Space Cowboy
by Dubya evidently doesn’t think being a black-clad gunslinger here on Earth is enough, judging by a couple of juicy quotes lifted from the administration’s still …
Category: Politics
Dave Winer, Geek Equivalent of Babs Streisand?
I’ve been reading Scripting News for a good while now because Dave Winer, best known as an evangelist for RSS, is a techno-dilletante extraordinaire and …
Gay Republicans: To Purge or Not to Purge
The answer clearly is the former. Republicans have, at incredible volume, trumpeted themselves as the defenders of American family values and the champions of the …
Congress and Its Dirty Tricks
Declan McCullagh agrees with me that Congress is screwing us by lumping unrelated spending measures and regulations together with other bills. Specifically, McCullah lists the …
Illegal Immigration, V
In previous posts I’ve discussed the illegal immigration situation and offered a couple of directed suggestions that might help to reduce the problem. But it’s …
Robert X. Cringely Rant
Robert X. Cringely tells it like it is re Congress’ recent stupid action. But there have been so many lately! From the essay: Last Saturday …
Illegal Immigration, IV
As discussed previously, illegal immigration is (still) a crime in this country. While some would paint those in opposition to illegals as being mean-spirited, it’s …
Republicans Have Failed Our Trust
One always has to take the NY Times with a grain of salt, but the latest reports that Republican leaders in the House of Representatives …
Illegal Immigration, III
Illegal immigration is fueled by the illegals’ desire to find work that pays a decent – this being a relative term, you understand – wage …
Kay Bailey Hutchison is Still Around?
In fact, she is running for another term as Texas’ senior senator. Kay Bailey’s running again? I had no idea her seat was even up …