…it wouldn’t be any of the American political hacks whose antics I blog about. I certainly wouldn’t waste a wish on any overpaid athlete, artist, rock-n-roll star, or movie idol. If it were possible to turn back the clock I would like to meet George Orwell and especially Ayn Rand, although I’d approach both with…
Op-Ed Blog
William Jefferson (not Clinton) Indictment
Congressman William Jefferson of Louisiana has been indicted on, according to Fox News, “16 counts of bribery, obstruction of justice, wire fraud, money laundering and racketeering”. From the article: The indictment says Jefferson received more than $500,000 in bribes and sought millions more in separate schemes to enrich himself by using his office to broker…
Ups and Downs
A few loyal readers may have noticed the lack of posts in recent days…Seems the Black Shards-meister’s broadband connection was down for most of 5 consecutive days. Nice! 🙁 That’s what happens when monopoly powers are at work. Considering where I live some would say we’re lucky to have broadband at all, let alone a…
Of Ants and Grasshoppers
Received this unattributed depiction of liberalism in the natural world via email: The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building his house and laying up supplies for the winter. The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls…
Russia’s New Aims
Perhaps I shouldn’t call them new – Vlad Putin’s had a plan in mind for quite a while, I now understand – but his real objectives are new to me. It’s a bit embarrassing, really, to have missed the obvious. Putin’s policies (and tantrums) have never been about Iraq, although that little debacle has certainly…
To Die For
Dr. Jack Kevorkian will be released on parole June 1st after serving 8 years in prison for helping a 52 year old main suffering from Lou Gehrig’s Disease die. In various interviews, Kevorkian has said: “Legally it was wrong. It was an infraction of the law. I had to do it that way — or…
Presidential Candidate Alignment
My presidential preferences, according to the SelectSmart.com poll. (Hat tip to David at the Mirror of Life) Your Results: 1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Mitt Romney (70%) Click here for info 3. John McCain (66%) Click here for info 4. Chuck Hagel (64%) Click here for info 5. Sam Brownback (62%) Click here for info 6. Tom Tancredo…
No Story Here
I read quite a few news sites and blogs and never ran across the case of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom until David Broussard began to wonder why the case, one of the most horrific that I’ve ever read about, wasn’t getting any attention from the mainstream media. David says: There are those that say…
Worthless Votes
Texas state senator Mario Gallegos says that voting without identification is a right that must not be taken away: Every nonpartisan, academic study on the impact of voter ID laws in other states shows they suppress voter turnout among the elderly, low-income citizens, Hispanics, African-Americans and the disabled. But I don’t need a study to…
Too Few Prison Guards? Or Too Many Laws?
According to the Waco Tribune, Texas is short on prison guards to the tune of nearly 3200 officers. Exacerbating the problem is the fact that Texas plans to build three additional prisons in the near future. The Trib blames this shortage on the growing Texas economy that has been drawing workers from other states here….