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.
Poindexter Expected to Quit – Hurray!
John Poindexter is expected to quit his position at the Pentagon over the ‘terrorism futures’ market flap. I never even heard about this issue, what with having a real job to do, but any reason to get rid of this Contra-gate alumn is a good one. Perhaps J.P.’s Total Information Awareness program will fall by…
RE: WP: Million-Dollar Recall
The Washington Post’s David Broder thinks that the California recall referendum is a black mark on our democracy. Actually, the recall election simply proves that it is possible for the people to get what they want, as long as they are willing to out-scheme the system. Thinking locally, it would be nice if Texans could…
When is it OK to say ‘No’?
According to the Illinois legislature, it’s OK for a woman to say ‘no’ at any time during the sex act. True, technically their new law reads ‘any person’, but that’s an irrelevancy, perverse homosexual acts aside. And what man would dare challenge this female-empowering law? Only one who is willing to bear the full inferno…
9/11 Victim Compensation
By Rush Limbaugh: I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September 11 casualty and those who die serving the country in Uniform are profound. No one is really talking about it either, because you just don’t criticize anything having to do with September 11. Well, I just can’t let the numbers…
Judge: “Inmate can sue to force state to pay for sex change operation”
Here’s a prime example of why judges need to be directly accountable to the voters: A convicted killer seeking a sex change is entitled, at taxpayer expense, to medical treatment that could lead to gender reassignment, a federal judge in Albany [New York] held yesterday. U.S. District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn said the state cannot…
RE: Aggie journalists won’t go down `without a fight’
If the journalism department at Texas A&M is eliminated, as recommended by Liberal Arts Dean Charles Johnson, it would be a great loss to the university, its students, and the country at large. A&M is a rare bastion of relative conservatism in the world of academia and as such no doubt contributes greatly to a…
RE: Teacher salary increases
In the July 20th issue of the Houston Chronicle, John Rodgers congratulates HISD for “rewarding veteran teachers for their years of service by giving them greater increases than those with less experience”. It should be noted that experience is only one factor among many in determining the quality of a teacher’s instruction. Indeed, experience is…
Music Industry Slitting Its Own Throat
The music industry is killing itself by suing fans who trade files online. Do they think there won’t be a backlash from these people? Very few people who participate in this activity will go back to being paying customers.
Gay Marriage
A (former?) friend of mine, who happens to be gay and will remain unnamed, sent me this link. Here’s the tag line: Join me in adding your voice to a million voices raised in support of civil marriage for gay couples. Nope, I don’t think so. In the immortal words of Jerry Seinfeld, “not that…