Category Archives: National news

Kyle Still has his say about John McCain’s theoretical candidacy in 2004. He also points to Mark Byron‘s interesting number crunching on this subject. Byron concludes that McCain would be better off running in 2008 when he likely won’t have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I think I’ve not done a good job of expressing my disagreement with Avedon Carol regarding Cynthia McKinney. I’m going to take one more shot, then I’m going to move on to other things. I have no problem with the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A blogger named Atrios disagrees with me regarding Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Avedon Carol‘s defense of her. First, he defends the congresswoman’s statement: What the [WaPo] article does, and what most people have done, is conflate two entirely separate points … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Seven years ago today, a bomb exploded outside the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. It killed 168 people, many of whom were children at the building’s day care center, and injured hundreds more. At the time, it was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Avedon Carol has been kind enough to mention my blog a couple of times lately, so I regret that my first mention of her blog is a disagreement. Regarding Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and her much-criticized remarks about what the government … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former stripper and ousted mayor of Georgetown, Coloradao Koleen Brooks announced that she has posed for Playboy. An article and photos will appear on Playboy.com today. Says Ms. Brooks “Depending on how many hits I get will determine my fee”, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Blood banks are going to have a tougher time getting donors as new rules prohibit donations from people who have spent enough time in Europe and particularly the UK and thus are at risk of Creutzfeld-Jakob disease. In Houston, where … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A large number of the construction workers rebuilding the Pentagon are Hispanic immigrants. Just something to bear in mind when the subject comes up. Continue reading →

According to his regular newsletter, Michael Moore is calling for President Bush to resign during the 7th inning stretch on Opening Day at Enron Field, which will be on April 2. I quote from the letter, to which Amy was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

An even better Valentine’s Day story can be found here, in this tale of a WTC survivor and his wedding ring. Continue reading →

I’ve already mentioned that Texas is looking at a shortfall in its unemployment insurance fund. Well, today we find that as things stand right now, the well runs dry in March. This will force the state to borrow money from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From today’s Chron, a story about how hard times are forcing states to spend less and even cut back on prison building. All I can say is it’s about time. Building more prisons has got to be the least efficient … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Will Vehrs makes a good point about what could have been done about Charles Bishop, the Tampa teenager who flew a small plane into a building. Continue reading →

Don’t click on this link if you are of delicate constitution or recently grieving a deceased pet. I’m warning you. And skip to another entry if you don’t want to know anything more. UPDATE: I’ve put the rest under the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Jonathan Chait has an interesting piece in The New Republic about the rise and recent fall of governors’ reputations. Worth reading. Continue reading →