Andrew Malcom says that Ron Paul’s supporters are planning a rebellion against the mainstream Republican powers who are essentially lined up behind John McCain. While everyone has been watching the Obama-Clinton brawl, quietly, largely under the radar of most people, the forces of Rep.Ron Paul have been organizing across the country to stage an embarrassing…
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Rethinking Ethanol
The New York Times gets it right: The time has come for Congress to rethink ethanol, an alternative fuel that has lately fallen from favor. Specifically, it is time to end an outdated tax break for corn ethanol and to call a timeout in the fivefold increase in ethanol production mandated in the 2007 energy…
Sports Reality for Girls
Michael Sokolove has a great article at the NY Times Magazine about sports injuries and the seldom-discussed fact that teenage girls are much, much more likely to both sustain major knee and head injuries than boys of the same age. Despite the unfortunate title of "Uneven Playing Field", this article is highly recommended reading for…
Obama’s 57 States
On memeorandum right now there are 37 – give or take 7 or 8- articles about Barack Obama’s latest verbal miscue: “Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go." Marc Ambinder says, "Obama is tired, nothing more." …
Sadr City Opening Up
McClatchy says that Iraqi troops will soon be walking the streets of Sadr City and arresting those found with "medium and heavy weaponry." Followers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad’s Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with heavy weapons in a…
Clinton’s Effect on Women
Ellen R. Malcom on Hillary Clinton’s run for the presidency: This brilliant woman believes that she can compete for the most powerful office in the world. She believes that she can do a better job than any of the men running to lead our country through these challenging times. And millions of Americans, women and…
Obama’s Agenda for Judges
Here’s one more reason not to vote for Barack Obama, as any more were needed. According to his campaign, Mr. Obama, if elected to the presidency, has every intention of seating liberal, activist judges. "Barack Obama," explained spokesman Tommy Vietor, "has always believed that our courts should stand up for social and economic justice, and…
Whining for Juan Crow
Roberto Lovato’s new Ode to Juan Crow is a must-read simply because it’s Americans’ responsibility to know what the people who are actively seeking to undermine our country are doing. Unfortunately equating the racial discrimination faced by Black Americans under Jim Crow to current anti-illegal immigration laws fails on one simple point: the illegals are,…
Why Obama is Winning
There’s no doubt that Barack Obama gives a damn fine speech when he’s had time to thoroughly prepare his remarks. But the biggest reason why he’s defeating a more experienced, more capable Hillary Clinton is that Americans believe Mrs. Clinton is a perpetual liar. Now the Washington Times, with some accidental help from the Library…
Ertman & Pena’s Killer To Finally Die
The horrifying murder of Jenny Ertman and Elizabeth Pena was my welcome home to Houston after living in Oregon for several years. I remember the case like it was yesterday because their brutal, gang-related rape and strangulation happened only a short distance from where I worked at the time. Now, after nearly 15 years of…