cosmic's blog

The House Saturday took the first momentous step toward overhauling this country's health care system. The plan, advanced by our supposedly visionary and post-partisan president, passed by a margin of 5 votes. It brings the country precipitously close to an inefficient and oppressive health care regime.  Read More »

So supposedly the planet's falling apart at our very feet. I believe that, for the most part. That we humans have trashed our environment- be it through pollution, over development, or over exploitation of natural resources- is undeniable.  Read More »

Call me a pessimist.

Now, I've always supported most "green" initiatives. I believe that global warming is happening, that it's a bad thing, and that humans are negatively contributing to it. I think we need to find cleaner, better ways of living- green energy, sustainable development, conservation of resources. But- I don't think, despite the latest green fads, that many of these well-intentioned and needed green initiatives are going to happen. It seems like the Green Movement is beginning to wilt.  Read More »

Is it too early for President Obama's first job evaluation? He's been in office for less than a month, after all. But regardless, in this blogger's opinion, he is failing. Rapidly. And miserably.

I base this performance assessment upon three categories- only one of which I think it can be argued that he is somewhat succeeding in. They are:

Foreign Policy and the War on Terror
"Change" and Bi-partisanship
The Economy  Read More »

We are governed by a House of Idiocy, peopled by idiotic, big-spending Democrats.

Yeah, I finally said it. I’ve always tried- somewhat- to be nice and bipartisan. I support our president and our Congress because I want them to succeed- obviously, we really need them to. But this is just ridiculous. I totally give up. These idiots- most notably in the House of Representatives- are destroying any serious effort to get our economy back on track quickly and effectively.  Read More »

Everybody is talking about how the United States of America are past their prime. The Empire is in decline. The military debacles of Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that superior technology and tactical prowess count for little on the modern battlefield.  Read More »

Here's a question to mull over: is sexuality inextricably tied to reproduction?  Read More »

Last week I attended a lecture by the Jesuit priest peace activist Reverend John Dear. I hesitate to use the word "radical" to describe him, because the word is so often used pejoratively, but there is no other way for me to characterize him. If he hadn't been a member of the Catholic Jesuit order I would have brushed him off as a pot-smoking, guitar strumming hippie. He certainly has the credentials: 75 arrests, months spent behind bars, death threats... I suppose that's what happens when you walk into a military air base and start wailing on their fighter jets with a hammer (which he did, and that's only the tip of the iceberg).  Read More »