In case you needed any more evidence that the Homeland Security Department is a giant sinkhole in the making, just look at what’s keeping Tom Ridge from
getting his own shiny new cabinet chair. Congress and the president have been arguing for weeks about job rules. Job rules!
And we think this 170,000-person monstrosity is somehow going to help secure the homeland? Let’s drop this sucker while we still can.
Or maybe not. Click here to see the 10-minute documentary AIP produced showing how key Congress critters just happened to change their position on O’Hare expansion after receiving millions in
campaign contributions from airline lobbyists.
According to The New York Times’ Gina Kolata, “Abortion Pill Slow to Win Users Among Women and Their Doctors.”
Well, I could have told you that. Oh, wait a minute. I did!
That seems to be the reaction many people have when they see the Aviation Integrity Project‘s newly constructed Web site. Take a look. You may remember Cliff as the subject of a story I wrote back when I was at Columbia and writing for the Chronicle. Oops. I now recall that as the one story of mine that did not get put online. Oh, well.
Enjoy!
While much of the talk within the LP nationally has been about Tommy-brother Ed Thompson‘s run for governor in Wisconsin, former Republican Cal Skinner is making waves here in Illinois. He has polled at 4 percent and even got a rave review from Dennis Byrne in the Chicago Tribune.
The column was headlined, “A pol who doesn’t duck or dodge.” Not too shabby. What’s Skinner’s platform? Abolish the toll tax, cut spending and lower taxes, term-limit state legislators, let folks carry guns, and hold the line on cigarette taxes. Again — not too shabby.
Notice that Skinner calls for just one tax to be abolished and is vague about what he would cut. He also doesn’t mention drugs. Or his strong stance against abortion. Hmm. Then again, he does like his hash brownies.
Or movin’ on in … to my new home with Karen. Which means that my computer is still not set up there and thus the lack of blogging. Hopefully I’ll be up and running by next week.
The wedding went wonderfully, and the honeymoon was a blast. I’ve been very busy with work since getting back and so haven’t had much time to blog or update the site. The fact that I have not yet moved my computer into our apartment has not helped. At some point there may be pictures from the wedding online, though I shouldn’t make any promises.
The push to go to war with Iraq seems to have been dealt some severe setbacks. Meanwhile, the push for a Homeland Security Department may yet fall apart, if only because it is so unwieldy. The TIPS disaster wound up turning into just another gimmick for John Walsh on “America’s Most Wanted.” We were even spared a Medicare prescription drug benefit for seniors.
Not too bad. Maybe I should spend more time in D.C.
In spite of my fairly well developed and firm political viewpoints, I’m not much of an activist, I admit it. I’m more of an armchair philosopher, only instead of philosophizing in an armchair I watch TV on a couch.
But this is a cause even I am willing to take to the streets in support of: Topfreedom now! This much is for certain. I’m going to visit this page regularly to keep abreast of all the latest developments.
The whole point of e-mail, after all, is that it’s plain text. It doesn’t take up a lot of bandwidth and can be read by any computer no matter what kind of software’s on it. By dressing up e-mail in HTML, the whole point of e-mail is defeated.
Worse yet, when I try to respond to an HTML-coded e-mail, it’s almost impossible for me to quote the original writer. I usually wind up deleting the original e-mail, since I’m not going to spend 15 minutes navigating code just to write a response. So for those of you who are sending HTML-coded e-mail, please stop. It’s annoying, and doesn’t do anyone any good. Thank you.
In D.C., not only was I away from home and my soon-to-be wife, but from cable TV as well. Here’s a list, then:
What I didn’t miss: Having to watch the Cubs lose games like this. 9-1. Ugh.
Poor, poor Steve Smyth.
The guy has absolutely nothing. He gets rocked every time out. His first start? Against the San Francisco Giants. Could you imagine the third batter you face in your major-league debut being Barry Bonds. Yikes.
I am happy. I am. I really am. I’m done with college, fully employed, marrying the woman I love, moving out of The Stris’ apartment … I’m excited about what the future holds in store for us. I finally feel so … adult.
And it feels good. The way I figure it, I’ve got two thirds of my life left. I’m looking forward to making them the best I can. Right now, everything after this almost feels just like icing on the cake. But the icing’s always been the best part.
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