Archive for May, 2006

More good news in the War on Some Drugs

May 24th, 2006

Pot doesn’t cause cancer. Not at all, according to the study. W00T.


Reasons to despair

May 24th, 2006

That American Idol deserves a news headline on CNN‘s front page. It’s a game show, people.


Bush is just sad

May 19th, 2006

When CNN is running a quote headline from Bush, “We gotta defend the border,” I can only shake my head. He went to the best schools in the country. How did we elect this loser?


Great Moments in Presidentigating

May 15th, 2006

We know what Bush said his greatest moment was. Here are some other answers.


A continual puzzle to me

May 8th, 2006

Reading this article about Bush’s sagging poll numbers, I was again struck by this oddity, variations of which appear in all poll results: Moderates gave him an approval rating of 28%, liberals of 7%. What Liberals are giving him any approval at all? You’re trying to tell me that 7% of liberals think Bush is [...]


Mona has written many more books than I ever have.

May 8th, 2006

She is incredibly prolific, truly a self-motivated author. Her dedication to her craft is an example for all. Her latest genre-busting work, Sleeping Beauty Monster.


The world improves slowly, and in tiny, insignificant ways…

May 8th, 2006

…or at least, discriminating people visit this blog. Visits by Internet Explorer users so far this month come to 1660, while Firefox users clock in at 1664. A couple of folks are even using Links. Rock on! The other thing that makes me happy is that the search keyphrases folks are using to get here [...]


We’re sick

May 3rd, 2006

And this study shows it. Americans had higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, strokes, lung disease and cancer — findings that held true no matter what income or education level. So much for free market healthcare. All of the “Canadians come to the US to get healthcare” comments I hear drive me crazy, because a) [...]


The problem of defense

May 2nd, 2006

I was reading an article at CNN about the US sabre-rattling about Iran’s nuclear program, and it occurred to me that here is yet another demonstration of something I’ve said in other contexts before, that it’s always more expensive to defend something than to attack it. I say it about the environment, and why we [...]


Just to help the news along

May 1st, 2006

Rush Limbaugh was again arrested for drugs. I want everyone to know: he’s a blowhard, an addict in denial who gets special treatment because his addiction is a white-collar one, and he has a lot of money. That’s not news, that’s old truth. His re-arrest is news, however, and I hope it costs him. Don’t [...]