I'm Still Not Questioning His Patriotism
Last April, I wrote a piece about Representative John Murtha where I did not question his patriotism. I went to great lengths to question a hell of a lot …
A Firable Offense
There was a bit of a stir in old Beantown last week. Back in August, a fire in a restaurant killed two firefighters. Last week, details of the autopsies …
Killing Time
Last week, I heard a commentator talking about the latest (I think we're up to 5 digits here) peace proposal for the Middle East. In it, there would be …
That's gonna leave a mark . . .
This is not going to help Hillary with the male vote, is it? K-Lo found it first. I do NOT want to know how . . ....
On Politics . . .
The latest topics on our Politics page, also easily located via the tabs at the top of this page: Obama's hopes focused on Iowa . . . the Illinois …
Artificial life created?
Scientists are close to creating artificial life, reports Ed Pilkington for The Guardian: Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, …
Starving For Attention
Rob Port is not a nice man. But I have to confess that had I been with there with him, I'd have been on the fellow's other side with …
Obama: I don't need no silly flag pin
Wearing a flag pin has been almost a prerequisite for politicians. While not wearing one in and of itself is not a shocking offense, Barack Obama's reasoning for why …
The Code Pink wackos strike again
Wherever there's a chance to attack our military, there will Code Pink be. When a new Marine center opened in Berkeley, Code Pink made sure the show them how …
Business News Update
Labor Markets The national labor markets rebounded in September. The economy created the net sum total of 463,000 new jobs. Private-sector employers added the net sum total of 73,000 …