http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:37:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Each year over 40 million unborn human beings are slaughtered by abortion around the globe. Historically low birth rates are the root cause of declining and aging populations in the vast majority of industrialized nations. Such demographic trends in turn cause strains on various entitlement programs (such as nationalized health ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/962 There's been a lot of discussion of  "populism" in American politics recently, particularly when it comes to the corporate media covering for the Tea Baggs.  It seems all of the current populists are pissed-off Republicans and people on the left calling for the Democrats to be more populist.  Pop-pop-pop-pop-ulists!! There's only ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/937 You have to wonder who these guys were talking to for the years they had to plan the Vancouver games. I am still glad to have them though no matter. Now if we could just get some of that snow from Washington D.C.! Bad weather, a fenced-off flame: ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/939 What has been a surprise to me is that Iran is still an issue, at least to the United States.  It's all about nuclear weapons and whether Iran has any, so let's take a look back at how we got here. It's four months after the biggest act of terrorism ever on U.S. soil and ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/933 Rather ominous story to follow here from timesonline.co.uk  Yesterday's events in Tehran display clearly the need for a tiered posture with the present Iranian state. Ahmadinejad spoke to a massive crowd on Azadi Square, the opponents of his election nowhere to be found. He exploits the reasonable expectations of UN members for inspection of the Iranian nuclear program ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/921 I'm not making this up... they do have a plan... here's the link to an article in National Underwriter Life and Health. Here's the link to the letter from the Congressional Budget Office. Points from the article: Medicare and Medicaid would be completely revamped As a result of the changes to Medicare and Medicaid, ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/914 Surprised not to see anyone screaming about the SCOTUS decision.  Me, I was seriously considering a retirement move out of the U. S.  Like Chile or some other Godforsaken place far off the radar screen. Matters didn't improve this morning, the day after Obama's State of the Union address when the ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/894 Original attribution Global Voices Online Do no evil, Google says. But the irony is that it did help the Chinese government block sensitive information from the Chinese internet users, which is necessary for it to operate in China. However, this time it seems to be really provoked and made its simmering ... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/879 Unquantified disaster situation now in the impoverished nation of Haiti. See the Clinton Foundation website for ways to support the worldwide response, as well as to obtain or submit survivor information. http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/874 Couple of dirt bikes and the Mohave desert. Leave the cellphones at home... http://www.balkingpoints.com/balk/archives/861