Rick Siegel Prespectives on Freedom and Liberty

Pope, You Forgot Terrorism and War

The pope has come and gone and left his legacy. Chastisement of the gay clergy for ruining so many lives and a call to putting it all behind and joining in the celebration of the cults many years of change.

US Congressmen vote for bills for their investment portfolios with full immunity

A recent review of Congressional disclosure statements finds that many members of the various powerful contracting committees including Sen. John Kerry, Joseph Leiberman and Roy Blunt are all profiteering off the war they support through votes and government contracts they bestow on their investment portfolios.

The recent Democratic Party debacle, pitting a woman against a black man, presents a competition, one you feel you must chose from. A one way or the other and no other way can be possible. This farce is presented as the pinnacle of liberty when in fact it is tantamount to a media directed submission to the will of the global moneyed interests.

Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Iraq to hail the “phenomenal changes” in Iraq.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson this Sunday defended the Federal Reserves decision to bail out the Bear Stearns investment bank increasing the debt American taxpayers will hold for the profits expected by bankers before the crash. Paulson assured “The government is prepared to do what it takes” and will print money at taxpayer expense to assure the profits of these huge banks.

The Democratic Party representatives made a symbolic gesture of responsibility in sending the new wiretap law to the President for his veto. George W. Bush is adamant that he protects his partners in criminal wiretapping.

The telecommunication companies that worked closely with the illegal spying on Americans, demanded by the executive branch and their agents Homeland Security, are liable for criminal actions. President Bush wants desperately to help his friends that helped him carry out illegal spying.

Whatever it takes

Illinois Senator Barack Obama said he believes in the right to bear arms, as stated clearly in the Constitution. However Obama believes every right is subject to restrictions.

Will Clinton Play #2 For Obama

As Obama crushes the Clinton run for Presidency the people want to know if Hillary is ready for the Vice Presidency?

In a stunning admission yesterday by CIA director Michael Hayden publicly acknowledged the use of Waterboarding on its captives. The torture traces it’s history back to the Catholic Inquisition and is condemned world wide through International Treaty and Law.