Well communists never did like sharing power with anybody, especially with religion. In a communist country the state is the religion and thusly there is no room for competition from the church. So this does not surprise me one minute.
This and this are not compatible with this.
Drudge is no more biased than the NY Times. In fact, I'd say that Drudge is less so since he writes few of his own articles.
Fires in CA, during the dry season, in an area that has copious amounts of pine fuel. Houses in Malibu are in danger - so what. They built those houses in a potential tinder box and should have expected this to happen since it has happened in the past a number of times before. I feel bad for people who have lost their homes, but How is this a major news story? It sounds a little callus, but I'll say the same things to those living in 'hurricane alley', or flood victims along the Mississippi. Their are risks in any place you might live. In choosing to live in places were natural disasters occur you have to accept those risks.
Bill Maher got angry at hecklers. Those people are nuts! Apparently these people have never seen an implosion on TV and have no idea about the amount of prep that requires. As much as I disagree with Maher's politics and rhetoric, these people make many of your run of the mill kooks look normal.
What has caused the fall of the dollar? Was it really over valued, as some say? Some people should realize that foreign currencies have strengthened in the last years, that manufacturing has been driven out of this country, and out trade deficit have all contributed in part to this. People should focus on things like this and less on social BS that government has no business doing anyway. It also amazes me that there is talk, in Europe, about weakening the Euro. An purpose of the Euro was to better compete with the dollar. No you can't have it both ways Europe.
In the old days this would have caused a war.
This sounds familiar.