A student flunking out of nursing school opened fire in a class at the University of Arizona, killing 4 people. Read the story on Yahoo news. Has this freakish behavior become part of the required curriculum for failing students? What ever happened to the good old days when losers like this went off to the…
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Russia Responds to Terrorists
Perhaps now that Vlad Putid and the Russians have had a taste of terrorist medicine they will take a more reasonable stance on Iraq. Putin needs a friend after his raid on terrorist hosting theater-goers hostage ended in the deaths of well over 100 of the hostages. Read the story on Yahoo news. It’s regrettable…
Kane Challlenges Black Leaders
In an insightful editorial, Gregory Kane tells Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, et al, how it is in the real world. Read it on SunSpot.net. Well said, Mr. Kane.
Snipers Caught
Presumedly, the entire nation now knows that the D.C. area snipers have been captured. Read about it on MSNBC.com. Congratulations must go to the law enforcement task force for unravelling this mystery in a relatively quick timeframe. What if anything can we learn from this episode? Lesson 1: there are bad people out there who…
Korea “Allows” Kidnapped Japanese to Stay
North Korea says it’s OK for the Japanese citizens they kidnapped decades ago to stay in their home country. Read about it. How nice. The Communists in Korea have ruined dozens of lives over this issue and now it’s acceptable to them to allow the victims to return home? It should be no surprise that…
Pink-haired Girl Leaves Fort Bend School
A girl who’s pink-dyed hair violated school policy has been moved to another school district by her parents. Read about it in the Houston Chronicle. Although there’s nothing inherently wrong in dressing goofy or having a tragically bad hair day, the fundamental purpose of school is education. To the extent that an individual’s preferences interferes…
Cop Killer Gets Life
A convicted cop-killer got a life sentence today in Houston. Read the Houston Chronicle story. One should be glad to get a conviction and long sentence for any murderer. However, a jury unable to come to a decision represents a dereliction of responsibility on the part of its members.
Television Stinks
Is that why we watch it? Cable television has given this country an amazing variety of malarkey to watch. Last night on A&E Biographies, as part of “Blowdry Week”, it was “Charlie’s Angels”. Stellar programming. Of course, I was there, glued to the idiot box. Check out their web site. This is probably an unpopular…
Ode to Osama
Osama Bin Laden, your time is short; We’d rather you die, than come to court. Why are you hiding if it was in God’s name? You’re just a punk with a turban; a pathetic shame. I have a question, about your theory and laws; “How come you never die for the cause?” Is it because…
Should Teen Murders Be Executed?
Should teen-aged murders be executed for their crimes? The Supreme Court doesn’t want to make a federal decision on this issue. Read the AP story on CNN.com. “The practice of executing such offenders is a relic of the past and is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency in a civilized society,” wrote Justice John Paul…