11/21/08

Here and Now
By Lady Liberty

There's nothing like death to bring home the truth behind some old sayings. A few days ago, I attended a memorial service for the daughter of an acquaintance of mine. She was just 27, dead as the result of a car crash. Her parents buried her on what would have been her 28th birthday.

As I waited for the service to begin, this young woman's sudden death reminded me that we might all be best served to remember that we should "seize the day" given that any one of us could be "here today, gone tomorrow." And that, in turn, reminded me of something even more important: Today is all any of us have got. Regardless of the number of todays each of us is given, tomorrow never comes. (Read the rest here)

The American People are not Competent to Vote in the Presidential Election
By Robert Greenslade © Nitwit Press

Before a citizen can cast an informed vote, that individual must have a basic understanding of what he or she is voting on. When it comes to the office of the president, since the president's powers and duties are defined and limited by the Constitution, that knowledge must extend to the Constitution and system of government established by that document. After reading numerous letters to the editor from various newspapers all over the country and listening to the American people tell media commentators the reasons they support or oppose a particular candidate, one thing is crystal clear--the American people are not constitutionally competent to vote in the up-coming presidential election. (Read the rest here)

Libertarian Commentary on The Day's News
By Nathan A. Barton © 2004

By the time most of you read this, there will be just one day left before this silly campaign is over. Although it is highly unlikely that any of our readers (those who have no moral objections to voting) are among that "wonderful group" who vote without knowing anything about the issues or the people, let me take this last opportunity to urge those who pay no attention to current events, to governmental affairs, or to anything but the sounds of loud, hard-driving music beats and flashing colors on screen, to NOT go vote on Tuesday - leave it to people who care enough to be informed. Same goes for people who believe the campaign ads filling the airwaves and the coffers of the media. We've allowed this system of ours to be turned into too much of a democracy to be able to afford the likes of you. Of course, that is just my opinion, like the rest of this column, and doesn't necessarily reflect the views of TPoL, RRND, or anyone else.

FBI launches investigation of Halliburton contracts
Houston Chronicle
Convenient timing - not the FBI investigation, but the news story. Will it make any difference on Tuesday? Hardly - the lines in the sand are far too deep for this to sway anyone ... except maybe someone newly out of a coma. (Read the rest here)

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