Archive for August, 2009
Monday, August 31st, 2009
One of the silliest modern manifestations of PC stupidity is when so called *activists*, individuals or groups, "demand an apology" from someone who has violated their precepts.
From radio DJs disparaging a womens' college basketball teams to congress-critters congratulating their fellows on their longevity. From professional athletes running dog fighting rings ...
Posted in Culture, Culture Wars | Comments Off
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Not Nancy Pelosi. Andy Diillon (D-Redford) of Michigan. He's going up against public employee unions (one official caled it 'an act of war') by proposing that all public employees - state civil servants, teachers, county and municipal employees, and so on - be placed under a uniform health care plan. ...
Posted in Government, Health Care, labor | 1 Comment »
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Yes, if he's doing what Ron Paul tells him, as appears to be the case. Rep. Paul was practically alone in Congress over the years in warning of the Fed's lack of oversight; now that we are in a Depression exacerbated by Fed policy blunders and possible insider dealing ...
Posted in Austrian Economics, Economics, Government, Law, Politics | 1 Comment »
Friday, August 28th, 2009
This is repeated as a maxim often. Most recently regarding the death of Edward Kennedy.This supposed maxim begs some questions.Does death make a person a better person just by dying?Does dying mitigate or obviate the actions of a lifetime?Can "speaking ill" of any dead person harm that dead person in ...
Posted in Internet Reviews, News, Politics, Reviews | 10 Comments »
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
The VA is already pushing 'quality-of-life' death counseling. "Your Life, Your Choices" outlines what one commentator termed a 'push poll' type of analysis (p. 24) of what a veteran should consider in determining if their life is worth living. This booklet predates Obama, but perfectly encapsulates the philosophy that would ...
Posted in Culture Wars, Health Care, Medicine, Politics | Comments Off
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
I was in high school in 1976, during the last swine flu panic. The vaccination program was a fiasco. (President Ford at least practiced what he preached, taking a shot himself at a public ceremony.) The (London) Daily Mail reports that the British (whose health care system ...
Posted in Health Care | 1 Comment »
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Our recent post "Winds of controversy" has created and interesting stir. It leads to some interesting observations. People get in a tizzy over the authorship of a series of books and align themselves with great passion. They passionately disagree with (some might say attack) those of opposing viewpoints. They invest ...
Posted in Blog News, Internet Reviews, Reviews | 7 Comments »
Friday, August 14th, 2009
With the release of Winds of Dune, the newest installment from the writing team of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson just over a week ago, there has been a noticeable uptick in the rhetoric coming from both fans and detractors alike.
Winds of Dune, (originally titled as Jessica of Dune) ...
Posted in Book Reviews | 45 Comments »
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
"Dear Congressman:
Greetings. I oppose any and all health care/insurance 'reform' legislation, and will continue to do so until said legislation, in something resembling its' final form for a floor vote (I understand that parliamentary rules allow for last-minute amendments, etc.) is available far enough in advance for both the ...
Posted in Activism, Health Care | Comments Off
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Back when I was little, the GOP was the boring party of responsible adults who tried to give us good government and who did not take it upon them selves to save the world, and who did not let pie-in-the-sky, make-believe wishful spending burden their children with debt. Bob ...
Posted in Government, History, Politics | 2 Comments »
