William Raspberry must have bit his tongue to make as much sense as this.
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.
Teacher Calls Teenager ‘Monkey’, Gets Fired
This happened in Longview, Texas. With an administration as supportive of its educators as this unlucky school district, it’s not surprising that the Texas education system is among the worst in the nation. How can otherwise rational, responsible people be moved to make such inane decisions? The last thing that needs to be done is…
Who Says There’s No Justice in the World?
First a Republican takes over the reins in California and now this: Convicted child molester beaten up by former victim in Florida jail.
News of the Stupid
From just up the road, a high school boy was expelled from school for sharing his asthma inhaler with his girlfrend who uses the same prescription. I hate to say it, what with all of the educators in my family, but this is exactly the kind of stupidity that happens within a closed government-run system….
Goodbye Gray?
It must be the nihlist in me, but I long for Gray Davis to get kicked out of office. It looks like it may happen! I’d like to see this sort of thing happen more often. Perhaps officials and voters would remember who works for who if we’d check our representative’s leashes once in a…
Rush was Wrong?
No, not really, not about the NFL’s version of Affirmative Action. But wrong or not, he’s gone, forced out of his position on ESPN as a result of stating the obvious: the NFL wants to have more blacks at the top of its marquee. How dare I? Anyone who reads the sports page knows that…
Fat Russian Ballerina Must Be Re-hired
Now here’s proof that there’s democracy in Russia! Still, 110 pounds is a better than average military press.
Annan: Expand Security Council
In a rare moment of lucidity, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Inane appealed to world leaders Tuesday to expand the Security Council. This is a good idea, I think, and perhaps one could begin by cleansing the SC of France, a never-was on the international stage. The problem, however, lies in the veto power enjoyed by the…
Federal Court Rules Against Do-Not-Call List
What a bunch of freaking morons. This should demonstrate the difference between law and justice, sense and nonsense. Even a child would recognize the legitimacy of this long overdue privacy measure. All the doofuses had to do was exactly nothing and yet they’ve managed to screw it up.
Less Foreign Workers = Better Job Outlook?
One would like to think that the Feds cutting back on the number of visas issued to high-tech workers would improve the prospects for U.S. residents in this job segment. However, I suspect that companies that have gotten a taste of getting something for nothing, albeit a far cry from what they need, will continue…