Does anyone remember September 10th of last year? I don’t. It was just another day. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the day my generation will remember until the end, like the day they killed JFK or MLK. At my office, there will be a moment of silence. During that minute, I will be thinking about…
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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.
Robert Wright, part 5
If you didn’t take my advice and read Robert Wright’s series on solving the terrorist problem, here’s another link to it. Read it on Slate.com.
The Real Axis of Evil
Terrorists apparently attempted to kill the President of Afghanistan today. Read about the Kabul bombing at MSNBC.com. I was watching a documentary last night regarding the Berlin Wall and the lengths to which the Communists went to in order to keep East German citizens captive. The question I had to ask myself is this: didn’t…
Judicial Injustice
In what should be an embarassment of the Democratic party, liberal Senators unanimously voted down Priscilla Owen’s nomination to the Federal Appeals Court today. Read the story at MSNBC.com One doubts if Democrats will have the decency to feel shame, however, over their failure to perform their duties in the interests of the country. Shame…
Airport Security Woes
Airport security failed CBS News’ testing recently. Read the AP story on Yahoo News. I cannot say I am surprised. Flying around the 4th of July holiday, both my wife and I were stopped for searches at airports in Houston and St. Louis, with the result that my mustache trimming scissors were confiscated. At this…
Dealing With Terrorists
Robert Wright’s series for Slate is a must-read. Sure, the opening salvo is weak, but stay with it. Read it.
Three’s Company
A man with 2 wives living in North Houston? Can it be true? It is. Read the Houston Chronicle article. “Polygamy isn’t for everybody,” the husband says. Obviously that is true! One simply hopes these people aren’t persecuted as Tom Green and family were recently. Read a summary of his account.
Whose Choice Was It?
Under the heading of “Lack of Personal Responsibility”, look no further than a Houston family that blames a clinic for their at-the-time high-school aged daugher’s choice to have an abortion. Read the Houston Chronicle story. Whose choice was it? Who lied about their age? This is a pathetic example of how people no longer seem…
No Smoking
Smoking is bad for people. Everyone knows and accepts this. New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposes to extend New York’s smoking ban to all offices, bars and restaurants. Read about it in the Houston Chronicle. So why are so many young people taking up this nasty habit? One example: Smokers make the air…
Police Suspensions
Remember the big stink regarding the mass arrest of people loitering around Westheimer parking lots in Houston last week? Well, the police captain in charge has been suspended and 12 others relieved of their duties. Houston’s police chief is running for cover too, stammering he knew nothing about the officer’s plans. The fact of the…