Rants

When I need to vent before I kick someone.

I’ve been known to bite, too.

The People's Choice

Quoting from this site: Republicans John McCain and Tom Coburn say they’re putting their colleagues on notice: They will challenge special projects that senators insert into spending bills until the practice stops. McCain, of Arizona, and Coburn, of Oklahoma, say recent congressional scandals stem from lobbyists’ ability to persuade lawmakers to designate favored projects in […]

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Somebody Goofed

Quoting from this site: Federal emergency officials failed to accept offers of possibly life-saving aid from the Department of Interior immediately after Hurricane Katrina, according to documents obtained by CNN. Grrr. And maybe I just skimmed too fast, I have to limit my intake of infuriating news but I didn’t see a reason reported that

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Back-Door Draft?

That’s what Senator Kerry called it, and that’s what it looks like. Quoting from this site: The U.S. Army has forced about 50,000 soldiers to continue serving after their voluntary stints ended under a policy called “stop-loss,” but while some dispute its fairness, court challenges have fallen flat. The policy applies to soldiers in units

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What Was the Site Address?

Quoting from this site: RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — Army officials are investigating allegations that members of the celebrated 82nd Airborne Division appear on a gay pornography Web site, a spokeswoman said Friday. I’m sorry. This is wonderful.  I realize most won’t feel that way, but it is.  Imagine!  Gay men proven man enough to

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Money, Money, Everywhere, and Nary a Dollar to Spend…

Quoting from this site: Congress passed a law in 1999 ensuring that all veterans could receive full military honors at their funerals. But it failed to include much money for the practice, and the military has largely turned to veterans organizations to provide the service. A few states grant small stipends to honor guards, but

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This Sucks!

Quoting from this site: BALTIMORE – For the 57th straight year, a mystery man paid tribute to Edgar Allan Poe by placing roses and a bottle of cognac on the writer’s grave to mark his birthday. Some of the 25 spectators drawn to a tiny, locked graveyard in downtown Baltimore for the ceremony climbed over

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MLK Day

Hey, it’s his birthday–let’s haul out the old skeletons, see if we can get some attention. Bastards.  Guess what, folks.  I don’t give a damn if Doctor Martin Luther King Junior had an affair.  I still say he was right about civil rights, and I honor his memory.  And I won’t buy your book just

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