tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1336330 2011-04-19T11:40:33+08:00 thoughts of a thirsty pilgrim TypePad http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifBloggarretthttp://feedburner.google.com tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e610a9541970c 2011-04-19T11:40:33+08:00 2011-04-19T11:40:33+08:00

Read the rest. It is quite insightful.

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Read the rest. It is quite insightful. </p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TD6A8Wj-oPUFrFuL-xpGbyf0A7w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TD6A8Wj-oPUFrFuL-xpGbyf0A7w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TD6A8Wj-oPUFrFuL-xpGbyf0A7w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TD6A8Wj-oPUFrFuL-xpGbyf0A7w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/iU_uC3TI4y0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/how-communist-is-china.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/YCUfmdjSJJM/how-communist-is-china.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e610a2013970c 2011-04-19T09:58:33+08:00 2011-04-19T09:58:33+08:00

Haley Barbour intrigues me.

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Haley Barbour intrigues me.</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-tKXKCuTixmyIDD3NbCNQECBuxM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-tKXKCuTixmyIDD3NbCNQECBuxM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-tKXKCuTixmyIDD3NbCNQECBuxM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-tKXKCuTixmyIDD3NbCNQECBuxM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/axmbT9oM3pA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/gop-presidential-prospect-barbour-questions-afghan-policy-sunday-apr-17-2011.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/xuu0ZlL_YRQ/gop-presidential-prospect-barbour-questions-afghan-policy-sunday-apr-17-2011.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e87e3fb69970d 2011-04-18T15:03:10+08:00 2011-04-18T15:03:10+08:00

I agree.

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>I agree.</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zrlJyGBb-Ith1_oPuDZAUviyrcU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zrlJyGBb-Ith1_oPuDZAUviyrcU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zrlJyGBb-Ith1_oPuDZAUviyrcU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zrlJyGBb-Ith1_oPuDZAUviyrcU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/Nuud6-7XFrA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/realclearpolitics-the-politics-of-wishful-thinking.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/Ca9i6x0n-NQ/realclearpolitics-the-politics-of-wishful-thinking.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e87e2be52970d 2011-04-18T09:54:14+08:00 2011-04-18T09:54:14+08:00

When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence "all men are created equal," he knew this wasn't literally true. He knew we are tall and short, fat and thin, smart and stupid, industrious and lazy, rich and poor, male...

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote> <p>When Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence "all men are created equal," he knew this wasn't literally true. He knew we are tall and short, fat and thin, smart and stupid, industrious and lazy, rich and poor, male and female, black and white, brown, yellow and red.</p> <p>What Mr. Jefferson meant is that we are entitled to equal justice under law. Equality before the law has been the cornerstone of our democracy. But maybe not for much longer.</p> <p>The Department of Health and Human Services has so far granted hundreds of waivers to Obamacare. Most have gone to labor unions, companies and other organizations which support the administration.</p> <p>The law Congress passed contains no language authorizing anyone in the executive branch to grant waivers. The Obama administration claims the authority is implied by the broad powers the legislation grants to the HHS secretary. The Founding Fathers beg to differ.</p> </blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11107/1139681-373.stm">www.post-gazette.com</a></small></p> <p>How do you think the Founding Fathers would respond to the Health Care Law?</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OpLLvI_ao86kgz1CljXPtu-Eitk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OpLLvI_ao86kgz1CljXPtu-Eitk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OpLLvI_ao86kgz1CljXPtu-Eitk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/OpLLvI_ao86kgz1CljXPtu-Eitk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/3VUY07DNV_k" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/president-scofflaw.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/XGMZ6DKh-Oc/president-scofflaw.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e60eb32ab970c 2011-04-14T18:33:15+08:00 2011-04-14T18:33:15+08:00

thirsty <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/APBB3iqkOtc" title="YouTube video player" width="480"></iframe></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fJhSY_eBre68GFiVkWVtjb7J3M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fJhSY_eBre68GFiVkWVtjb7J3M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fJhSY_eBre68GFiVkWVtjb7J3M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-fJhSY_eBre68GFiVkWVtjb7J3M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/4BCK6cdiGIY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/hard-rock-hallelujah-mens-choir-.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/Wo-LfHFqUO8/hard-rock-hallelujah-mens-choir-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb883301538dd4fa09970b 2011-04-14T12:00:32+08:00 2011-04-14T12:00:32+08:00

Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery. We need solutions. via www.realclearpolitics.com

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote> <p>Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't need partisanship. We don't need demagoguery. We need solutions.</p> </blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/04/13/rep_paul_ryan_slams_obama_speech_was_excessively_partisan.html">www.realclearpolitics.com</a></small></p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oSo7H06iPB1Dt9mC9PoSMGBdDoY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oSo7H06iPB1Dt9mC9PoSMGBdDoY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oSo7H06iPB1Dt9mC9PoSMGBdDoY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oSo7H06iPB1Dt9mC9PoSMGBdDoY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/7knZN_uHFTs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/realclearpolitics-video-paul-ryan-no-leadership-from-wh-dramatically-inaccurate-speech.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/pt7SFVrAWyo/realclearpolitics-video-paul-ryan-no-leadership-from-wh-dramatically-inaccurate-speech.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e60e705bd970c 2011-04-14T02:09:37+08:00 2011-04-14T02:09:37+08:00

The China Television Director Committee, an arm of the powerful State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), announced in a statement that TV dramas must not contain elements of time travel in their plots, as it "disrespects history." via...

