I couldn't resist the use of the "lie-bury" in place of library. As a matter of fact, other than shrouding the impeachment materials with a "persecution" label, the Clinton library has indeed owned up to his impeachment. I was shocked to find, while visiting his Presidential Center website, that a search on the term "monica lewinsky" turned up no less than 100 links! Evidently, the Clinton legacy will do what Clinton himself couldn't seem to do up front -- admit that he DID indeed "have sexual relations with that woman." What didn't seem to be made clear in the materials is that he was impeached on perjury charges... I hope future generations will get a textbook recounting of the Clinton presidency that includes that fact. Aw, who am I kidding right?
US Representative, Charlie Rangel (D-NY) is at it again. Rangel's prescription for fixing the ills we're feeling in Iraq is a draft . I have very mixed feelings about this. Conscription is conscription no matter what you choose to label it. Is that appropriate in a free country? On the flip side of this coin, I've often thought that compulsory national service would be a great idea for American kids right out of high school. It might have been a better start for me than learning to down beer at a Liberal Arts university! Two years in the service might give kids time to think about their future, learn higher levels of responsibility, and begin to take life more seriously. There are many countries who require some level of mandatory military service: Belarus, Chile, China, Croatia, Serbia, Russia, Iran, Lebanon, our neighbor Mexico, and our old buddy Germany, to name a few. Gee, now that I look at that partial list... aren't many of those countries Socialist or at battl...
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