There’s a soliloquy in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet where the title character contemplates what comes with death. Most every one on the planet knows the first line of the speech: “To be, or not to be: that is the question.” The rest of the soliloquy, which I’ve heard referred to many times as “The Undiscover’d Country Speech,” ponders what happens to us all after this life with the undiscovered country being death itself. The Bard’s words were never as poignant as they are today.
Certainly, Terri Schiavo has crossed into one undiscovered country today, while her legacy serves to create yet another figurative one.
Monthly Archive: March 2005
Mar
31
2005
The Undiscovered Country…
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Mar
21
2005
I’ve Got a Bad Feeling About This…
You know, after running a blog site for a while, readers start to keep you honest. I’ve had several people ask me why I haven’t commented on the Terri Schiavo case yet. I had been waiting to see what Congress was going to do once they inserted themselves in to this story. Honestly, that’s when it became more important to me.
Now, I know how that sounds. People are probably wondering why the Terri Schiavo’s plight wasn’t important to me. Certainly there were and continue to be several hot-button issues at the core of this debate. I just haven’t been able to bring myself to comment on it before now.
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Mar
17
2005
Better, Stronger, Faster?…
I know the name of my web site is not “Sports Blogger.” I know this. I don’t normally talk about issues like this because, frankly, they’re boring. They bore you. They bore me. I ask for your patience while I work through this thought.
In the interest of full disclosure, I used to love baseball. I followed it somewhat and even participated in a fantasy baseball league for a few years. I was turned off after the last full strike by players and the near strike that occurred about five years ago or so and I haven’t really gone back. I watched the playoffs this past year where my Boston Red Sox won the World Series and in five years I’ve probably been to maybe a handful of games. I imagine I’m like a lot of people. That said…
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Mar
13
2005
The Greatest Threat to Our National Security…
The position of the Bush Administration on this just completely puzzles me.
Now, I know, I know…Reagan’s 11th commandment was “Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican.” I get that. I’m not speaking ill of Bush or his administration as much as I just fundamentally disagree with their policy on immigration.
I firmly believe that the greatest threat facing the security of our country is our borders, and I don’t think the Bush Administration is doing enough to neutralize this threat. Illegal immigration isn’t just a threat to the American worker and to our economy. It goes much deeper than that. Certainly the economic factor is serious, but the potential danger to our national security is even greater.
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Mar
10
2005
Myopic Zeal: Say Good Night, Dan…
I was at a bar with a good friend of mine enjoying some potent potables as I watched Dan Rather’s final broadcast as anchor of the CBS Evening News. As I watched the broadcast drinking my beer, it seemed to me that the only thing missing from each story on Wednesday’s newscast was the following phrase:
“…which is the fault of the Bush Administration.”
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Mar
06
2005
The Distant Sound of Thunder…
There’s a war coming–a war that will be fought against the Government defending freedom of speech on our political system. This war will be launched by the Federal Election Commission and will specifically target bloggers thanks to John McCain and Russ Feingold.
Quoted in an interview on CNET.com, Bradley Smith–one of the FEC’s six commissioners–says that the days of online punditry and political blogging are coming to an end. That would effectively mean that Conservative Blogger and all blog sites, conservative and liberal, would be affected…
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