January 17, 2007
Pessimists, Avert Your Eyes
We don't want to be accused of spoiling your mood. For everyone else, you may find this interesting.The myth persists in some media circles that the federal budget deficit is "surging" or ballooning or something terrible -- all of which...November 29, 2006
You Stay Classy, San Diego!
Finally, a city council with courage. They have banned Wal-Mart.The City Council here voted late Tuesday to ban certain giant retail stores, dealing a blow to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s potential to expand in the nation's eighth-largest city.Councilman Tony Young, who...July 04, 2006
Happy Fourth Of July!
Happy Birthday, America! 230 years! God bless this country, and our soldiers past and present who fought and died for our freedom. God bless the American dream, and the way of life we hold so dear....June 29, 2006
That Awful Bush Economy
Apparently rocketed to 5.6% in the first quarter of this year, exceeding the 5.3% that was expected.The economy sprang out of a year-end rut and zipped ahead in the opening quarter of this year at a 5.6 percent pace, the...June 18, 2006
Still Turning
It's been a crazy weekend, mostly because, we were sick for all of it. Apparently the world is still turning though, as a quick look on Drudge showed that the immigration bill has all but died in the House, Nestle...May 31, 2006
You Mean It Wasn't Bush's Fault?
One of the newer studies on the destruction of New Orleans apparently lays the blame squarely on human incompetence and neglect - just not George Bush's.The evidence, by now, is overwhelming: Beautiful, decadent New Orleans wasn't doomed by Hurricane Katrina...May 30, 2006
The Constitutional Debacle
The Republican House is going to suffer at the ballot box this November because a Democratic Congressman was caught red handed by the FBI with nearly $100,000 in bribery money.It's as simple as that.They can get tough on immigration, they...May 29, 2006
Memorial Day
On this Memorial Day we say a special prayer for the soldiers who have fallen. They gave their lives for the freedoms we hold so dear, yet also so easily forget. But it was their sacrifice and their blood that...May 27, 2006
While The Democratic Underground Was Sleeping
Yesterday the Senate confirmed Gen. Michael V. Hayden to be the next director of the CIA.Air Force Gen. Michael V. Hayden, a career intelligence officer who has overseen some of the government's most secret and controversial surveillance programs, was confirmed..."Ludicrous Speed!"
From the oddly disturbing to the outright insane, the story about the files siezed during the FBI raid of Congressman Jefferson's office is rapidly becoming a ridiculous display.The Justice Department signaled to the White House this week that the nation's...May 17, 2006
All The Rage
In spite of being bastions for perpetual turn signals, deafness, top speeds no greater than the idler setting of a 1984 Cadillac Brougham, and the highest population density of hanging "Handicap" placards in the world, apparently Miami and Phoenix are...May 10, 2006
That Elusive Happiness
The economy is soaring, yet people will tell you it's the worst ever. Iraq is in a shambles, yet al Qaeda is out penning their last will and testament. Gas prices are driving us into a depression, yet nobody has...May 09, 2006
More To Goss's Resignation Than A Scandal
A good deal of the blogosphere has jumped on Hookergate like it's the true hidden meaning for Goss's resignation, but the more we read, the more we have to wonder if this isn't really about two mutually exclusive stories. Well,...May 01, 2006
This Is Supposed To Be A Bad Thing?
It seems the Washington Post is having heart palpitations over their latest revelation that in upwards of 60% of the federal government workforce may retire in the next few years. Apparently this is a catastrophe in the making, as once...The Day Without "Immigrants"
So today is the day. Immigrants here illegally are going to protest the fact that they're here illegally, because they want to be here legally, but not enough apparently to do anything legal, such as enter the country legally instead...April 20, 2006
No Crime
For nearly three years now we have heard countless authoritative revelations from the national media organizations about who outed CIA "agent" Valerie Plame. It's like the final moments in the game CLUE; it was Libby, in the Starbucks, on background...Perhaps They Do Have Brains
With all the political jockeying going on in the immigration debate, it's easy for some voices to get lost in the shuffle. But celebrity voices? Could it be? They're like the first responders of pop culture. They'll provide CPR on...April 17, 2006
Better Than Monster.com
Remember all that talk about undocumented-illegal-migrant workers doing the jobs Americans won't do? As it turns out, Americans might not have had the oppotunity to apply for the job in the first place - seeing as how a good number...April 10, 2006
Recruiting A Little Early Now, Aren't They?
Apparently Democrats - or groups who wish Democrats were in power - feel it's never too early to start recruiting voters, even the ones who at present are illegally in the United States. A number of photos were taken at...