The Internet is the most amazing tool of our time – or any time – for spreading information around. But when it comes to person-to-person relationships it’s an emotional dead zone. The first wired generation is beginning to realize that, while others have known it for some time. Why blog, then? Not to connect emotionally,…
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.
Weed Aids Alzheimer’s?
Wouldn’t this piss of the Prez and DEA if true? The whole war on drugs is a stupid waste of time anyway…
Illegal Immigration, IV
As discussed previously, illegal immigration is (still) a crime in this country. While some would paint those in opposition to illegals as being mean-spirited, it’s really a question of cost to those of us who have to bear them. There is also the much-discussed question of security, not from the migrant workers who are the…
Houston’s “Don’t Ask” Immigration Policy Changed
Finally. But a cop had to get killed first.
Republicans Have Failed Our Trust
One always has to take the NY Times with a grain of salt, but the latest reports that Republican leaders in the House of Representatives knew about an improper relationship between Rep. Mark Foley and an underage male page has the stench of truth about it. Now that they’ve been found out, Majority Leader John…
Illegal Immigration, III
Illegal immigration is fueled by the illegals’ desire to find work that pays a decent – this being a relative term, you understand – wage to provide a better life for themselves and their families and American business’ desire to cut costs. In industries like farming, dairy, etc., illegals’ lower wages can mean the difference…
Kay Bailey Hutchison is Still Around?
In fact, she is running for another term as Texas’ senior senator. Kay Bailey’s running again? I had no idea her seat was even up for grabs this year. Seems like I heard her promise that the term that’s ending now would be her last. I like Kay for one simple reason: I’ve never known…
Is there a “Baby Boycott”?
David Broussard responds to Stephanie Mencimer’s article. My 2 cents: David, your comments are quite inciteful. Americans’ definition of “need” is wildly distorted; very few of us actually need anything. We want any number of things, as you point out.One thing you didn’t mention in your discussion is the increased acceptance of the childless career…
Illegal Immigration, II
Yesterday I started a discussion about illegal immigration that left off with the assertion that illegal immigrants do in fact wield a fair bit of poltical clout in the southwest U.S. From my perspective this influence is not legitimate – the business of electing public servants should be exclusively reserved for citizens, in my opinion….
Polimom – It’ll be OK (in Bush’s version of 1984)…
Polimom, one of my favorite new feeds, say’s it’ll all be OK under the Bush terrorist detainee soon-to-be-law. Wunderbar!