Friday, March 29, 2013

North Korea Threats Intensify As Kim Orders Rocket Prep After U.S. B-2 Bomber Drill - The Huffington Post

SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Friday that his rocket forces were ready "to settle accounts with the U.S.," unleashing a new round of bellicose rhetoric after U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers dropped dummy munitions in joint military drills with South Korea.

Kim's warning, and the litany of threats that have preceded it, don't indicate an imminent war. In fact, they're most likely meant to coerce South Korea into softening its policies, win direct talks and aid from Washington, and strengthen the young leader's credentials and image at home.  Read more...  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/03/29/north-korea-threats_n_2977959.html?ir=world&utm_campaign=032913&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-world&utm_content=Title

Supreme court on gay marriage - Courant.com

It's obvious to me that we as a country need to have same sex marriage recognized and legalized in all 50 states. It doesn't make sense any other way. We tried different rules for different states with slavery and that didn't work out so well.

Marriage is marriage and it's not about procreation or same or different sexes. Marriage is about whatever the two people getting married want it to be.  Read more...  http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/cartoons/hc-supreme-court-on-gay-marriage-20130327,0,2628276.story

Monday, March 18, 2013

Benson Cartoons - Political Cartoons - The Arizona Republic


Benson Cartoons - Political Cartoons - The Arizona Republic

Ariz. weighs warning labels on edible marijuana

PHOENIX -- The individually packaged brownies, lollipops and chocolate-dipped cookies for sale at the Green Halo dispensary in Tucson look like kid-friendly snacks. They have one ingredient, however, that makes them anything but: The tempting confections are infused with marijuana.

Staff at the Green Halo say that about half of the patients using their dispensary prefer to take their doses of medical marijuana in edible items. And although the candy-wrapper medical drugs can be bought only at Arizona's medical-marijuana dispensaries by licensed cardholders, law-enforcement officials are concerned the items will end up in the hands of children.

Read more: Ariz. weighs warning labels on edible marijuana

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Hugo Chavez's last words: 'Please don't let me die' | Fox News

President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack after great suffering and inaudibly mouthed his desire to live, the head of Venezuela's presidential guard said late Wednesday.

"He couldn't speak but he said it with his lips ... `I don't want to die. Please don't let me die,' because he loved his country, he sacrificed himself for his country," Gen. Jose Ornella told The Associated Press.  Read more...  http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/03/07/hugo-chavez-died-heart-attack-while-suffering-from-advanced-cancer-venezuela/