Letters to the Editor
Irene Adler
Published Letters: 6
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Tobacco ash
[Read the article: Michael Mukasey's tearful lies]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The F.B.I. forensic lab maintains a data base of tobacco ash patterns derived from extensive sampling and testing, including varying atmospheric conditions.
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"Yes on his way out the door Bush will issue blanket pardons for everyone in his administration. But who will pardon Bush?"
[Read the article: John Yoo: Spearhead or scapegoat?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]McCain would.
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what is it that the Palestinians are supposed to be "giving"?-Derbig Mooser
[Read the article: Israel imposes a 10-year ban on American critic of Israeli policies]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Here are a few ideas:
-Recognition of Israel's right to exist.
-Absolute renunciation of violence against Israel.
-A nuanced approach to negotiations concerning compensation, reparations and return, as opposed to a zero-sum posture.
Israel should "give":
-Absolute renunciation of violence against Palestinians in the occupied territories.
-Good faith offer to negotiate terms for compensation, reparations, and return.
-Pull back from occupied territories.
The UN, the USA, and other vested parties should "give" a multinational support system to help maintain peace and provide security, as well as economic viability and flourishing culture.
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Publicity Stunt ala Cindy Sheehan?
[Read the article: Targeting Steny Hoyer for his contempt for the rule of law]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Would it be feasible to recruit a constituent to declare opposition to Hoyer for his seat in the upcoming November general as a write-in candidate on this issue in order to garner some "earned media" coverage, and possibly enable further public elucidation of Hoyer's deceptive practices in an arena that will permit more than sound-bite rhetoric? Another benefit would be reiterating to Democratic members that they will be targeted and we will come after them if they fail in their duty to uphold the Constitution and oppose the Republican agenda.
I, for one, would donate to such a campaign, in addition to the action now underway.
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The love for the river plays into moral hazard and speaks to an important point about human rationality. The classic microeconomic model of rational man is weakened by the things you mention.
[Read the article: Keith Olbermann's reply and Obama's secret plan to protect the rule of law]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Another thing: Long ago, some groups settled by rivers for access to a precious resource (water, and possibly the fish within), for transportation to remote foraging/hunting sites, and to facilitate trade (arguably the primary stimulus for complex language development). Later, agriculture benefited from fertile soils in river valleys, deltas, and flood plains. The imperatives get passed down, roots develop. You are where you are.
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What a sad pathetic miniature facsimile of a man!
[Read the article: The political establishment and telecom immunity -- why it matters]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]shooter242: "When the Commander in Chief of all those regulatory agencies..."
Silly frightened dear, there is no such thing!(Thank you, though, for the unexpected exquisite bout of giggling you triggered in me.) The constitution is quite explicit about the president's limited CiC functions. Commander in Chief of the EPA?!? Commander in Chief of the Department of Transportation?!? Too rich!
And dear, he is still required to follow every law - not create them out of thin air - in the execution of his constitutional duties.