Aug
31
Do The Right Thing
August 31, 2006 | Comments Off
I know the cause in Darfur has been previously championed here at TPS. So I thought it was appropriate to note today’s latest development. The Security Council voted to create a peacekeeping force in Sudan’s Darfur region, despite the Khartoum government’s strong opposition. But the troops will not be deployed until Sudan consents. The U.N. [...]
Aug
31
Last one
August 31, 2006 | Comments Off
Aug
30
Off to Dallas
August 30, 2006 | Comments Off
Aug
30
We’re rich, I tells ya
August 30, 2006 | 3 Comments
Aug
30
A Q&A Session with the management of Metro Rail
August 30, 2006 | 3 Comments
Aug
30
Version three
August 30, 2006 | 6 Comments
Aug
29
Tarnishing a religious identity
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
Aug
29
Thanks, Rummy…
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
…for making it clear that your resignation will be tendered by the end of the year. Afterall, this geezer has finally gone off the deep end. I usually shy away from knee-jerk by nature. But with such a narrow-mided view of reasonable debate on fighting the War in Iraq, I now have no choice but [...]
Aug
29
Dreaming of Snow White
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
Aug
29
Second option
August 29, 2006 | 2 Comments
Aug
29
Response to Comments About Solutions to the “Pork Problem”
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
G-Veg asks in the Comments to my previous post for some solutions to the “pork” problem. My answer exceeds the space for comments, so I’ll post it for all to see. By solutions, we have to first decide if we are talking about actual solutions or merely politically palatable solutions? If the latter, than legislation [...]
Aug
29
I hate you Doug Davis
August 29, 2006 | Comments Off
Aug
28
A Couple Items of Interest (at least to me)
August 28, 2006 | Comments Off
First, the New York Times has an interesting article about wages and productivity. Essentially the article cites U.S. government data to show that real wages are failing to keep up with the increased productivity that the US labor force is producing. In other, simpler terms, were all doing more but getting paid less. Meanwhile, corporate profits are rising, [...]
Aug
28
Short or long form?
August 28, 2006 | Comments Off
Aug
28
Yardbarker
August 28, 2006 | 2 Comments
Aug
28
Time to bring the stupid
August 28, 2006 | 1 Comment
Aug
28
At least they let her keep the playbook…
August 28, 2006 | Comments Off
Now estranged Florida GOP senatorial candidate Katherine Harris has resorted to typical GOP garbage in trying to save her own ass. “If you’re not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin,” Harris said, amongst other gems. Gays…check. Abortion…check. What’s next, Fidel’s WMD? Maybe she can go work for the another now-notorious [...]
Aug
28
Template
August 28, 2006 | 4 Comments
Aug
27
Some Freedom in Gaza
August 27, 2006 | Comments Off
Many TPS readers may be aware of my broad criticism of the handling of the “War on Terror”. Indeed blending it with the War in Iraq has produced so many disastrous results. However, with today’s news of the release of Fox News reporter Steve Centanni and cameraman Olaf Wiig in Gaza, I want to praise [...]
Aug
26
Lie-berman?
August 26, 2006 | Comments Off
Captain Ed’s post at The Captain’s Quarters got me thinking about Senator Joe Liberman’s ongoing Connecticut Senate campaign. Lieberman is exploring the many facets of independence in American politics, and the people who forced it on him still express surprise and anger over it. The only surprise here is that they’re surprised. My thoughts on [...]