Where’s the Outrage?

This was a huge mission. Prolonged difficult spacewalks. Absolutely a great accomplishment.  We need more of this.  I need something to be proud of.

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From CNN.com:

Discovery and its crew returned to Earth on Wednesday and concluded a 15-day space station build and repair mission that was among the most challenging — and heroic — in shuttle history.

The space shuttle touched down just after 1 p.m., after safely crossing the continent in the first coast-to-coast re-entry since the Columbia disaster almost five years ago.

Commander Pamela Melroy was greeted by crisp fall weather as she brought Discovery down on the runway. (more…)

 

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Tags: Domestic Issues, NASA by ecthompson
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If Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee for President in 2008, she’ll have my strong support.

I say this though…Mrs. Clinton is not my first choice for 2008. I support John Edwards because of his focus on economic issues as they impact the middle class and the poor. I’m also interested in the candidacy of Barack Obama.

In my view, Mrs. Clinton’s soft center-left focus and the Clinton legacy of moving the Democratic Party to the middle are not great recommendations for her White House bid.

So why will I support Mrs. Clinton if she wins the nomination?

It is because our problems today are so great that we must give a Democratic President serving with, hopefully, a Democratic Congress, a chance to find solutions to these challenges.

In these times, I can’t sit on my hands because the Democratic nominee is not the person I wanted.

In a normal campaign, the issues of the War in Iraq and how to get health insurance to all Americans would be dramatic enough concerns.

Yet in 2008 , there are even greater problems before the American people.

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Tags: Election 2008, Party Politics by Texas Liberal
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Tons going on?  Really busy at work.

On a sad personal note, one of best friend’s father is critically ill and is not expected to make it.  My prayers are with him.

A different note, the results of the Asheville city council election were very disappointing.

More later.

Tags: State and Local Politics by ecthompson
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