Cost of War
by Well, after the news about the American soldiers killing a van full of women and children, it’s time to ask if we should be in …
Author: marc
Marc is a software developer, writer, and part-time political know-it-all who currently resides in Texas in the good ol' U.S.A.
Martha Burk is a Fool
Something that irked me like crazy all of last year has recently poked its foolish little head back to the surface: the National Council of …
Balance That Budget
I am loving the wailing and gnashing of teeth in the government over the budget shortfalls. As an IT professional, I’ve been fortunate to have …
A Soldier’s Wage
They reported on what I thought was something odd: the Red Cross is having a hard time meeting demand for aid for the families of …
Nightmares
A grown man, dreaming of taking a walk through the woods and finding cats hung from trees by their necks. In my dream I blamed …
Iraq Too Hard, Some Say
What’s up with the doomsayers and their feeble whinings over the war in Iraq? Leaving aside for the moment whether the U.S. of A. should …
USA Exporting Too Many Jobs
Technical jobs in the IT and related industries are being steadily shipped out of this country. Read the CNN.com story. Ever hear or see an …
Smoker’s Award = No Personal Responsibility
A California smoker with lung cancer will get $28 million in punitive damages. Read the story in the Houston Chronicle. The lack of personal responsibility …
Kindergarten Brats Suspended
33 kindergartners have been suspended from Philadelphia schools this year. The new discipline policy has brought strong reactions from parent groups and advocates for children. …
Scientists say there is no way to look at someone’s genes and determine his or her race. Read the story on CNN.com. A quote: There …