"You have to recognize the realities of the world, and the realities of the world tend to be unpleasant, discouraging and depressing.
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Politics
Including Iraq, etc.
Submitted by cvining on
The US Supreme Court on June 29, 2006 ruled 5-3 the Bush tribunals for Gitmo prisoners were not authorized by Congress and violated international law:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/30/washington/30hamdan.html
The dissenting opinion points out that nothing prevents the Bush administration from seeking Congressional authorization.
Submitted by cvining on
In response to questions about favoring his former employer (the giant oil company Halliburton) with government contracts, Vice President Cheney responded with the incisive retort: F*** You. Afterward, in an interview with Fox News Cheney, rather than apologize, said "I felt better after I did it".
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,123810,00.html
Just one more blow to the American experiment in Democracy. The event inspired the name for this website, where I can say anything that makes me feel better.