Robert Torricelli (D, New Jersey) renounced his re-election bid toady. Read about it at Yahoo News. The question is: should the Democrats be allowed to replace Torricelli on the ballot. The answer is clearly no. The law prohibits changing candidates this close to the election for a reason – to prevent party shenanigans like the…
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.
Sports, Kids, and Parents
I recently had a chance to observe the goings-on at a YMCA roller hockey game for 8 and 9 year-olds held in The Woodlands, Texas. Be forewarned, I’m the parent of one of the visiting team’s players. However, as our team won at least 10-0, I lost count of the goals scored, so it’s hardly…
Farmers Insurance Group: No Class
Farmers Insurance Group is leaving the Texas homeowner’s insurace market. Read the story in the Houston Chronicle. In a move typical of the industry, the company has decided to not renew coverage for Texas after a recent rash of mold claims. Insurance is a simple business: collect premiums and avoid claims. After working the system…
Estrada Judicial Fight
President Bush has nominated another highly qualified candidate for a judicial post. By all accounts, Miguel Estrada’s a nearly ideal candidate. Read about the upcoming confirmation battle on CNN.com Very likely this will erupt into another idealogical, party-line embarrassment in the Senate. Let’s move past our petty party politics. This man is qualified to do…
Ted Williams’ Will
One more case of “Only in America”, this time in regards to Ted Williams, the last man to ever hit .400 in a baseball season. His family can’t decide if Ted wanted to be frozen or cremated, so they are in a legal catfight over the issue. Read about it on MSNBC.com Me, I never…
Clown to be Executed At Last
Texas will execute a convicted child killer tomorrow. This monster who masqueraded as a clown for a living killed two pre-teen girls in 1992. Read the re-cap in the Houston Chonicle. The picture of those two angels will make you teary-eyed, guaranteed. Five will get you ten that tomorrow on KUHF’s morning show, the anchor…
Teen Robber Sentenced
By Marc Moore at 9/24/2002 8:01:54 PM A Houston teenager was sentenced to 35 years in state prison for aggravated robbery of a woman this spring. Read the summary in the Houston Chronicle. There will be those who bemoan this stiff sentence; however, minors who commit violent crimes serves the same punishment as adults. Face…
Give Bikes Room
Houston is a terrible place to ride a bike. Air quality is terrible. Drivers are boors. And the bike lanes are a joke. Read Thom Marshall’s July 5th column in the Houston Chronicle. It should embarass the mayor and county officials that with so much new construction going on that very little is being done…
Boorish Baseball Fans
A father and son brust onto the field in Chicago – of course – and attacked the opposing team’s first base coach yesterday. Read about these lout’s actions on Yahoo.com Nice going, losers. Thanks to jerks like these, it won’t be long before fans are caged in, safely away from the playing field. It’s for…
Student Athlete Deaths
Two high school athletes died suddenly yesterday. By all accounts, the boys were exemplary young men. Read the story in the Houston Chronicle. Surprising deaths are a phenomenon that seems to be on the rise in the US. Are we pressing kids to be too good, too fast? In these recent cases, preliminary evidence indicates…