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So I'm looking at my referrer logs and one thing leads to another which leads to this. I must confess that I don't often venture into the far left side of the blogosphere because there is a plague of Bush Derangement Syndrome which is not conducive to rational thought. That having been said, Sean023's (why […]

I had no problem voting early Tuesday afternoon using the new touch screen machines. I talked with the poll workers, and my precinct was one of several across the county that had problems with the new machines. Unlike some others that were delayed by several hours, my Escondido polling site was able to get the […]

The California State Supreme Court ruled today that Catholic Charities of Sacramento must provide coverage for contraceptives, despite the Catholic Church's prohibition on their use. The state supreme court said the charity, incorporated separately from the church, was not a "religious employer" exempt from legislation mandating such coverage. While affiliated with the Catholic Church, the […]

Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is out -- and says that the mean U.S. Marines forced him out in a coup d'etat. The Congressional Black Caucus is screaming bloody murder that a "democratically elected" president was ousted. If Aristide was genuinely re-elected, as critics of the Bush administration claim, then any lame claims of President Bush […]

Voters in California and several other states go to the ballot box tomorrow for the Super Tuesday primary. For California residents wanting my take on the ballot initiatives (I'll leave you to your own devices on the candidates for various races), here they are: Prop. 55 is a $12.3 billion bond issue for building new […]

First, Laura Bartholomew Armstrong takes aim at Sen. John Kerry's participation in Vietnam Veterans Against the War. As the kid of a real war hero who did not come back, I'd like to comment not on Kerry's service, but his postservice activities. Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Mr. Kerry's organization of choice when he returned […]

"Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" wins the Oscar for Best Picture -- for a total of 11 Academy Awards. For Best Picture, it won over "Seabiscuit," proving that you can beat a dead horse.

From all appearances the months long grocery strike will soon be over. (Full disclosure: I worked at an Alpha Beta grocery store while I was in high school and was therefore a member of UFCW Local 135.) After reading numerous articles on the substance of the proposed contract, you can only come to one conclusion: […]

My senior project at Cal Poly SLO was a content analysis of the Los Angeles Times coverage of the abortion issue. My findings confirmed those of Times reporter David Shaw who also did an extensive report on abortion coverage in the major media. In short, when covering abortion: The media is more likely to quote […]

It appears as though someone got ticked at New York Times columnist Paul Krugman and wrote him a missive filled with words not usually used in polite company. Krugman's response? Send in the FBI. I must say that I'm disappointed. I was bashing Krugman before bashing Krugman was cool -- and I haven't even received […]