The only humorous thing to come from last week's Kelo decision. Buoyed by the Supreme Court's decision to expand cities' power of eminent domain, New York City filed today to acquire the state of New Jersey for commercial development. "New York has been facing some very difficult economic decisions," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "Building viable […]
Today's question open for discussion: Should a newspaper correct an obvious, yet trivial error in a letter to the editor? Or just let it slide? The La Mesa Police Department should get a decimal meter before we all become hearing impaired! I'll help pay for one. Decimal meter? That's a gadget that shows you where […]
Sometimes you've just gotta love Fark for their headlines. For example, when word comes that the rock band Cream will be reuniting for a concert, the headline reads: Cream reunites in concert. For those of you under 40: Cream was Eric Clapton's old band. Under 30: Clapton was once a big rock star. And for […]
I think we'd have less violent protests from "peace-loving" leftists if this happened more often. WHEN 35 Greenpeace protesters stormed the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) yesterday they had planned the operation in great detail. What they were not prepared for was the post-prandial aggression of oil traders who kicked and punched them back on to […]
First, there's this story from the New York Daily News on congressman and mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner. This is one of the main reasons I will likely never run for public office. Anthony Weiner got a public reminder yesterday that "Mother knows best." As the Democratic mayoral hopeful blasted Mayor Bloomberg's educational policies yesterday, he […]
for comedienne Phyllis Diller. The only time she gets on TV nowadays is to provide some perspective and commentary when an old celebrity dies.
This quote from yesterday's dedication ceremony for the Clinton Presidential Library just begs for a snarky comment. The library "is like my husband: it's open, it's expansive, it's welcoming, it's filled with life." – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton Please feel free to make use of the comments.