Q: What was the first amendment proposed to the United States Constitution?
government
I Voted
I voted. Didn’t even remember until my way home. Lots of NOs on my ballot. Of course, that’s assuming that it gets counted. With no possible way to audit an electronic Harris County ballot, we have no way of knowing that the buttons we clicked had anything to do with the outcome. As I computer … Read more
Our Dirty Little Secret – Blackwater
The US Military can’t patrol their own camps, they pay others to do it. Oh, they can patrol the camps, but they don’t have enough people to do all the jobs that need doing in Iraq, so they hire “private contractors”. Basically, mercenaries. But the State Department hires as many as 8 times more (from … Read more
Chron: Rail (METRO) v Bikeway (City)
I was a bit surprised when I read in this morning’s paper that “the bikeway plans [through the Heights] … could begin and be completed in 2008”. Could being the operative word. Next year is what they’ve said every year since 2000 or so.
This bike trail rail line was cleared a decade ago and has been owned by TxDOT since then. The City’s been talking big about it being a bike trail that entire time. Now METRO is interested in the right-of-way. Was anyone really surprised that they weren’t aware of the City’s purported plans?
If the City had built out this route “next year” one of the previous times, perhaps METRO wouldn’t have been so out of the loop.
You Got Your Politics in My Fluff
No, you got your Fluff in my Politics…
I was cracking open my morning paper to get to the crossword. Usually Monday and Tuesday is crossword day, and Wednesday-Friday are sudoku days. The crossword is in the Houston Chronicle’s “Star” section – it doesn’t have a title on the front, just a star. It’s the “fluff” section, where you go for comics, television and movie listings, and today, the lead article on doggie day care.
So, I’m making my way to the back and I find as the token article on page five (smashed in with movie times and box office returns) an article by Leonard Pitts Jr. I couldn’t find it on the chron web site, so rechecked the print version. It doesn’t list his affiliation but does have his email at herald.com. So, I did find the article on the Miami Herald’s site.
It’s a scathing indictment of the Bush administration (which admittedly is an easy thing to write these days). But I think the fact that it’s oozed into the entertainment section of the newspaper is telling of how despicable this administration has been.
Two great tastes that taste great together: Fluff and Politics.
(cached here for completeness)
The Bush presidency: Is nothing real?
By LEONARD PITTS JR.
Richard Nixon was a crook. He was also a liar and anti-Semite who sought to subvert the Constitution.
I wish he were president again.