Posted on 12/30/2006 5:28:50 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
As we settle into the nighttime of dispair, fret not, for the Sun will rise again!!
Good morning!!
We, here, will never forget those who died on September 11, 2001, as we seek to protect the Republic from all who will do her harm!!
It's over, he's gone. Saddam Hussein was hung last night in Iraq at just after 10 PM ET, or just after 6 AM ET local time.
The person who filmed the execution said that he saw fear in Saddam's eyes while he was on the gallows.
United States troops are said to be ready for a surge in violence, but the biggest event so far was spontaneous celebrating in Baghdad streets. The Government did not impose a 24-hour curfew.
A last minute appeal was lodged into the United States court system. The United States District Court summarily dismissed the measure, saying it had no jurisdiction over foreign matters.
Saddam was asked if he had anything to say, and he answered: "No, I don't want to." He did, however, say somthing before he was hung. His last words are: "'God is great. The nation will be victorious and Palestine is Arab."
True to the end, however, those who have no respect for human life, but coach themselves as watchers of human rigts, said things like that of Richard Dicker, director of Human Rights Watch's International Justice Program: "Saddam Hussein was responsible for massive human rights violations, but that can't justify giving him the death penalty, which is a cruel and inhuman punishment." In response to Mr. Dicker--one cannot hold life sacred unless one is willing to hold those repsonsible for taking in wihtout cause to the highest penalty. Fortunately, for Iraq, that has now come to pass, and the healing for many hundreds of thousands may begin.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
Nice graphics. We're in the evening and the parties are beginning.
The Hilton from Hell. I think I stayed there once,, in St. Louis.
New Year's Eve. Where did this week go?
If we could skip January I think I would feel much better about the new year. ; )
Good Morning NY. Are you getting rain there?
It's raining here. Much better than the snow they got in Denver. It was 52 degrees last night at 7:00 when we came home from Mass.
I don't like the dingy look of the landscape without snow this time of year, but the alternative isn't so pleasant either.
January will pass quickly and the sun will regain it's power in mid February.
Good morning! In January, towards the end of the month, I notice the days getting longer, which improves my mood. I am spending my spare time looking at plant and seed catalogues (when I am not cleaning closets).
Good morning, everyone.
Speaking of seed catalogs: I've been studying mine, too. I am interested in slowly removing the big perennial beds and replacing them with shrubbery.
I'm wanting to create something that will have a good fall display. Burning Bushes will be the bones.
Good Morning Sweetie. I hope you're feeling better today.
All that furniture moving probably didn't do you any good.
This is the best area for planting tomatoes and peppers, and I am determined to plant them in quantity this year. Prices at the Farmer's Market were outrageous last summer.
VP Cheney's eulogy for former President Ford last night was an eloquent tribute to his friend. Cheney's quiet delivery was simply beautiful in its simplicity and in its substance.
The poet who said that "April is the cruelest month" should have included January in his assessment imo.
Thanks. I'm feeling stronger today.
Good morning. It's warm but rainy here and I need to scoot shortly and get ready for church and Altar Guild duty. Our priest changed a little something on the credence table to make it easier for one of the Altar boys to remember to do. Every week he forgets something so we've devised a method to help him remember. LOL
Mark Steyn thinks what we need in the New Year is a little resolution; can't help but agree with that assessment.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760562/posts
Just remember: A vegetable garden is twice the work as a flower garden. There's no sense in planting all those veggies unless you intend to do something with them.
Me? I never intend to plant more than I can eat fresh. As a young woman I used to can and freeze enough food to feed an army. No more. If you watch for sales at the grocery store and purchase by the case, you can eat less expensively than you can growing your own.
This week one of my grocery stores has canned veggies 4/$1.00. I'm stocking up...bigtime.
I need my pretty flowers as well...so besides the perennials, I usually plant a few annuals. Parkseeds.com has seeds for a new Double Profusion dwarf zinnia that interests me. It "laughs at mildew, withstands heat, humidity, cold, drought, and poor soil, and blooms for months".....my kind of plant! It leaves us time for vegetable growing.
Here it comes...
Real soon...
I own it.
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