Brilliant not so smart
It’s campaign season, and the dirty tricks are starting already at Wikipedia. See the Fox news story here. “My campaign…
The Immigration debate is on
 Here are Senator Bill Frist’s comments on Illegal Immigration in Podcast, and here are the written comments at the…
Libs and Loons
It seems that local issues have now come to the forefront — LA Mayor figures out how to do math:…
Will Spirit and Opportunity make it through the cold of winter?
While you are at the beach or enjoying a ball-game this summer, please keep Spirit and Opportunity in mind, and…
The Last Bloody Century
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all convictions, while the…
When government fails, citizens rise
This is an election year, mid-term for many congressmen and senators — you can expect the rhetoric to steadily ratchet…
School-bus Nagin disallows trailer trash by his gated communities
Another episode in the FEMA trailer drama, School Bus Nagin finally allows some trailers in after a stern talk from…
Oil burning you up?
There you are reading this, fuming mad about the forty bucks it took you to fill your tank on the…
Body Armor Debate
This is from an email from my dad, a Viet Nam veteran who usually doesn’t vent about things unless they…
Alas Babylon
This via Jerry Pournelle’s UK correspondent, Roland Dobbins. In an act of at least partial contrition, an officer in charge…