Scientists have found dormant microbes in Antarctica. Could similar microbes be alive on Mars? Read the story on Space.com. There is at least a possibility that this may be the case. Not that there are any additional reasons needed to go to Mars, but it is an additional mission driver. It’s past time for the…
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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.
It looks like Trent Lott is going to be booted out as Senate majority leader over his remarks about Strom Thurmond having been a better presidental candidate than Harry Truman. Read the story on MSNBC.com It’s hard to decide which is the greater national idiocy, Lott’s incredibly inane remarks or the disproportionate backlash they have…
Shopping Sex Offenders
David Siebers, a registered sex offender identified by Albuquerque, NM sheriffs as one they “feel he’s a danger and there’s a likelihood he’s going to re-offend.” has been run out of town by Mayor Martin Chavez. One guess where he’s gone. Texas. Read the Houston Chronicle story. Thanks a heap, Mayor Chavez, for making your…
End Athletic Scholarships
Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated presented an interesting ound bite on NPR earlier this week: why not disallow athletic scholarships altogether? Read his article. If nothing else, this would end some of the rancor over athletes with sub-standard academic credentials gaining admission to colleges and failing to graduate or even attend classes. Some would argue…
MLB: Bring Pete Rose Back
It’s time for Pete Rose to take his place in the baseball Hall of Fame. Read the CNN.com opinion piece. A majority of sports fans agree with me, as shown in a CNN poll. Should baseball reinstate Pete Rose? Yes, he’s served his time 59% Yes, if he admits his wrongs 26% No, he should…
Big Brother is Coming
A couple of weeks back I posted a column regarding the erosion of individual privacy that is coming as a result of the war on terrorism. Read the L.A. Times take on the subject. I found their editorial to be ho-hum, never-mind-me evaluation of this issue. The threat to American citizens is real given the…
Democrats Energy Boondoggle Done
Democrats have been rebuffed in their attempt to force V.P. Dick Cheny to reveal the details of meetings held with energy officials by a federal district court. Read the CNN.com story. In and of itself, this ruling is proper. National security is hardly at stake in the matter and Congress has no business meddling in…
Trent Lott: How Could You?
Trent Lott’s foolish remarks gushing his support for Strom Thurmond are generating calls for his scalp. Predictably, these come from minority group. Read the N.Y. Times story. Trent, Trent, how could you be so stupid? Above all people, a U.S. senator should know that it is acceptable for minorities to criticize whites and pursue racist…
Police Convicted in Kmart Arrests
The Houston police scandal that bloomed as a result of the mass arrest of approximately 300 people loitering around a Kmart store has resulted in two convictions of police officers. Read the story in the Houston Chronicle.. Obviously it was stupid. But was it really wrong? Here are the present results of the Chronicle poll….
A Better Way
The so-called ladies trying to crash the gates at Augusta National could take a lesson from Suzy Whaley. She’s about to be the first woman to play a PGA event, the Greater Hartford Open. Read the MSNBC.com story. OK, it’s not 100% on the level, Suzy did play from the women’s tees during the qualifying…