26 Nov 2006
“Leaving Iraq, Honorably”, by Senator Chuck Hagel (Washington Post)
“The world will continue to require realistic, clear-headed American leadership — not an American divine mission.”

“U.S. Finds Iraq Insurgency Has Funds to Sustain Itself”, By John F. Burns and Kirk Semple (New York Times)
“The insurgency in Iraq is now self-sustaining financially, raising tens of millions of dollars a year from oil smuggling, kidnapping, counterfeiting, connivance by corrupt Islamic charities and other crimes that the Iraqi government and its American patrons have been largely unable to prevent…”

“A Matter of Definition: What Makes a Civil War, and Who Declares It So?”, By Edward Wong (New York Times)
“Though the Bush administration continues to insist that it is not, a growing number of American and Iraqi scholars, leaders and policy analysts say the fighting in Iraq meets the standard definition of civil war.”

“Experts Concerned as Ballot Problems Persist”, by By Ian Urbina and Christopher Drew (New York Times)
“Accusations of missing ballots and vote stuffing were not uncommon with mechanical voting machines. But election experts say that with electronic voting machines, the potential consequences of misdeeds or errors are of a greater magnitude. A single software error can affect thousands of votes, especially with machines that keep no paper record.”

24 Nov 2006
“When Votes Disappear”, By Paul Krugman (New York Times)
Hey! Look at Paul Krugman, Democrat, still talking about the problems with electronic voting! Boo-yah!

20 Nov 2006
“When religion loses its credibility”, by Oliver “Buzz” Thomas
A Baptist minister opines on how contemporary Christian dogma regarding homosexuality might look to subsequent generations. He draws comparisons to the heresy of Galileo and also presents a cogent view of other favorite Leviticus moments that are conveniently overlooked. Check out the comments for additional food for thought. Hat tip: Roger Abramson

This post was written by Mary Mancini