Color-Coded Terrorism Alerts Fade to Black

Okay, boys and girls, pull out your crayons, and let’s see if you can do a better job of coloring than the Department of Homeland Security. At long last, the obvious has dawned on our national security czars. Since March 12, 2002, back in the Bush-Cheney regime,...

Dubai: Temple of Greed

Wealthy playground, By the sea; Never meant For you or me. You may be a bit hazy on the Persian Gulf. Basically that’s where a lot of the world’s oil comes from. The Gulf is a long, slim, shallow dead-end sea connected to the Indian Ocean by the...
Invertebrate President

Invertebrate President

Well, the Democrats are finally showing some fight. They’re fighting with each other, but it’s a start. The fading Democratic majority in the House has balked at accepting President Barack Obama’s compromise with Republicans on the Bush tax cuts,...

The Hammer Gets Nailed

For once, I actually agree with something that with Tom DeLay said. The former Republican leader of Congress recently declared in his most somber tone, “The criminalization of politics undermines our very system.” Wow, so true, Tommy. Of course, what I...

College Ain’t What it Used to Be

College now Is fraught with woe; Everybody, Wants to go. Everyone is going to college these days, whether they need it or not. And why shouldn’t they? With jobs so hard to come by, you might as well beef up your resume as stand around on the corner. After all,...