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Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Former Vice President Dick Cheney (perhaps our worst ever) again cited President Obama as the worst commander in chief the nation has ever had. Something that is particularly amusing seeing that Cheney actually worked for former president George W. Bush who arguably is the worst president in recent memory . President GWB, with his costly incursion into Iraq under false pretense, which resulted in the destabilization of Iraq and the region as a whole, is a shining example of the failure of the neo com foreign policy agenda. Yet the faithful robotrons of the Gods of War are humping to find a way to dismantle the diplomatic gains made by President Obama, the result of tiring negotiations that many experts view as the best road to peace and stability in the region. Ad now; some drip from the drab. POLITICO - Former Vice President Dick Cheney says President Barack Obama is the worst commander in chief the United States has ever had, in ...

Rational Nation ;">USA Purveyor of Truth Given the political right's rush to use religion freedom as a justification to legislate discriminatory practices against individuals and communities their religion disapproves of here are some instructive statements from past American's. “What influence, in fact, have religious establishments had on society? In some instances they have been seen to erect a spiritual tyranny on the ruins of the civil authority; on many instances they have been seen upholding the thrones of political tyranny; in no instance have they been the guardians of the liberties of the people. Rulers who wish to subvert the public liberty may have found an established clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just government, instituted to secure and perpetuate it, needs them not.” – James Madison “We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land the light of truth and reason has triumphed over the power of bigotry and superstition … In this enlightened A...

National Nation USA Purveyor of Truth I can only imagine how the right reacts to this scholarly discussion of Jefferson's views on Islam. Thomas Jefferson had a vast personal library reflecting his enormous curiosity about the world. Among his volumes: a Quran purchased in 1765 that informed his ideas about plurality and religious freedom in the founding of America Have at it...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth America and Israel should be thankful for this day . Diplomacy has trumped the USA's and Iranian's war hawks desire for conflict and war. As people become more aware of the specifics of the deal with Iran they will understand that the Obama administration has advanced the likelihood of peace and stability in a volatile region of our world. While there remains much left to do in the region this is a first and historic step. Peace won. War lost. It’s as simple as that. Make no mistake, the framework agreement that was announced yesterday is nothing short of historic. A cycle of escalation has been broken – for the first time, Iran’s nuclear program will roll back, as will the sanctions Iran has been subjected too. In 2003, as I describe in Treacherous Alliance - the Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the US, Iran only had 164 centrifuges. It offered to negotiate with the United States, but the George Bush administration refused. “We ...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Following is an excerpt from The Washington Post regarding Governor Walker's view of negotiations and any deal with Iran on nuclear capabilities. Walker, like most potential republican presidential hopefuls have taken a hard line against a deal with Iran. In the case of Walker's following statement one can only classify it as a typical knee jerk reaction from the typical agenda driven neo con and or Tea Party member. Walker had previously said that he would undo any deal with Iran on his first day. But radio host Charlie Sykes asked him a good follow-up question, and this happened: SYKES: You have said that you would cancel any Iranian deal the Obama administration makes. Now would you cancel that even if our trading partners did not want to reimpose the sanctions ? WALKER: Absolutely. If I ultimately choose to run, and if I’m honored to be elected by the people of this country, I will pull back on that on January 20, 2017, beca...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth As if we didn't already suspect former Congresswomen Michelle Bachmann is somewhat of a loon. Today she made s statement that removed any doubt. Posted on her Twitter page is the following. “With his Iran deal, Barack Obama is for the 300 million souls of the United States what Andreas Lubitz was for the 150 souls on the German Wings flight – a deranged pilot flying his entire nation into the rocks,” “After the fact, among the smoldering remains of American cities, the shocked survivors will ask, why did he do it?” More at THE DAILY CALLER . Via: Memeorandum

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth While the Obama Administration works to negotiate a nuclear arms deal with Iran one of the Revolutionary Guard Militia chiefs, Mohammad Reza Naqdi as stated “erasing Israel off the map” is “nonnegotiable”. Naqdi also went as far as to ...  threatened Saudi Arabia, saying that the offensive it is leading in Yemen “will have a fate like the fate of Saddam Hussein." This according to a report from   THE TIMES OF ISRAEL . Such inflammatory rhetoric is certainly not useful and does raise questions as to the real intentions of the Iranian ruling theocrats. The commander of the Basij militia of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that “erasing Israel off the map” is “nonnegotiable,” according to an Israel Radio report Tuesday. Militia chief Mohammad Reza Naqdi also threatened Saudi Arabia, saying that the offensive it is leading in Yemen “will have a fate like the fate of Saddam Hussein.” Naqdi’s comments were made public as Iran and ...

Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Fascism is typically viewed as a leftist political and economic system. This is true if leftist is to mean a strong central government with great influence on and regulation over a nation's economic maters. In other words private ownership of business exists but the government essentially establishes economic policy through over burdensome regulations. Ayn Rand and Dr. Leonard Peikoff shared a different view. Both view conservatives and republicans as drivers of our politics and government in the direction towards fascism. While conservatives and republicans typically may not push for as much regulation over the business sector they too have in the past and continue to so so today. When combined with other traits exhibited by fascism the case can be made conservatives and republicans are more likely to meet the criteria for fascism. Dr. Lawrence Britt posted the 14 Characteristics of fascism based on his study of 4 fascist regimes. B...