Overshadowed by the Eason Jordan slander of the American military at the Davos conference was statements made by former President Bill Clinton on Iran's "democracy." “Iran is the only country in the world that has now had six elections since the first election of President Khatami (in 1997). (It is) the only one with elections, […]
After having had the opportunity to scan the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the Terri Schiavo case, and having read and listened to a variety of sources, I've come to the conclusion that the court is populated by a bunch of teenagers. Father: "Be home by 11." Son: "No problem, dad." Son arrives […]
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by the parents of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman, to have her feeding tube reinserted pending a complete review of her case. I'd like to make it clear that I am not opposed to removing a respirator or some other sort of machine […]
Because I suffer from periodic bouts of self-destructive behavior, I'm watching the House "debate" on the Schiavo bill on the CSPAN. Let me just say that I'm jaw-droppingly unimpressed with many of our elected representatives. I've often referred to my own senator, Barbara Boxer, as the least-intelligent member of the Senate (challenged occasionally for the […]
I haven't been closely following the Terry Schiavo case, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose husband is pressing to have her feeding tube removed. The way the media has reported this case, and therefore the perception of much of the public, has been skewed by a biased expert, a close-minded judge and an unwillingness to really […]
for those young people who've never seen an analog clock, the second hand counts off the seconds. In a quiet room you can hear each of the 60 ticks that culminate in the minute hand moving from, say 11:59:59 p.m. to 12:00:00 a.m. There's some magic in that second hand, because with just one tick […]
The Hippocratic oath seems to hold less power as the years go on as this story indicates. Massachusetts General Hospital said it plans to remove a 79-year-old patient from life support next week, against the wishes of the woman's family and despite a court ruling that said her daughter had the right to decide when […]
The jury has decided on the death penalty for double-murderer Scott Peterson. The judge in the case must still formally sentence Peterson, and he can choose to change the penalty to life-without-the-possiblity of parole, but all of the boob-tube commentators say that is extremely unlikely. I haven't followed the case very closely over the past […]
I support the death penalty not because it necessarily has a deterrent effect, but because it says something about how much we as a society value innocent life. For that reason, I don't believe that a free pass should be given to juveniles who commit violent murders. While I'm concerned that the Supreme Court may, […]
The Wall Street Journal's collection of briefs from the Democrat convention contains this interesting tidbit about the party's platform. Rutgers University political scientist Gerald Pomper tallies the number of times top politicos are mentioned in the Democratic Party platform: Al Gore, 0; Bill Clinton, 3; John Kerry, 39; George Bush, 56. "Despite all this positive […]