Commemorating the 1956 Hungarian Revolution
Published by Rod D. Martin October 16th, 2006 filed under Communism, Election 2006, Foreign Policy/National Security, Defense Policy, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
Phyllis Schlafly writes the grim story of freedom crushed but not extinguished.
In October we commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of history’s most momentous events. With hindsight, we can now see that the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 started the unraveling of Soviet communism that finally came to pass in 1991.
Many lessons here for Iraq, particularly the culpability of America in the tragedy; but today, though the men, women and children whose lives would be destroyed by our defeat are just as real, the enemy is not a nuclear armed Soviet Union, and the cost of victory is comparatively non-existent.
Thoughts to ponder.
Why North Korea’s Nuke Test is Such Good News
Published by Rod D. Martin October 16th, 2006 filed under WMDs, Missile Defense, Korea, Foreign Policy/National Security, War on Terror, Rod D. Martin, Defense Policy, TheVanguard.Org
Dr. Jack Wheeler writes: “The public face of Bush Administration officials regarding North Korea’s nuclear test is a mask of utter seriousness, or “grave concern.” Behind the mask, folks are laughing their heads off. Meanwhile, the world’s dumbest nuclear scientists - namely, those in North Korea - are terrified of what Baby Kim will do to them when he finds out the truth.
“But we learned a lot more from the test than you might think.”
Maybe he’s right, maybe he’s not: we’ll find out soon enough. But if he is, TheVanguard.Org will have just broken some of the biggest news in history. What he has to say goes far beyond the rumors of a NorK nuke “fizzle”. You can’t afford to miss it.
And remember: you read it here first.
Michael Barone: 2006 Realignment? No.
Published by Rod D. Martin October 16th, 2006 filed under Culture War, Election 2006, Democrats, GOP, Rod D. Martin, TheVanguard.Org
Political realignments occur because of events that have deep demographic impact and when one party stands for new ideas that command majority support. The Iraq war (2,500 deaths) and our current economy (4.6 percent unemployment) are not events of the magnitude of the Civil War (600,000 dead) or the Great Depression (25 percent unemployment).
Moreover, voters’ complaints about George W. Bush and the Republican Congress are more about competence than ideology. Why is Bush’s second-term job approval so much lower than Bill Clinton’s even though the economy has been in similarly good shape during both periods? Iraq. Katrina.