When a house is on fire, you put the fire out and look for the source afterwards. Contrarily, when the fire has yet to break, but smoke can be seen, you look for and extinguish the cause to prevent a massive spread of flames. … [Read more...]
On Avoiding Blame, Part One, Or, Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Drill No Evil.
When I talk on the stage, people often have the impression that I make up things as I go along. That isn't true. I know a lot of things I want to say, I'm just not sure exactly when I'll say them. --From Lenny Bruce's book "How to Talk … [Read more...]
On Homeland Security, Or, We Visit A Terrorist Gathering Place
I can't give away too many details, for security reasons, but I can tell you that this particular distribution center is located about three miles from the Boeing Company's Renton, Washington, manufacturing site. (The assembly lines for the … [Read more...]
Globe: Roger Clemens Being Indicted For Perjury
The long sad story of performance enhancing drugs in baseball continues. … [Read more...]
Last US combat troops leave Iraq
I'm a little surprised nobody beat me to posting on yesterday's big news. Now seems at least a somewhat more appropriate time to say "Mission Accomplished" than when the last President tried it. I wonder if this will at all … [Read more...]
Unbelievable in Afghanistan
"Fifty-two licensed private security firms operate extensively in Afghanistan, employing more than 25,000 people.Among the major American firms are Xe Services, formerly known as Blackwater, and Triple Canopy."About half of the companies … [Read more...]
On Online Brainstorming, Or, “Hey, Unions…Wanna Grow?”
Credit Where Credit Is Due Dept.: We're having this conversation today because of a back and forth between StratfordDem and myself over at Blue Hampshire, as I mentioned above, and the ideas that you'll hear here are hardly my own-in fact, … [Read more...]
Shonda Watch: The Return of Foxman
After the predictable and justified backlash, Mr. Foxman sought to explain. He claimed: (1) that the ADL's position was all about sensitivity to the families of the 9/11 victims (let's leave to the side the fact that a mosque in the WTC was … [Read more...]
On Saving 319,000 Jobs, Or, Legislation Keeps Teachers Teaching
So across my desk have come documents that report how many jobs will be saved by the House coming back into session to vote out H.R. 1586 and send it to the President for his signature. Long story short, after all the commemorative pens … [Read more...]
Race To The Top’s Problem With Civil Rights Ideals
The full 17-page Google Doc from the civil rights groups is here. Read it and you'll see that it is more than just criticism of RTTT, it offers good ideas that are fairer to all the children of America, not just in the states that … [Read more...]
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