[bmauer]

I don't know about neo-con being a euphemism for Jew. I use the term neo-con because the neo-cons use it to describe themselves.

The questions of anticipated disasters coming to pass is one I am quite familiar with, especially since Bush took office. I feel like I should have "I told you so" tattooed on my forehead, but that's not very generous. Start with the deficit. By any standards, it is becoming a disaster. Did people anticipate it and warn us about it coming? Yes.

Take the war in Iraq. Many people, including myself, warned that it would do little, if anything, to stop terrorism, but instead would fan the flames. I also argued that the Iraq war would be longer, uglier, and more costly than the Bush administration said it would be. I believe the situation there is turning into a disaster.

I also believe that witch hunts against perceived enemies of the Bush regime have begun and will get a lot worse before the madness is stopped. The disaster here is that a lot more innocent people will get hurt and there will be sever polarization and mistrust, all for nothing.

Corporate governance? A disaster. The environment? Turning into a disaster. Increasing poverty and a widening split between rich and poor? A disaster.

I hope the flags on campuses won't lead to disasters, but I see the move by ROCK as a trap. They are waiting for someone to make a wrong move (like damage a flag) and they will use it as an excuse to go on a purge of "liberals" in the universities. That would be a disaster for our educational system.

Barry

[Sam's Army]

You remind me of my days of when I used to read Chomsky.

[Marysecretary]

We are in a disaster because we have turned our faces from God as a nation and He is allowing us to step in our own feces. When we, as a nation, turn our faces toward God once again, He WILL bless us. It's as simple, or as difficult, as that. Repentance will bring us blessings. Nothing else will.