President Obama hasn’t committed to an Afghan strategy yet, but for now troop levels will not be reduced substantially. From my admittedly limited perspective – I was only 2 years old when the North Vietnamese launched their Tet Offenseive – the recent attacks on American troops in Afghanistan are reminiscent of that earlier war. 10…
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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.
Dog Fighting Not Speech
The American legal system has allowed itself to be corrupted by giving too much creedence to the ridiculous, as with giving consideration to the idiotic notion that dog fighting videos might have free speech protection. Tapes of criminal activities are no more legitimate than the crimes themselves. A better argument might be that dog fighting…
It’s time for Californians to …
It’s time for Californians to put Nancy Pelosi out on the curb. Whether that’s her place or not, I won’t say. http://bit.ly/He6qI
Revising the Bible?
Some say that the Bible is too liberal and needs to be revised. Sounds like a bad idea to me.
Olympic-sized Narcissism?
Just exactly what motivated the Obama’s much-ballyhooed trip to Denmark to bring the Olympic Games back to their home town of Chicago? George Will and other conservative are claiming narcissism played a major role in the debacle. But is that really true? Frankly I think the answer is “Yes”, in part. President Obama frequently seems…
Janeane Garofalo Bangs Racism Drum
Uber-lefty celebrity Janeane Garofalo is still hard at work banging the racism drum. Does anyone actually listen to this has-been? I hope not. A little dose of reality taken by Democrats might result in better policies that more people approve of. Black’s got nothing to do with it, unless the International Olympic Committee is racist,…
Saudi Prince says not to worry…
Saudi Prince says not to worry and trust his country’s intention to deliver oil for decades to come. Fat chance, pal. http://bit.ly/GSgfB
Ambinder says Sarah Palin woul…
Ambinder says Sarah Palin would be a disaster for GOP? Worse than unelectable John McCain? No, but we can do better http://bit.ly/8Vkja
The Labor Department said empl…
The Labor Department said employers eliminated more jobs … last month as the unemployment rate climbed to 9.8% http://bit.ly/2jtG7U
Marketplace works as Kanye Wes…
Marketplace works as Kanye West’s tour cancelled. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. http://bit.ly/27RGUq