Tortured Suspects Not to be Allowed to Talk
by According to the Washington Post: The Bush administration has told a federal judge that terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons should not be allowed …
Op-Ed Blog
I Hope Kerry Refuses to Apologize
This thing with John Kerry and his alleged disrespect for American troops is ridiculous. Here’s what he said: “You know, education — if you make …
Judges Shouldn’t Be “Lifers”
Federal Judge James Munley has temporarily denied Hazelton, PA, the right to enforce a new local law that would: Fine landlords found to be renting …
Jon Swift: Smarmy Enough to Make Me Ill
Jon Swift’s return fire to Rush Limbaugh is brilliant. And disgusting. This is feel-good intellectual superiority at its worst. Smarmy, it seems, is back in …
Peggy Noonan on the Election
Peggy Noonan of the Wall Street Journal says, among other things: Republicans, most of whom are conservative in at least general ways, and who endure …
Save Hubble!
I think that NASA ought to make time to save the Hubble telescope. I’m disappointed in this country’s lack of vision as regards space exploration. …
Today’s Criminal Injustices
First, in moment of a staggering genius, the technical wizards at the Texas DPS have decided to track deported sex offenders after all. Andy Kahan, …
Lou Dobbs Thinks Illegal Immigration is Bad
Read all about it. I like this snippet: Illegal aliens are an important part of a one trillion-dollar underground economy in America, according to Barron’s. …
No Tag? Schools Are Idiots…
I was going to let pass the latest bit of stupidity on the part of some of our nation’s so-called institutes of learning, but Frank …
Our Upcoming Election
Polimom writes about something that’s always gnawed at me. The polarized 2-party system we have in this country doesn’t allow enough candidates whose views are …