President Bush's State of the Union Address was like most of their ilk -- too dang long. I caught snatches of speech as I was working last night. By the time I got off work and had watched online video of the speech and the Democrat response I was to exhausted to write. Your patience […]
Australian newspaper The Age has an excellent opinion piece by Caroline Overington. Most Americans also support Bush's decision to go to war with Iraq. They are not stupid. They know that the so-called intelligence about Saddam Hussein was wrong. Despite this, 67 per cent still believe the US did the right thing. Because I live […]
I saw Tim Burton's "Big Fish" this afternoon. If you haven't seen it, you should. I don't often say this about many movies, but it's even worth $9.50 to see it at night. "Big Fish" is the story of Edward Bloom, a man who has lived a large life, and if you ask him about […]
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman throws a fit for all the world to see, with generalizations and vicious partisan attacks. [A]ccording to advance reports, George Bush will use tonight's State of the Union speech to portray himself as a visionary leader who stands above the political fray. But that act is losing its effectiveness. […]
The results are in and the Democrat Party in Iowa appears to have taken their meds and rejected "Angry" Howard Dean. According to CNN, Sen. John Kerry came out on top with 38 percent of the vote, followed by Sen. John Edwards with 32 percent, Gov. Howard Dean with just 18 percent and Rep. Dick […]
It's been a busy morning/afternoon for me, and I've got to do some housecleaning on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tonight we've got the Iowa caucuses, which I'll write some observations on once the numbers start coming in. I'll also be doing a quick couple of book reviews and a movie review. I spent […]
Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz has done some research on journalists' contributions to political candidates. More than 100 journalists and executives at major media companies, from NBC's top executive to a Fox News anchor to reporters or editors for the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, CBS and ABC, have […]
When the latest Times story regarding the recess appointment of Judge Charles Pickering came across the wires earlier this evening I had to shake my head in disgust. The version I was looking at is known as the "Times Express" version -- an early, shorter version of a longer story that would move in full […]
On Wednesday evening, one of the building maintenance guys at my place of employ, The San Diego Union-Tribune was taking a good, old-fashioned hand saw to a wall in the newsroom that leads to a room that allegedly contains "Air Handling Equipment." How do I know this? Well, that's what it says on the nearby […]