Johnathan Alter wrote a terrific opinion piece recently for MSNBC.com. Read it! His main point: our government needs to work together, not bicker about party politics. Seems obvious, doesn’t it
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North Korea Relations
Colin Powell met with a top North Korean cabinet member yesterday. Read about it on CNN.com. This is a positive step in U.S. foreign affairs. Despite a shaky reputation and unbalanced leadership, North Korea can be salvaged. She need not be part of the axis of evil.
Fraud Legislation
President Bush has signed the Accounting Industry Reform Act. Read the CNN article by Suzanne Malveaux. The real question is obvious: will it be enforced? If so, America may well be rewarded by a healthy Wall Street. If not, how can a small, “outside” investor reasonably put money into a game that is highly likely…
The 11th Commandment: “Don’t be Ridiculous!”
A homeless, unlicensed Texas lawyer is making a name for himself by suing the state over a monument of the Ten Commandments. Read the AP article about it. This case is similar to the Pledge of Allegiance case in California in that both deny the fact that the United States was founded as a Christian…
Texas Day Care Online
Texas’ working families get some good information on day care facilities from the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. Read the AP story about its new online database. This is a great use of technology and is long overdue. Now, what’s needed is a feedback mechanism so parents can rate facilities and inform potential…
UNC Requires Islamic Reading
The University of North Carolina is in hot water over its required summer reading program. Read about in at CNN.com. The real problem, however, is not the required reading of Islamic passages. The real issue is the size of the uproar that would burst into being if students were required to read similar Christian passages….
Baseball Strike: I Dare Them!
Baseball players and management are talking strike again. I hope they do strike. That way I can wash my hands completely of the sport. Who do these pampered brats think they are? I’ve barely watched a game since their petulance cancelled the World Series some years back. The World Series, for Pete’s sake. That’s equivalent…
Cuba Restrictions Outdated
It is one thing to stand up against a rising tide of Communism as the U.S. did for four decades; it is quite another to old a personal grudge against the leader of a tiny, insignificant nation such as Cuba. Based information that is available, there is no reason for the U.S. to continue sanctions…
Final Frontier Justice
In a new and bizarre case, junior-level employees of NASA have been accused of stealing valuable moon rock samples and attempting to sell them. Read the report by Mark Carreau and Roma Khanna of the Houston Chronicle. Amusing, but nothing more than another case of good employee gone bad, right? Not so fast, says Thom…
Bonfire Lawsuit Ruling
In a ruling that will be appealed, a federal judge has issued mixed ruling, indicating that Texas A&M University cannot be sued in federal court while at the same time indicating he may have felt the school was negligent. Read the Associated Press article in the Houston Chronicle As one who has attended several bonfires…