By Martin Bosworth How often in a day do you find yourself reading, hearing, or saying any of the following phrases? “At the end of the day” “Lessons learned” “Going forward,” “moving […]
The Subtle Insidiousness Of Business Language
SCOTUS Upholds “Partial Birth” Abortion Law
By Rori Black Today the Supreme Court upheld the misnomered “partial birth” abortion ban implemented in 2003. While the bill itself is named The Partial Birth Abortion Act of 2003, it refers […]
Jacob’s ANC Ladder: the power of the state, the power of the party
Jacob Zuma has announced his candidacy for the South African presidency. Zuma is the ex-deputy president, fired for connections to corruption in a multi-million Rand arms deal. It gets worse: his financial […]
Stick to the plan
The stuff rolling across the transom this morning isn’t filling me with rainbows and unicorns. First off, as I wipe the sleep from my eyes I realize that the Virginia Tech tragedy […]
Free Speech Lawsuit vs. White House Volunteers – An Update
In March of 2005, President Bush gave a speech about Social Security at the Wings Over the Rockies Air Museum in Denver, Colorado. Three Bush opponents, Leslie Weise, Karen Bauer, and Alex […]
Enabling Don Imus
I had no intention of writing about Don Imus – after all, Doc Sammy has been his usual provocative self on this topic at his LiveJournal blog lullabypit — and some of […]
The Consolation of Poetry…
As we all know, Virginia Tech has now made history of the most dubious kind: Previously, the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history was a rampage that took place in 1966 at […]
Articles of impeachment to be filed against Cheney
Calm yourselves, though. It’s just the Peace Gnome, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), on a righteous rampage again. He’ll likely get a few onboard, but the vast majority of Congress will once again […]
The Virginia Suicides
That fat bastard, Michael Moore, has had a lot to say about the tragedy in Virginia. His answer is simple: “America is a violent country.” Oh, and he blames the NRA for […]
Bad Day at Blacksburg
By Robert Silvey An angry person with a knife can kill one or two people. An angry person with a gun can kill 32. The carnage in Blacksburg yesterday was avoidable. Guns […]
