I remember being very impressed when then-candidate Patrick offered articulate and principled opposition to casino gambling in light of the profound social harms he knew were associated with the euphemistically termed "gaming industry." … [Read more...]
Archives for October 26, 2007
First Impression: Ed O’Reilly is Refreshing
Thinking out loud, the differences seem to be:Personable: Now, maybe John Kerry doesn't have to be personable anymore. He's entrenched, during his last campaign he always came off as rigid and aloof... undoubtedly a factor in his painful … [Read more...]
Question for the management
Are we permitted here to post "user posts" on topics regarding arts and sciences, that have nothing to do with politics?I recognize that the site is primarily directed to politics, but sometimes politics gets a bit stale. Or do you … [Read more...]
Conservative Study Dashes Market-Based Solution to Education Woes
My suspicion is that the market-based approach to school reform has more to do with bringing business interests and applying a failing economic theory into education than improving education. Competition doesn't necessarily bring out the … [Read more...]
Georgia Supreme Court Frees Genarlow, 4-3
This is a Kafka-esque story. If you haven't followed this, a 17-year-old boy had sex on New Year's Eve. Twice. Once with a 17-year-old girl. She claimed she was raped. Another with a 15-year-old girl. He … [Read more...]
Public vs. private competition = Awesome!
I like the direction of things! So, Blue Cross Blue Shield is not included in the state's employee health care plan, the Group Insurance Commission. Too expensive, and GIC chief Dolores Mitchell says tough luck, no Blue. Well … [Read more...]
Burma Orange: A Stain on the Earth’s Conscience
This image is from on myanmarmuslim.net, and the best reporting on it comes from Burma-Myanmar Genocide 2007 blog. There are other horrific pictures and narratives that have emerged out of Burma. Pictures that the military junta … [Read more...]
“Municipal meltdown”
In which I partly agree with Barbara Anderson(!) ... Commonwealth mag's new cover story is on the budgetary dire straits many towns are experiencing these days, especially because of rising pension and health care costs. We've … [Read more...]
Roger Ailes Is Slipping … Blows Wildfire Scoop For New Biz Network
The man behind the unfairness and unbalancing completely blew it."You think that uber-newsman Roger Ailes would be on top of his game, especially this week, with the launch of the Faux Business Network. That they would be bellowing and … [Read more...]
International Law and Iran
In my blog today I stated that Iran is a sovereign country and any attack upon it would be a violation of International Law according to the Charter of the United NationsThe Bush administration wants a dialogue to begin about attacking … [Read more...]