Here’s a prime example of why judges need to be directly accountable to the voters: A convicted killer seeking a sex change is entitled, at taxpayer expense, to medical treatment that could lead to gender reassignment, a federal judge in Albany [New York] held yesterday. U.S. District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn said the state cannot…
Op-Ed Blog
RE: Aggie journalists won’t go down `without a fight’
If the journalism department at Texas A&M is eliminated, as recommended by Liberal Arts Dean Charles Johnson, it would be a great loss to the university, its students, and the country at large. A&M is a rare bastion of relative conservatism in the world of academia and as such no doubt contributes greatly to a…
RE: Teacher salary increases
In the July 20th issue of the Houston Chronicle, John Rodgers congratulates HISD for “rewarding veteran teachers for their years of service by giving them greater increases than those with less experience”. It should be noted that experience is only one factor among many in determining the quality of a teacher’s instruction. Indeed, experience is…
Music Industry Slitting Its Own Throat
The music industry is killing itself by suing fans who trade files online. Do they think there won’t be a backlash from these people? Very few people who participate in this activity will go back to being paying customers.
Gay Marriage
A (former?) friend of mine, who happens to be gay and will remain unnamed, sent me this link. Here’s the tag line: Join me in adding your voice to a million voices raised in support of civil marriage for gay couples. Nope, I don’t think so. In the immortal words of Jerry Seinfeld, “not that…
RE: McGovern on ‘Don’t be another McGovern’
George McGovern issued a challenge to politicians everywhere:“be honest”. Words of wisdom, in truth, and about as likely to be taken to heart by today’s breed of candidate as a California Democrat is to let a tax dollar go unspent. That’s too bad, because although McGovern represents virtually every bad idea American government has ever…
RE: Bill ties light rail funding to vote
Houston area Rep. John Culberson has followed in the dubious footsteps of Tom Delay by introducing a bill that would deny METRO the ability to use its funds as it sees fit. Who exactly to Delay and Culbertson think they are? King-makers is the obvious answer. Between Delay’s interference with METRO, his recent ramrodding of…
My Next Presidential Vote? God, I Hope Not!
Yesterday I took an Internet questionaire to see who my ideal presidential candidate is. Here are the results, and yes, I am worried: 1. Libertarian Candidate (100%) 2. Kucinich, Cong. Dennis, OH – Democrat (91%) 3. Bush, George W. – US President (90%) 4. Kerry, Senator John, MA – Democrat (84%) 5. Green Party Candidate…
Time for Shuttle to Retire
Regarding the Houston Chronicle’s July 10 editorial, "BREACH OF CONFIDENCE / Astronauts can’t explore space on a wing and a prayer": If more people had known about the shuttle’s problems, something might have been done differently – maybe. But the shuttle is the best that 1970s technology had to offer and nothing more. Its original…
South Korea: Time to Stand on their Own?
Certain segments of South Korean society have been strongly anti-American for some time. They must be an ungrateful people, seeing as how our tax dollars have been keeping their country in existence for the last 50 years. Like a petulant teenage daughter, perhaps it is time for them to chart their own course. I’m sure…