Highway Safety

Thanks to WillyP who emailed me this picture today… I think it’s just about right: Have a great Friday!

The “No good deed goes unpunished” department

First off, the fact that this war is being fought by National Guardsmen and reservists is just a travesty. Second, it is insane the amount of time that these good people are being forced to stay deployed. Lastly, it is criminal that we take these people, put their boots on the ground for longer than [...]

Republicans Dirty Little Secret: Fiscal Responsibility

In November of 2004, President Bush signed into legislation a bill, brought to him by his Republican controlled Congress, which raise the debt limits of the federal budget by a whopping 800 billion. The vote split precisely on party lines so the Republican majority passed it. The new federal borrowing cap limits the debt to [...]

Hate Crime Legislation: Are the Republicans Right?

The Republicans, lead by Trent Lott, claim that all crimes are crimes of hate. That’s why, adding hate crime legislation to a military spending bill is senseless, inappropriate and simply wrong, and they will do their best to preserve the expected Presidential veto of the legislation later this week. The Democrats, headed up by Ted [...]

Bush on Education: Childrens Do Learn

In a continuing effort to redefine his legacy, Bush spent a bit of time photo-oping with children at PS 76 in New York today. In a grammar lesson that pretty much sums up his commitment to the educational growth of our children, he told us all that “Childrens do learn,” adding to an already impressive [...]