The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth

Today, the White House is hosting a science fair, inviting competition winners in math, science, engineering and technology from schools around America. While this of course makes for excellent press at a time when Democrats sorely need this, it also underscores a commitment to putting his ideals into practice. It is not enough to say [...]

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Another Explosion At Ground Zero

Seems lots of people are up in arms over the proposed building of the Park 51 Community Center, aka the “mosque at Ground Zero”. Of course, this is far from surprising, considering the Islamophobia which has held much of the nation for the last decade. The people wishing to build the mosque were no doubt [...]

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Farewell, Senator Stevens

The political news out of Alaska is a lot less amusing today than usual. A small plane carrying former Senator Ted Stevens (R) and seven others has crashed near the town of Dillingham. A family friend has confirmed that the 86-year-old senator, who served in public office for 60 years, was among the dead. I [...]

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The Fate of 8

As any of my readers can imagine, I’ve been following the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case with a great deal of interest. This was, of course, the case for overturning California’s Proposition 8. By this time, it will come as news to no one that the judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, coming to the [...]

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Was it a collective hallucination?!

First Dana Perino, then Mary Matalin… and now Rudy Giuliani? Today on Good Morning America, Giuliani said: “We had no domestic attacks under Bush; we’ve had one under Obama.” Let me revisit the first half of this comment. “We had no domestic attacks under Bush” Is there anyone out there reading this blog who has [...]

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2009 in review: Things that should have been news but weren’t

In a 1993 essay, author Michael Crichton wrote, ” [...] along with many other American industries, the American media produce a product of very poor quality. Its information is not reliable, it has too much chrome and glitz, its doors rattle, it breaks down almost immediately, and it’s sold without warranty. It’s flashy but it’s [...]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like pre-school…

I know that the use of language in today’s mass media is geared toward a fifth-grade (or thereabouts) comprehension level. Surely, though, the folks we elect to serve in the highest offices should be at least a little smarter than a fifth grader. Perhaps we should have Jeff Foxworthy come and test the entire lot [...]

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Ding dong?

So the big news of the day is Sarah Palin’s resignation as governor of Alaska. Supposedly, Palin has grown sufficiently sick of being savaged by the media as to warrant resignation. MSNBC is running a report that says she wants to be out of politics entirely, to take the time to raise her family. Of [...]

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MinneSO THERE.

The drawn-out saga of Minnesota’s 2008 senatorial election appears at last to be coming to a close. Or is it? After recounts and lawsuits galore, the Minnesota State Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that Alan Stuart Franken is the winner of the hotly-disputed race. Regrettably, the court stopped short of directly ordering Governor Tim Pawlenty [...]

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Moonwalked Off This Mortal Coil

I have to admit that I was never a big fan of Michael Jackson. Nevertheless, it’s sad to see the passing of such a cultural icon – especially right on the back of news about Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcett. Jackson was a controversial figure at the best of times, often reeling from crisis to [...]

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