David Remer: Current Political EventsCommentary, analysis and context of political events and news.Pentagon Very Interested in Global Warming- February 4, 2004 By David Remer Political News & Analysis The President may not be sold on Kyoto Treaty Agreement or be concerned about global warming, but, the Pentagon is taking this issue very seriously and spending your tax dollars to lay plans to deal with what they now recognize may be a problem to face in just a decade, instead of millenia down the road. Note the following and click on this link for the full text from Fortune: CLIMATE COLLAPSEThe Pentagon's Weather NightmareThe...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/02/04.html#a4444 American Establishment of Religion - How it is done.- February 2, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis This story in the NY Times: Charity Reopens Bible, and Questions Follow demonstrates precisely how Bush's funding of charitable organizations is paving the way toward government subsidized religion in American. In this story by Daniel J. Wakin, the Salvation Army of Greater New York is stressing to lay employees that the Army's core mission is not just social services but also spreading the Gospel.http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/02/02.html#a4409 TransAtlantic Cohorts in War must now pay the Piper- February 2, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis In a pair of stories about what Bush and Blair face in the backlash of the Iraqi invasion, trouble looms for them both as they must now answer to their democracies for unprecedented unilateral militance and the looming costs to their peoples for their haste to war and strategic miltary expansion on the globe. The question is, how independent will the review committees actually be An Inquiry That's Awash in Disputes at the Outset....http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/02/02.html#a4408 (Untitled)- February 2, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis Your local government taxes are hard at work, or are they This story has the potential of growing large if not nipped in the bud immediately. But, with cash strapped state and local economies, that is very unlikely thanks to our friends in Wash. D.C. Report Focuses on False ID's Made at Motor Vehicle Offices. Bribery and poor security at motor vehicle offices across the country allowed thousands of fraudulent driver's licenses to...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/02/02.html#a4405 Bush & Medicare: Irresponsible or Irresponsible- February 2, 2004 by David R. Remer Political News & Analysis The following story showed up in my news feed and begs a very important question to be asked: White House Says Congress Underestimated New Medicare Costs. The budget is not only for prescription drugs, but also for private health insurance plans that would be offered to the elderly. By Robert Pearand Edmund L. Andrews. New York Times: Business Before the question a couple of facts. Fact, the President has his own team of economists...http://radio.weblogs.com/0124721/categories/currentPoliticalEvents/2004/02/02.html#a4403 |