In Favor of Keeping Gas Tax
by Federal gas taxes help support America’s transportation system, one in which roadways all over the nation are being repaired and upgraded after a period of …
Month: April 2008
Free Speech / Islam / Law
Paterson Should Protect Free Speech
Gov. David Paterson has until the end of today to decide whether or not he will sign a bill the New York state legislature passed …
Gas, Corn, and Consequences
Gasoline prices are at all-time highs here in Texas, including a whopping $3.46 in Houston, home of many oil-related businesses and refineries. Many parts of …
Reid, Pelosi to Bully Super-Dels?
Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are thinking about writing a letter – together with Howard Dean – instructing the Democratic super-delegates to get off the …
Hillary Wins Pennsylvania
With 94% of the vote counted in Pennsylvania, Claudia’s prediction of 55% to 45% is tracking dead-on. This gives the former First Lady a definitive …
Crime / Death Penalty / Law / Texas
Texas Killer’s Death Sentence Upheld
In 1991, Kenneth Wayne Morris, a 9th grade dropout who is now 37, killed James Moody Adams, co-founder of the Northwest Academy while while his …
Principal Busts Dope Dealing Delinquent
In New Hampshire, Concord High School principal Jean Barker turned the tables on a student arranging to sell drugs via text messages by setting up …
Abortion as Art
Aliza Shvarts, a Yalie art major, will be displaying her senior art project on campus next week. The content: videos of herself suffering through a …
Fun With Puns
Here’s a few cute puns, courtesy of my darling wife. I particularly liked #1 and #9, FWIW. 1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two …
Celebrities / Cinema / Media
Marilyn’s Past Resurfaces
Some celebrities fame is so great that they only require one name to identify them and Marilyn Monroe is surely one of them. I first …