Dean & Co. Look To November

Posted on July 17, 2006 | Filed Under Politics

Just because you repeat something over and over doesn’t make it true.

Howard Dean recently accused Republican of being weak on defense. [ Democratic chairman speaks at conference ] The problem is, his bullet points don’t hold any water with me.

First, he points out Osama bin Laden is still at large. That is true. However, many other key terror figures have been captured or have gone on to their 72 virgins (or grapes, depending on your translation). When Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in Iraq, the Democrats (including Dean) were quick to point out, this is only one man - …

Boston’s Bottomless Hole (Big Dig)

Posted on July 14, 2006 | Filed Under Politics

The Big Dig is a huge scam. Now it’s a scam the has killed someone. Maybe you don’t live in Boston, or Massachusetts for that matter. Should you be concerned (other than the fact that someone died)?

You’d better believe it. You should be stark raving mad. The kind of mad that makes you jump up and down, shaking your fists, and vowing to call your Congressman.

This giant ripoff was budgeted at a cost of $2.5 billion dollars back in 1985. It has an ongoing current price tag of $15 billion, more than half of which has come from the federal …

Verse-O-Matic Updates

Posted on July 11, 2006 | Filed Under Verse-O-Matic

Well, I had Verse-O-Matic running pretty well with the 3.1.0 release. � There have been quite a few downloads and I have seen it popping up on sites around the blogosphere. � Thanks for support!�� It’s nice to see the work getting used out there.

Now, I have somewhat neglected VOM for a few months for a number of reasons… � I’ve moved, both physically (new house) and virtually (new domain); I’ve been preparing for a summer missions trip; and I’ve been putting a tremendous amount of work into the WP-Members plugin. � WP-Members finally seems to be stable enough to …

Lose/Lose

Posted on July 10, 2006 | Filed Under Politics

Evidently, Mr. Kevin Barrett, Islamic studies lecturer at UW Madison believes there is a government coverup of the facts behind 9/11. He recently wrote a letter to Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle regarding this. Doyle has asked to University to determine whether Barrett is unfit to teach. Steve Nass, state representative from Whitewater, has called for Barrett’s firing.

Do nothing or let him stay and they encounter the wrath of those that think there is no place for conspiracy theory in higher education. Fire him and you label yourself an enemy of academic freedom and freedom of speech (never mind the fact …

Well, Excuuuuse Me!

Posted on July 10, 2006 | Filed Under Editorial

In a recent action that should be applauded, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas is billing Mexico (and other countries) to cover the cost of providing health care to illegals.  In response, a Mexican diplomat in Dallas, Hugo Juarez, has called this, “an act of discrimination.”  Additionally, he wonders how they’ll know where to send the bill.”How do they know who is Mexican?” he said. “Nobody asks for your
nationality nor immigration status when you go to the hospital.”Well, I’m not going to quibble over nickels and dimes.  It’s the thought that counts, and this time it’s the right one.  …