Fifteen Years Later . . .
Remember this perennial Soviet Union joke? “If the USSR ever takes over the Sahara, within three years there’ll be a shortage of sand.” Yeah, that one? So how’s this for irony?
The Fourth Amendment & Other Legalistic Niceties
I meant to write something intelligent about the King’s President’s domestic espionage and warrentless wiretap program, but David Neiwert at Ornicus says it all, and says it better. All that’s left for me to add is this: if you’re surprised by this action of the Bush administration, you haven’t been paying attention.
Death Penalty
On the matter of Stanley “Tookie” Williams, Crips street gang co-founder and convicted murderer who was executed in California early this morning, I look into my soul and can’t find an ounce of outrage. Simply put, I’m not opposed to the death penalty. I’m not opposed to retribution. I’m not opposed, that is, so long […]
Acting Out on Airliners
I have to admit I’m curious as to what actually happened on American Airlines Flight 924. Here’s what CNN said: Dave Adams, a spokesman for the Federal Air Marshal Service, said Alpizar had run up and down the plane’s aisle yelling, “I have a bomb in my bag.” But according to the same article: . […]
Missiles and All That
This entry was posted by co-blogger Dick, a writer and former squadron mate: I can understand the worry about shoulder-held, surface-to-air missiles being used by terrorists against civilian airliners. It is a real threat and something we should not ignore. As to the Stingers in Afghanistan, one of my sources is confident that their batteries […]
Pay to Comment?
No, not here . . . I’m talking about Metafilter. Metafilter’s a community weblog, where members post comments on various topics, including obscure news items. Occasionally, a Metafilter entry will catch my interest and I’ll blog about it here. Like this one, which I saw this morning: NewsFilter: UFO (missle) exhaust seen by pilot Have […]
Copping an Attitude
At the bus barn the other morning, some of the drivers were talking about the recent police beating of Robert Davis in New Orleans. As in “He had it coming,” “You know he was asking for it,” “Too bad the horse didn’t stomp his ass too.” Okay, so I work with racists. Who doesn’t? Had […]
What Do Blogs Do that the Mainstream Media Don’t?
This, for example. From the Whiskey Bar: Our goal is to get the work done quickly. And taxpayers expect this work to be done honestly and wisely — so we’ll have a team of inspectors general reviewing all expenditures. George W. Bush President Discusses Hurricane Relief September 15, 2005 In total, 64% of the IGs […]