi Goldberg carrying around a hanger just isn't cutting it anymore. It is also quite interesting to hear this from John Kerry. I wonder deep inside if he is thinking he should have gone with his heart. Remember he is "personally opposed to abortion." Although he knows he would have never been nominated if he wasn't pro-choice, and would have been out of millions of dollars towards his campaign. I would be willing to bet Republicans will nominate an African-American for president, before the democrats nominate a pro-life president or VP.

Hardballer

I had the opportunity last night while flipping through several channels to catch Chris Matthews interviewing Donald Trump. It was quite an eyeopener. First I must admit when first arriving on MSNBC I though it was actually a Saturday Night Live skit. They do a real good job of portraying him on SNL. Anyway, what was really amazing was how disappointed Matthews was with each of Donald Trump's answers. I'm not the biggest fan of Trump, nor do I think Matthews is that stupid. But his line of questioning was hilarious. Here is their exchange that I caught. Click here for the full transcript.:

MATTHEWS: Let‘s talk about the economy. I want to ask you. I‘ve only got a couple minutes left here, Donald. I want to ask you about the three big concerns I have as one of the many Americans worried about the economy. The dollar, are you worried about them letting it go too low in the world market?

TRUMP: Well, the dollar is keeping the economy good in a sense, because people are coming to New York. As an example, they‘re buying apartments in New York. They‘re using the hotels. The dollar—it‘s a horrible word when they say the low dollar, the cheap dollar. It‘s a terrible word to use. But the fact is, it happens to bring a lot of business into this country.

MATTHEWS: But it‘s great to travel in this country. It‘s a terrible situation to travel overseas with, right?

TRUMP: Well, that‘s right, but it keeps people here. So I‘m not sure that is so bad.

MATTHEWS: You are not worried that there will come a time when the people who are lending us money from the Far East, China and Japan, will simply say I don‘t like the value of the dollar anymore; I‘m getting out? And then we‘re in big trouble with a bank run basically on U.S. paper.

TRUMP: I don‘t see it happening. This is one country that it‘s just not going to happen to. Having the dollar where it‘s a reduced value a little bit, it sounds terrible and you hate to say it, but the fact is, it brings business and it is actually good in terms of what we all do.

MATTHEWS: So you expect they will keep this policy?

TRUMP: I think they‘re going to keep the policy. I think the dollar is probably going to inch up a little bit. And that is not so bad. But the worst times we‘ve had is when you had a very strong dollar. Nothing came in at all. (CROSSTALK)

TRUMP: And having a strong dollar, it turned out to be—it sounds good. That one sounds great, but nothing happens good for the country.

MATTHEWS: Well, what about when you compound the situation by a long a big long-term borrowing situation in addition to the couple billion—we‘re borrowing about $600 billion a year now. What happens when you add to that the big money we‘re going to have to borrow to carry Social Security into this new form of individual accounts? That big short-term deficits for the federal budget. Does that take us over the tipping point with regard to the value of the dollar, all that borrowing?

TRUMP: Well, we‘ve had the deficits before, and we‘re going to have them again and we‘re going to have them for a while, and the war is certainly costing a tremendous amount of money, far more than anyone ever thought. The key is as long as interest rates stay low, Chris. If interest rates are low, we‘re going to be fine. If interest rates go up and the dollar goes up, that is a really devastating combination.

MATTHEWS: Well, how do you avoid rising interest rates if you double the borrowing with the new Social Security plan?

TRUMP: Well, it is really amazing, because I‘ve been asking that for the last year or so. And the fact is that rates are still very low. They continue to be low and I‘m very happy about it, because I can tell you, the real estate industry, the entire—so many different industries, if rates go up, they‘re going to collapse and it‘s not going to be good. So, if we can keep the dollar pretty much where it is, even a little bit higher is fine, and interest rates keep low, we‘re going to be in good shape.

MATTHEWS: You‘re not afraid this isn‘t just another bubble situation, where it doesn‘t go wrong until it does go wrong and then it‘s really bad?

TRUMP: Well, Chris, don‘t forget, at some point, it always goes wrong. No matter where, no matter when, it always goes wrong. We‘ve been riding something very good and very strong for a long period of time. At some point, things will happen and they won‘t be pleasant. And you know what? We‘ll get out of them and it will be all right.

