Jul

12

Goodbye Tony Snow

July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Two one-time influences suddenly die in a month’s time, and far too young. First Tim Russert, almost a month to the day on June 13, and now Tony Snow.  I felt the video above, from his longtime colleague and friend, Brit Hume, says it best. [George Bush Senior's comments in video below.]
As for me, [...]

Jun

26

Meanwhile, down in Hillary’s bunker…

June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

There’s not a whole left to say after that one. Dang! (in subtitles — not for kids or faint of heart!)

Jun

16

Fight the Drink Tax

June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Don’t think it’s fair? Here’s an opportunity to speak out.

Jun

16

The Drink Pittsburgh Drink Tax Sucks… Wealth

June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The local 10% Allegheny County drink tax brouhaha has made national headlines, with The Associated Press publishing an article [Drink tax makes Pa. County executive unpopular] that was featured on the Drudge Report, the web’s most popular news headline aggregation site.
We’ve not weighed in on the subject given its pretty obvious where we stand on [...]

Jun

13

How it was Between Me and Tim Russert

June 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

Tim Russert’s show was a mainstay for yours truly back in the 1990s, long before I grew too jaded to endure the mass volume of spin generated out of the Sunday News Shows, and before I concluded that whatever gems such shows managed to mine from their guests were of zero material given the general [...]

Jun

13

Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty

June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It’s just the beginning.   He’s done running for President in 2008, but the campaign was never about Ron Paul’s power trip to run the country.  It was about individual liberty, something Paul has been championing since 1974.   At age 72, Ron will be out of politics soon enough.  But as Paul points out, the campaign [...]

Jun

13

Helmet Laws, Freedom, and Higher Insurance Premiums

June 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Trib Review has an article on the rise of head injuries to motorcyclists since Pennsylvania repealed its helmet laws two years ago.  The story laments the additional costs:
“Motorcycle crashes and injuries don’t just affect the person involved,” said Dr. Kristen Mertz, lead author of the report that will be published in the August issue [...]

May

29

Mark Madden, Smizik, Kopechne, and Kennedy

May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

“I’m very disappointed to hear that Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts is near death because of a brain tumor.  I always hoped Sen. Kennedy would live long enough to be assassinated. I wonder if he got a card from the Kopechnes.” - Mark Madden

Well, it looks as if local sports media personality, Mark Madden, finally [...]

Apr

23

Our Woefully Lost Wisdom

April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Originally published in “The Life of Colonel David Crockett,” by Edward Sylvester Ellis.
One day in the House of Representatives a bill was taken up appropriating money for the benefit of a widow of a distinguished naval officer. Several beautiful speeches had been made in its support. The speaker was just about to put the question [...]

Apr

22

I Smoke Crack and I Vote

April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 

 
Another Great T-Shirt   from intelligentdesign.  Appropriate for the election day today, no?
 

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