Paul's Blog of Wisdom

“’Corporate tax receipts as a share of (the economy) are at levels not seen since the late 1970s,’ the Congressional Budget Office wrote in its August report."

Darn evil Bush giving those tax cuts to the rich and hurting the poor. Sheesh.

The Republicans have had a political strategy for the upcoming election dropped into their lap by North Korea. Let's see if they're smart enough to take advantage of it. Since Bush came into office, he's been pushing for a missile defense system and many Democrats have gone out of their way to try to stop it. With North Korea recently testing a nuclear bomb and saying that they might launch a nuclear-tipped missile, every Republican running for national office should make support for the missile defense system and the many Democrats' opposition to the system a major plank of their election platform.

North Korea's upcoming nuclear bomb test, if it happens, is a major test for the world. Most world leaders have been tripping over themselves not to stand up to what they themselves have said. France signed U.N. Resolution 1441, which said that Iraq would face "serious consequences" in the event of non-compliance, then instantly ran off to Iraq and told the Iraqi government that France would not support any use of force. The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution over the summer saying that Iran had until August 31 to stop enriching uranium and that there would be sanctions if they didn't. Well, Iran didn't stop and no sanctions came. There were more negotiations, of course. Now, even China is saying:

I think if North Koreans do have the nuclear test, I think that they have to realize that they will face serious consequences.

If North Korea does conduct the test, the world, including South Korea and China, *have to* punish them for it. These rogue nations absolutely have to see that there are consequences for their crazy actions. This is a major, major test for the world if it happens. I personally hope that North Korea does conduct the test, so that South Korea and China will hopefully then finally take the threat from the North seriously enough to try to do something about it.