Much Ado About Nothing?: June 2009

Thursday, June 25, 2009

In Loving Memory of Mark Planisek

With the recent Metro crash in DC, I thought once again of how a life, anyone's life, can be taken at any time. This hit home even harder as I just found out a friend of mine died after being hit by a vehicle leaving his art exhibit. I went to Mark's exhibit and talked to him over an hour as he was just so great to talk to. I left him a hour before this tragic event happened upon him. Those of us who knew Mark will indeed miss him, his smile, his artwork and his zest for life.

Mark Planisek

The Sorry State of Affairs

Every four seconds, someone dies of hunger. Today, 25,000 people will die of hunger; 18,000 of them will be children.

900,000 Borrowers are Losing their Homes - A 71% increase from a year ago, and a record number of home owners are behind on payments.

The Decline of the Penquins - Over the past 25 years, some penguin populations have shrunk by 33 percent in parts of Antarctica, due to declines in winter sea-ice habitat

1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars - For the first time in the nation’s history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars.

3-4 Million Cats & Dogs Euthanized Each Year - Every year, between six and eight million dogs and cats enter U.S. shelters; some three to four million of these animals are euthanized because there are not enough homes for them.

Between 529,000 and 840,000 Veterans are Homeless - Each year, 2.3 million to 3.5 million people experience homelessness in America. 23% of that range is veterans.

Do You Really Want McCain?

Low-Road
Express Many voters are wondering whether a McCain presidency would be an extension of Mr. Bush’s two disastrous terms. If the way Mr. McCain is running his campaign these days is an indication, Americans don’t have to wait until next January for the answer to that one.

McCain Going Very Personal and Very Negative
John McCain … is running an increasingly dishonorable campaign as independent observers have said is false and baseless. The McCain campaign has very clearly decided that the only way to win this election is to become very personal and very negative.

McCain's Risky Ad Strategy
McCain ads are just … one wild swing at Obama after another. Their increasing bitterness reflects a campaign that is more about some sort of therapeutic frustration venting for the staff than any coherent strategy to elect McCain. It's unprofessional to the core.

Much Ado About Nothing?

Thursday, June 25, 2009

In Loving Memory of Mark Planisek

The Bare Basics

Favorite Things

The Sorry State of Affairs

Cost of Iraq War

Mission Accomplished?

Do You Really Want McCain?

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