MATTHEWS: If you were the president of the United States, would you push individual retirement accounts for Social Security?

TRUMP: I sort of think I would. Something has to be done. Social Security is a huge problem right now, funding it. And something‘s going to have to be done and it‘s going to have to be done very quickly, actually. I think they‘re moving on different methods. But something is going to have to be done rather quickly.

As I was watching this exchange several thoughts came to mind. First had to be: Chris Matthews really wants Trump to say the US is going down the toilet because of Bush. It seemed like every answer Trump gave wasnt' what Mattews wanted. It seemed like he got more and more frustrated with each answer as Trump agreed with the handling of the economy and the new proposed IRAs for social security. I would be willing to bet if Trump had disagreed with the handling of the economy he would have immediately finished the interview by saying, "There you have it. Donald Trump thinks US will be third world country by end of Bush term." No wonder he is at the bottom of the ratings.

The Role of the Media

Douglas MacKinnon writes an interesting opinion in the Washington Post on the media's role on reporting on the military in Iraq. He questions whether the media has crossed the line:

While there is no doubt our soldiers need more armor and protection, the question remains: Is it right or ethical for a member of the media to spoon-feed a question to a soldier and manufacture a news story that he and others would then cover? Which begs a larger question: At what point does irresponsible and sensationalist reporting become dangerous, or even acts of betrayal? All involved in prosecuting and covering this war need to ask themselves that. Political correctness dictates that we do not speak about this, but I have yet to talk with a member of our military who does not strongly believe that the Abu Ghraib prison scandal wasn't blown out of all proportion. Worse, they feel that the ensuing media feeding frenzy had a direct result in fueling the insurgents attacking our troops and innocent civilians in Iraq. Do they feel the mistreatment of the Iraqi and insurgent prisoners was wrong and disgusting? To a person. Do they think some in the media have used the inappropriate behavior of seven ignorant soldiers to tar and feather the other 140,000 on the ground? To a person. Just as they feel that many in the press are purposely twisting the definition of "torture" to play "gotcha" journalism with a military they not so secretly look down upon.

More at the Washington Post.

The Real Soldiers

Here is a tribute to made by GCS Distributing. It shows the faces and emotions of real soldiers in Iraq. Sometimes people get so involved debating about the war and politics that we forget there are real people, and real families involved. It is worth watching.

MoveOn.org to Democrate Party: "We own it."

It looks like MoveOn.org is now in charge of the DNC. I guess MoveOn thinks the only reason the election was so close was because of all the money they (George Soros) spent for John Kerry. The way the Democrate party is moving Hillary may be to conservative to get the nomination by the time 08' rolls around. I hear MoveOn's vote for head of the DNC is Moore. They think it will unify the Democratic Party.

Rumsfeld Q & A

Here is the transcript for the Q & A in which the media reported that the troops lashed out at Rumsfeld. Decide for yourself.

Media Bias

There has been a lot of uproar recently, especially during the election, about the role of the media. Most people generally accept that the media in general leans to the left. But to what extent does this affect the information that the general public? Well here is a perfect example of the extent to which the news agencies opinion can be used to change to tone of the article. Rumsfeld was recently asked a question by soldier out of the U.S. National Guard. This is how the mainstream media reported it:

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - After delivering a pep talk designed to energize troops preparing to head for Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld got a little “talking to” himself from disgruntled soldiers. But a Pentagon spokesman characterized the exchange, about a shortage of armed vehicles, as “upbeat.”

While a soldier at the meeting with Rumsfeld gave a different account:

Almost immediately after returning to camp yesterday after the visit by the SECDEF, I did a google news search and read the AP Wire article and noted that, although the piece was fairly accurate, there was definitely a sense of exaggeration in the tone that presented the townhall meeting as a gripe session. As one of the soldiers in the audience, I felt that presenting the morning in such a fashion was misleading, and with such negative connotations, I wondered how long it may be before the MSM ran with the story and turned a pleasant morning with the Secretary of Defense into a scenario that resembled a defendant being cross-examined by the prosecution in a court room. I knew the story was generating heavy circulation when I saw it headlined on Drudge [today].

