Category Archives: politics

George Will gone wacky?

What’s up with George Will’s attack on Vermont? There are many issues we need to be addressing and many which aren’t getting air time. He’s usually good about finding those topics and talking about them (even if I don’t often agree with him).

This week on Meet the Press, he just attacked Vermont.

“[Its] most conspicuous industry is ice cream, left-wing ice cream” does he ever define Coors as “right-wing Beer” (because of it’s owner’s politics)?

“We should now think of Vermont not as a state, but as a commune” Berating them for being democratically involved.

George, get back to politics and away from trite, belittling mockery of others! No maple syrup or teddy bears for you, George.

-b

no peace in Houston

If you didn’t notice, a few weeks ago the Houston city council finally debated and voted on two propositions opposing a war in Iraq unless certain conditions occur.

Unfortunately the city council, like many other current politicians (the governor re: the budget), failed to show real leadership.

Here’s a Houston Chronicle article, and a letter of mine they printed in response, then a later ed/op by two California authors.

Feb. 26, 2003, 11:20PM
Houston council rejects two antiwar resolutions
Members argue over role in foreign policy

By KRISTEN MACK
Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle

Houston City Council rejected two resolutions Wednesday opposing a U.S. attack on Iraq before U.N. weapons inspectors get more time to finish their work.

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