Obama is the Wrong Man
by When Barack Obama first announced he was running for the Dems presidential nomination I have to admit that I was interested. After all he’s obviously …
Author: marc
Marc is a software developer, writer, and part-time political know-it-all who currently resides in Texas in the good ol' U.S.A.
Black Waters Indeed
Congress has issued a report that is critical of the private security firm Blackwater, according to the NY Times. The report by the Democratic majority …
Hillary’s Baby Plan Redux
The Chicago Tribune just published an analysis of Hillary’s plan that is rather similar to mine. Their conclusions? Well, the editorial is titled "Clinton’s baby …
Summers of Our Discontent
Kathleen Parker says that Lawrence Summers, the former Harvard President, is the prototypical example of this generation’s McCarthyism – political correctness in academia. Summers, you’ll …
Dog Walker Law Bites Volunteers
Austin’s city government is now requiring that volunteers at the city’s animal shelter submit to background checks and turn over private information such as social …
Bolton says U.S. Should Take Out Iranian Nukes
In the U.K., the Guardian reports that John Bolton, the former U.S ambassador to the United Nations, told Tory delegates that “he saw no alternative …
A Review of Richard Wright’s Native Son
I decided to read Native Son as a result of Michael posting a notice about Jess’s Book Club at Monsters and Critics. While I’d heard …
8 Transferred out of Guantanamo
The Houston Chronicle reports: Eight detainees were transferred from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody of Afghanistan and Middle Eastern …
Hillary: $5000 for Every Baby! (and a Car in Every Garage)
Devlin Barrett writes: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that every child born in the United States should get a $5,000 "baby bond" …
Marc’s Prez Pick
According to this poll, my top candidate for 2008 is…drum roll, please… Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) 81.25% match This is the second …