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote><p>The China Television Director Committee, an arm of the powerful State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), announced in a statement that TV dramas must not contain elements of time travel in their plots, as it "disrespects history."</p></blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/04/13/back-to-the-future-not-so-much-if-youre-in-china/?iid=moreonnf">newsfeed.time.com</a></small></p> <p>WOW! I am glad I don't watch Chinese TV. I loved Back to the Future!</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tkG5HYJDah_KXzS0Wl9IZn0O-4U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tkG5HYJDah_KXzS0Wl9IZn0O-4U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tkG5HYJDah_KXzS0Wl9IZn0O-4U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tkG5HYJDah_KXzS0Wl9IZn0O-4U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/7J0ueMGKuWQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/chinese-officials-discourage-time-travel-in-tv-and-movies-time-newsfeed.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/6VVD2qM2DuE/chinese-officials-discourage-time-travel-in-tv-and-movies-time-newsfeed.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e87c46b8b970d 2011-04-13T22:15:14+08:00 2011-04-13T22:17:44+08:00

Every lover of liberty and the Constitution should be offended by the moniker “Privacy Bill of Rights” appended to regulatory legislation Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced yesterday. via www.cato-at-liberty.org

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote> <p>Every lover of liberty and the Constitution should be offended by the moniker “Privacy Bill of Rights” appended to <a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/112_SN_799.html" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/112_SN_799.html']);" target="_blank">regulatory legislation</a> Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) introduced yesterday.</p> </blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/the-privacy-bill-of-rights-is-in-the-bill-of-rights/">www.cato-at-liberty.org</a></small></p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LHsKh6PDm8eXIYp9qHK2OvJt-bE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LHsKh6PDm8eXIYp9qHK2OvJt-bE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LHsKh6PDm8eXIYp9qHK2OvJt-bE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LHsKh6PDm8eXIYp9qHK2OvJt-bE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/bU9zRkxZAVY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/the-privacy-bill-of-rights-is-in-the-bill-of-rights-cato-liberty.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/UaFm6EB3Gv4/the-privacy-bill-of-rights-is-in-the-bill-of-rights-cato-liberty.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb8833014e60e4ee00970c 2011-04-13T21:47:05+08:00 2011-04-13T21:50:31+08:00

It's fashionable among academics and pundits to proclaim that the U.S. is in decline and no longer No. 1 in the world. The declinists say they are realists. In fact, their alarm is unrealistic. via online.wsj.com Read the rest and...

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote> <p>It's fashionable among academics and pundits to proclaim that the U.S. is in decline and no longer No. 1 in the world. The declinists say they are realists. In fact, their alarm is unrealistic.</p> </blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704415104576251292725228886.html">online.wsj.com</a></small></p> <p>Read the rest and let me know your thoughts.</p></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c3Wn3mCn2rN4EZiUUBth7Melp-Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c3Wn3mCn2rN4EZiUUBth7Melp-Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c3Wn3mCn2rN4EZiUUBth7Melp-Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/c3Wn3mCn2rN4EZiUUBth7Melp-Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/00ZJIJOTEQU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/charles-wolf-jr-the-facts-about-american-decline-wsjcom.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/7SH3et5UI_M/charles-wolf-jr-the-facts-about-american-decline-wsjcom.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e009841ceb88330147e4351369970b 2011-04-13T15:44:22+08:00 2011-04-13T15:44:22+08:00

Make no mistake where my heart lies. I still believe this Arab democracy movement was inevitable, necessary and built on a deep and authentic human quest for freedom, dignity and justice. But without extraordinary leadership, the Arab transitions are going...

thirsty <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><blockquote><p>Make no mistake where my heart lies. I still believe this Arab democracy movement was inevitable, necessary and built on a deep and authentic human quest for freedom, dignity and justice. But without extraordinary leadership, the Arab transitions are going to be much harder than in Eastern Europe. Pray for Germanys. Hope for South Africas. Prepare for Yugoslavias. </p></blockquote> <p><small>via <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/13/opinion/13friedman.html?_r=1">www.nytimes.com</a></small></p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nMKsd7zohHjCVWSUBYsOYO2nY3M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nMKsd7zohHjCVWSUBYsOYO2nY3M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nMKsd7zohHjCVWSUBYsOYO2nY3M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nMKsd7zohHjCVWSUBYsOYO2nY3M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Bloggarrett/~4/Xs2s9y4b_KI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.bloggarrett.com/2011/04/pray-hope-prepare-by-thomas-friedman-nytimescom.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/drinklife/bloggarrett/~3/Pj7V3VP_ap4/pray-hope-prepare-by-thomas-friedman-nytimescom.html