Life vs. Capitol Punishment May 9, 2006 As a little kid I concluded that a life sentence was far worse than capitol punishment. What was the point of living, I asked… Continue Reading
Oh say can Mark Sing? May 9, 2006 Last night’s Nightline had a segment asking whether US Congressmen who are trying to pass a law making it illegal to sing the national… Continue Reading
Somebody send me a hoot – Please May 8, 2006 Here’s another depressing story. America land of the jailed. Thank you Andrew Sullivan and Kings College. Someone send me a hoot before I kill… Continue Reading
Liberated women are the best hope of the Islamic world May 8, 2006 Islamic scholar Bernard Lewis makes the case. Continue Reading
Blood on our hands May 8, 2006 As America was winding down in Vietman and “peace” activists demanded we withdraw I was very troubled about what would happen to our South Vietnamese allies… Continue Reading
What happens when you buy a cell phone or a play station? May 8, 2006 “It starts with a ward full of women who have been gang-raped and then shot in the vagina. I am standing in a makeshift… Continue Reading
Good Long Day May 7, 2006 Late last night I worked on my Reader column. It’ll be a doozee. I sent it in an hour ago after sleeping on the… Continue Reading
Congressman Oberstar’s 1st serious GOP challenge May 7, 2006 Jim Oberstar will get his first Republican heavyweight competition ever. He’s lucky its a bad year for Republicans. Even so, I can’t imagine Jim… Continue Reading
Congressman Oberstar’s greatest achievment – 15 years later May 7, 2006 Not only was it Jim Oberstar’s brainchild to bring in the heavily state subsidized European aircraft producer Airbus to compete with America’s jet manufacturers and American labor. He… Continue Reading
Rummy Remembers – what he wants to May 6, 2006 One of George W Bush’s national intelligence briefers challenges Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld at a press conference. Continue Reading
Family Gossip May 5, 2006 I got a flurry of email yesterday concerning a proposal to set up a center for the history of World War I, named after… Continue Reading
My Second Cousin’s Foxy analyst husband May 4, 2006 Did Fox News guarantee George Bush’s election in 2000. My second cousin’s husband’s research suggest that the answer is, Yes! See for yourself. Its… Continue Reading
Soda Schmoda May 4, 2006 Another interesting item in school news. ExPrez Bill Clinton has brokered a deal with the soft drinks industry to pull soda pop out of… Continue Reading
Pension Schmension May 4, 2006 This story pricked up my ears yesterday. It was reported that several of Minnesota’s public employee retirement funds were underfunded by almost 10 billion dollars. I’m… Continue Reading
Tech Schmeck May 4, 2006 One consequence of the Minnesota’s fall from 5th in per-pupil spending to 23rd has been a lack of funds to keep our state’s schools up to… Continue Reading
Breakfast with a convict May 3, 2006 Last year I wrote a column about an ancient local political scandal involving Jim Oberstar’s questionable funding sources for his 1974 campaign. I mentioned Don… Continue Reading
Oh Yeah? May 3, 2006 “I think that the national anthem ought to be sung in English.”                                                              George W Bush Continue Reading
Divided day May 2, 2006 My day was split in two by a mile swim. It began with two dozen folks learning how to raise money for the Duluth… Continue Reading
Presidential Karma May 2, 2006 I traded emails over the White House Coorespondent’s dinner with a friend. My last thought was that whether Stephen Colbert’s routine was appropriate or… Continue Reading
