http://www.josefg.com/journal Life, the Universe and Everything Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:45:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.josefg.com/journal/2009/01/06/laura-bushs-memoirs/ runs contrary to the long-term interest of the state of Israel and its citizens. Killing innocent civilians is neither wise, nor self-defense. It is an act of terrorism. Same as sending home-made Qassam rockets into populated areas in order to terrorize the Israeli population. There are no good guys in ... http://www.josefg.com/journal/2009/01/05/israels-gaza-blitzkrieg/ especially when they are about the future. But I'll try this one anyway. My best guess for the upcoming elections are as follows (with actual results from 6 Nov., as far as they were known then...)                                                                                                                           Obama McCain Other Off by (updated 6 Nov) ... http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/11/03/predictions-are-hard/ That's what I am asking myself. What does it take for (non) Joe the (non) plumber to realize that the country has been driven into a ditch during the last 8 years? Are Americans simply not sufficiently intelligent to competently govern themselves, as suggested in this piece written by President ... http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/11/03/why-is-this-election-even-close/ In a SNL performance that has me smiling... http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/10/24/george-bush-endorses-mccainpalin/ Josh Marshall has this clip on his site, explaining how the U.S. Presidential race looks from the angle of the electoral college vote. Remember: in the U.S. elections are indirect. The founding fathers did not really trust the people to make this important decision without the intervention of middle-men. Very ... http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/10/21/electoral-college-dynamics-of-the-vote-2008/ That's Senator McCain's current persona in a nutshell.  Quote: "Our leaders are expected to leave partisanship at the door and come to the table to solve our problems. Senator Obama and his allies infused unnecessary partner...ah...partisanship into the process. Now is not the time to fix the blame, it's ... http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/09/29/a-political-hack/ This morning there was agreement (which still has to get receive House and Senate approval) on the Financial Bailout (ahhm....Financial "Rescue") deal for U.S. financial institutions. This thing is deeply unpopular with U.S. taxpayers resulting in some political grandstanding from our "fiscally conservative" (seriously) Republican friends in Congress. Democrats have ... http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/09/29/pentagon-bailout/ Apparently not so much. The U.S.-led "war on terrorism" is not weakening al Qaeda, a majority of respondents in a massive global BBC poll believe. See also this recent post. http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/09/29/is-the-us-war-on-terror-successful/ Me thinks that he is simply an incompetent sociopath. But for some more hilarious explanations see this article in which readers contribute their own take on why Bush effectively bankrupted this country. http://www.josefg.com/journal/2008/09/24/why-did-george-bush-run-the-country-into-the-ground/