The Freeway’s a deathtrap
It kills pedestrians. The freeway is a deathtrap. We need to tear it down, get rid of it, before it kills again! METRO and TxDOT are failures. We should hang them all from the gallows. -b
politics
The Pentagon Papers and Rumsfeldian song
A very sobering article titled The Pentagon Papers. An insiders view of the war planning and unprecedented overhauling of institutional knowledge within the intelligence and defense parts of the administration. By Karen Kwiatkowski on Salon.com To balance off that outrageousness, there was lighter news recently on NPR, last year’s book The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld, … Read more
liberal media
On Meet the Press, Bob Novac whines about the liberal media making “the conservatives” uphappy with George W’s unconservativity. The host says, “Bob Novac, with his syndicated column,… his own TV show,… and it’s the liberal media.” I smiled. -b
Mallard Fillmore
Dear Diary, Today, er… i mean Wednesday,… Mallard Fillmore actually hinted that President George W. Bush is perhaps something less than an entirely capable first executive. I would have gone outside to see if the world had stopped spinning about its axis, but Bruce Tinsley was unable to pull the trigger without making it a … Read more
Bill White’s victory party
a week ago saturday (election day), there was a small snippit about it in today’s City & State section (full story) But in a nod to his name and his race — thought to be a liability before he managed to win supporters from Houston’s three main ethnic groups — the campaign cranked up an … Read more
Voting: Do It, and Vote NO
We (in Texas) have an off-cycle election Saturday. 22 Texas Constitutional amendments. My Theory on Amendments. Vote NO. Unless you’ve heard a lot of reasoned debate of the issue and agree to the yes vote, vote NO. The Texas constitution is ridiculous. Why else would be be voting on 22 issues (only three you’ve likely … Read more