> I'm certainly no expert on how much CEO's from corporations get paid. However, I don't think that these CEO's, COO's, and CFO's should get paid an obscene amount of money if their corporation loses money. They need to have merit pay. If the corporation does well, they get a bonus. If the corporation loses money, they get nothing. Corporations should pay their head honcho a low base salary and bonuses would be given if goals are met.
> Looks like Republican Sen. John McCain, a former POW and decorated veteran, is upset about Rudy Giuliani's pro-torture stance.
Boston Globe:
“When someone says waterboarding is similar to harsh interrogation techniques used against the mafia in New York City, they do not have enough experience to lead our military,” McCain said Sunday night at a town-hall meeting here....
....On Friday, McCain, a former POW, criticized pro-torture opponents who “chose to do other things when this nation was fighting its wars.”
> Judge Amy Salerno and David Tyack will not get my vote for judge. Salerno and Tyack are both Republicans. (The GOP found the one Republican named 'Tyack' who was actually a Republican.) Salerno was trying to get publicity when she yelled at Antonio Henton in her court. I thought a person was innocent until proven guilty??? (See the Dispatch story.) Also, I've seen Salerno in public yelling and screaming at a receptionist. How come Salerno only has been endorsed by one FOP branch?
> Honolulu Star Bulletin has an article about the problems our vets are having:
....Angry outbursts. Nightmares. Thousand-mile stares. Memory lapses. Disintegrating marriages. The "invisible wounds" of war are cropping up in this newest generation of veterans, sometimes long after they come home. Left untreated, they can spiral into despair.
"For too many veterans, returning home from battle will not bring an end to conflict," said U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. "The war will follow them in their hearts and minds."
Duty in Iraq and Afghanistan exposed American troops to a constant threat of explosions from an elusive enemy. The impact of the blasts reaches beyond the horror of the immediate carnage. The trauma lingers in unseen brain injuries and damage to psyches that might not show up for months or years.....
Bush's wars without end have made lasting injuries to our men and women in uniform.> Have you seen the cool ad by the Center for American Progress?