And now we hear that a reporter, Edward Lee Pitts, had brought his own soldiers to the press conference. The soldiers were not with the regiment that was just arriving. It even sounds as though he coached the soldiers on what to say, possibly exsaggerating the example of digging through the trash for metal. This is a perfect example of how far some journalists will go to get their stories printed. If it had not been for the prepared question for Rumsfeld by the reporter, this press conference would not have even made the news. Pitts cares nothing about the actual truth of the events, he cares nothing about the facts, he just wants to be sure that what is published is casting doubt on the war. Update: The editor, Tom Griscom, apparently had some problems with the story also (I am quite surprised he chose to voice his opinion in public). This is part of what he said:

"He is there to write stories, not make news himself," Griscom said of Pitts. He said Pitts' story on the incident, which ran Thursday, should have included an explanation of how the embed, barred from questioning Rumsfeld himself during an appearance in Kuwait Wednesday, convinced a Tennessee national guardsman to pose the question.

Terrorist Accountability

Many nations throughout the world think that the United States should mind its own business instead of trying to "police" the world. On the flip side, whenever a major crisis such as a natural disaster or some other needy situation arises, the US is the first that is expected to drop a couple million in the laps of whoever. After 9/11 many civilians, even children, were seen celebrating in the streets: Less than one month ago (11/17/04) this was the scene near the Gaza Strip: Yasser Arafat is awarded the Nobel Peace prize, even though he himself is the father of modern terrorism. He is accused of stealing many millions of dollars the Palestinian Authority. And yet today, the United States is sending $20 million dollars to help the Palestinians through a "financial crisis." It is time we stop rewarding terrorists and start holding nations accountable for electing, supporting, harboring, or being terrorists.

Even though there may not be snow on the ground, they can still ski in Iowa.

Florida Electronic Voting Study Debunked

A University of California (Berkeley) professor Dr. Michael Hout recently made public a paper that found "statistical evidence" of voting discrepancies in Florida. (I say made public because he did not make the paper available for peer review.) In this paper Hout alleges that as many as 130,000 excess votes may have been awarded to President Bush. This paper seemed to be rather easily debunked. The debunking paper basically shows how Dr. Hout did a lot of hand waving to get to a conclusion. Although the paper has been disproved I'm sure it will still provide for a credible source for CBS, The New York Times, Al Franken, or Michael Moore. I'll look forward to seeing the citation.

Pearl Harbor

Before 9/11 most young people, including myself, had trouble relating to the emotion felt after the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7th, 1941. Just as the US dealt a crushing blow to the Japanese at the battle of Midway in 1942 as response to Pearl Harbor, the US is dealing a blow to terrorists world wide as a response to 9/11. Iraq will soon be restored to the people of Iraq, thus preventing further aiding of any terrorist activities. Both attacks on the US served to awake a sleeping giant with a strong, unwavering spirit. The The United States Department of the Navy has some powerful images taken of Pearl Harbor before, during, and after the attack. They are definitely worth checking out.

Democrat leader releases statement on Pearl Harbor anniversary

When Terry McAuliffe released a statement on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, you would think he would stick to actually remembering Pearl Harbor. Instead he took the opportunity to slam republicans for being so divisive. I thought they were going to replace him anyway.

Reporters Trail Badly (Again) on Honesty and Ethics

Newpaper reporters were found to be less honest and ethical than a number of professions. Although they were found to just edge out lawyers, dictators, and terrorists.

Ohio Certifies Bush Win by 119,000 Votes

Ohio certified Bush's win Monday. Don't tell Michael Moore, but the results were certified by Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell who is a Republican. That will probably be just enough for him to say that the Republican's stole the election.

Reasons not to have a threesome

Although all men fantasize about having a threesome there is one reason against it.

Oil-for-Food Funding

A major story that has broken is that Saddam may have funded Al Qaida during the time they were planning 9/11. Although judging by the mainstream media's coverage of the Oil-for-Food scandal, they will likely not report on this information. It would likely mean they would have to retract all their claims that there was no reason to go to war and remove Saddam.

The Monster Thick Burger

The new Monster Thick Burger is being introduced at Hardee's and boy does it look good. I'm thinking if I eat one of these per day for about a month, I won't have to eat for the rest of the year. Calories = 1400 Fat = 107 g Cholesterol = 226 mg Sodium = 2600 mg Carbs = 49 g and if you like Protein it's got a full 63 grams of them. enjoy...

