Gus Tyler
By Gus Tyler
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Opinion Ostrich
“The time has come,” the ostrich said “To bury our collective head “As deeply in the sands of rhymes “As possible in troubled times.” With head in sand our Prexy croaks “I speak the truth , you stupid blokes. “With surge on surge from here to Hell “I am your surgeon general.” “I know just…
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Opinion The Cost of Our War
The dollar cost of our war in Iraq and Afghanistan comes to $12 billion a month, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. So far, the total cost comes to $610 billion. The cost for Iraq alone is half-a-trillion dollars. If we were to add the cost of human lives, of course, the sum would…
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Opinion How Impeachment Works
Impeachment is in the air. Usually, it is a process reserved for delinquent presidents. Currently, the “i” word is also being invoked against Vice President Dick Cheney. The popular notion is that “impeachment “ means removal. But it doesn’t. Impeachment is only the first step in a more extended process. Here’s the way the U.S….
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Opinion Let the People Elect the President.
In a country that has long been dedicated to the ideal of a nation “of the people, by the people and for the people,” our Constitution is so written that the presidential candidate who gets the most votes from the people is not necessarily elected as president. In the election of 2000, Al Gore got…
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Opinion A Sonnet for July 4
Now here’s a word for Independence Day A day our Fathers shook the world around The words they spoke with thunder did resound And still inspire people to this day. They said that when the fateful time is nigh When people wish to break the painful chains That have too long enslaved their brawn and…
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Opinion It’s Blair Versus History
Upon Tony Blair’s departure from his post as prime minister of the United Kingdom, he was immediately given another assignment. He is charged with the responsibility of straightening out the bellicose situation between Israel and Palestine. A quick glance back at the roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict suggests that Blair has been assigned to one…
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Opinion Is an Embryo a Person?
President Bush, contrary to popular impression, is not opposed to the use of all stem cells in the treatment of patients. He is opposed to the use of embryonic stem cells. These are stem cells to be found in an embryo. This opposition is based on a belief that human life begins at conception. The…
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Opinion Is an Embryo a Person?
President Bush, contrary to popular impression, is not opposed to the use of stem cells in the treatment of patients. He is opposed to the use of embryonic stem cells. These are stem cells to be found in an embryo. This is based on a belief that human life begins at conception. The embryo is…
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