Martha Burk and the National Council of Women’s Organizations have declared war on an the males-only Augusta National Golf Club. Read Ron Borges’ commentary on MSNBC.com. What right does Burk have to lead this boycott? The right of an American exercising freedom of speech. What reason does she have? Only that of a foolish destructionist….
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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.
College Footbal BCS a Good Thing
We like the NCAA college football Bowl Championship series. Mike Celizic of MSNBC.com doesn’t. Who’s right? It doesn’t matter. It’s a question of fun versus order, unpredictability versus defined outcome. We think the BCS makes college football more interesting and gives college football fans something to talk about. Every game means something. In then end,…
Iran: Leaning Toward Democracy?
Is the time ripe for Iran to re-open itself to the west or even become a democracy? Some people think so. Read a story about one man defying death to make it happen. It’s been obvious for some time that the religious power-brokers in Iran have little to no interest in the will of the…
Joke Guaranteed to Piss Off a Muslim
Everyone seems to be wondering why Muslim fundamentalists are so quick to blow themselves up and commit suicide generally. Let’s see now … No beer No booze No bars No television No Internet No baseball No football No basketball No hockey No golf Soccer only, and all the time No tailgate parties No hooters No…
Web Panhandling Pays Off
See how Karen Bosnak mooched her way out of a $20,000 debt. Oddly, Karen seems to have stirred up some resistance to her leech-like behavior. Who says there’s a recession on? We’re going to look into this ourselves…
McLosses
Not so tasty. McDonald’s laying off and closing restaurants? Unheard of. Read about it on MSNBC.com. Time was, McDonald’s was the hottest corporation in America. Countless people have gotten their start in the working world working the grill or register at McD’s, including yours truly. Frankly, the quality of service at the chain has slipped,…
Republicans to Make Tax Cut Stick
Republicans are likely to make the tax cut passed last year permanent. To hear Daniel Gross tell it, that’s a bad thing. Not so. First and foremost, taxes are not a government entitlement. Reducing spending is not a crime. It is, however, inadvisable at this time. As demonstrated during the Reagan years, reducing taxes leads…
A Republican Sweep!
Well, perhaps not a clean sweep, but certainly a prevailing breeze is in the air. For the first time in many years, the President of the U.S.A. will have a Congress controlled by his own party. The fact that the rulers are the Republicans, a party that generally respects party lines, indicates that the vast…
Electronic Voting Working
After a rough start in Florida, new voting machines are working smoothly everywhere they’ve been implemented. Read about it on MSNBC.com. Now, if only we could vote from the convenience of home. The technology is there, but as NPR reported today, there are concerns over security and validity of votes. Congrats to Harris County, where…
A Perspective on Football
Baylor University announced that football coach Kevin Steele has been sacked, effective at the end of the seaon. Read about it in the Houston Chronicle. The fact of the matter is that Baylor has stunk at the game of football for some time now, long before Steele got there, and will continue to be a…