CA School fronts for PP

Planned Parenthood has gotten smart and now has a school district covering for them. This is what Planned Parenthood has been hoping for quite some time as now they have someone else that will take the blame of 12 year old's parents who find out they have just lost their first grand-daughter. The school is barred from telling parents of the abortion. Now not only if a parent calls to find out if there child is in school, the school thinks it cannot legally tell them where they are due to confidentiality. It seems as though the school went along with a policy developed by Planned Parenthood (real smart) and now is trying to wrap non existent laws around the policy. What do you bet if the same student was going to a prayer gathering and atheist parents called to find out where their child was, the school would be able to produce the exact address that the parent could find the child.

Left-Wing Monopoly

People always comment on the bias of most colleges and universities within the U.S., and elsewhere for that matter. The Boston Globe, which endorsed Kerry, found just how balanced it is.

Dem October Surprise

Remember the story about the missing explosives from the Al Qaqaa weapons site. The story the mainstream media/John Kerry was trying so hard to become the 2004 election's October Surprise. The UK's left leaning paper The Independent found that Saddam raided UN weapons sites for suicide attacks:

The disappearance of 350 tons of explosives, including 191 tons of HMX, at the time of the war in April last year became a crucial issue in the last weeks of the US presidential election campaign. John Kerry portrayed the failure to secure the explosives, which could have been used to kill US soldiers, as a symbol of Mr Bush's incompetence in Iraq. It now appears that senior officials in the Iraqi government were discussing the removal of the HMX before the fall of Saddam. The letter from Dr Sabri, obtained by The Independent, was sent on 4 April 2003 as US tanks were advancing on Baghdad. It said that the world was getting the impression that Iraqi civilians were co-operating with American soldiers.

Oil-for-Food, Standing Strong

Those involved in the Oil-for-Food are standing strong together.

LUEBECK, Germany, Dec 2 (AFP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac pledged their support here on Thursday for embattled UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Worldly Europe

It seems as though Europeans are not as worldly as they thought. A recent poll taken by the BBC found that nearly half of all Britons did not recall what Auschwitz was.

LONDON (Reuters) - Nearly half of Britons in a poll said they had never heard of Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp in southern Poland that became a symbol of the Holocaust and the attempted genocide of the Jews. The results of the survey conducted by the BBC were released on Thursday as Britain's public broadcaster announced it will show a new series next January to mark the 60th anniversary of the concentration camp's liberation. "We were amazed by the results of our audience research," said Laurence Rees, a producer on the series, "Auschwitz: The Nazis & the 'Final Solution."' "It's easy to presume that the horrors of Auschwitz are engrained in the nation's collective memory, but obviously this is not the case," Rees said. The survey found that 45 percent of those surveyed had not heard of Auschwitz. Historians estimate that anywhere from one million to three million people, about 90 percent of them Jews, were killed there. Among women and people younger than 35, 60 percent had never heard of Auschwitz, despite the recent popularity of films such as "Schindler's List," "Life is Beautiful" and "The Pianist," which depict the atrocities of the Holocaust.

This does help explain some of there recent actions. It certainly helps rationalize why they were so comfortable with Saddam have mass graves.

Update: I read a comment about this poll which had an interesting quote: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana (1863–1952), U.S. philosopher, poet

The Clinton Legacy

I didn't want to make my first real post political. Although it seems as though that is all I read about these days. There hasn't been much media coverage of the Oil-for-Food scandal, most likely due to no prominent Republicans being associated with it. Although another person has been named as being a middle man for some of the oil deals, Marc Rich. If you remember he was one of more than one hundred people that were pardoned hours before Clinton left office. To think Clinton wanted to be the head of the UN, I bet Marc Rich would have loved for that to happen. It seems as though the Rich's (his wife included) have been in Clinton's pocket for some time. Just another chapter on the Clinton Legacy.

Post By E-mail

I guess I can send an e-mail to my blog and it will automatically post it. This I guess could be somewhat useful, if I was stuck somewhere and couldn't get the the blog publishing site, but I could get to my e-mail.... hmmm

The Birth of a Blog

I thought I would just create a profile so that I could post a comment to Dutch's site and I ended up with my own blog. I guess that's what I get for trying to post a funny comment. Coincidently, I had thought about starting a blog. It seemed everyone else has one. I really began to visit blogs regularly during the elections, it seemed that I would get up to the hour and many times up to the minute news. In the next few days I hope to get my grips with the capability of this blog site, and what is out there.