Monday, May 4, 2009

Bombs Away...............

Perhaps the most intriguing U.S. Senate race sideshow: Rand Paul's potential to raise millions overnight for a primary contest against mainstreamer Trey Grayson. A relative unknown to most GOP voters, Paul attracts a following of thousands on Facebook and other social media. Backers brag today that Paul could set "set new fundraising records" and that a one-night moneybomb is "all that's needed to conduct a Senate campaign." The moneybomb is the successful tactic employed by Rand's father, Ron, during his 2008 presidential campaign. It raised as much as $6.6 million in one day....Link

Democrats drop funds to close Gitmo......

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are refusing to pay for President Barack Obama's plan to relocate prisoners from the Guantanamo detention facility where enemy combatants are being held. Obama has signed an executive order to close the facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by early next year. But the Pentagon has yet to come up with a plan on where to put the 240 or so prisoners. Between 50-100 are likely to be sent to the United States...Link

What would Jesus Do?..................

According to the survey, 54 percent of Americans who attend church at least once per week said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is “often” or “sometimes” justified, while only 42 percent of Americans who “seldom or never” attend church services agreed with that viewpoint....Link

How can people study the bible this much and still not understand it is wrong to torture?