Thinking of taking your sweetie out for dinner and movie this Friday night? Looking for a babysitter? Show us your papers first, please. Per State Senator Doug LaMalfa (R, North-Central California), the legislators have detected a serious flaw in domestic employment of babysitters, and have jumped into action: How will parents react when they find [...]
After an Isle of Palms (near Charleston, SC) patrol officer twisted his ankle on the beach one night, the morons on City Council set to work to regulate the villainous…
What could be a better Halloween costume than dressing up as one of the victims of the Virginia Tech mass murder, complete with fake blood and bullet holes? WSLS in…
Senators Carl Levin and John Warner are, in essence, calling for a vote of no confidence in the Iraqi government, reports Jonathan Weisman of the Washington Post: Declaring the government…
One of the biggest lines of attack against Judge Samuel Alito was his memberhip in the Concerned Alumni of Princeton, which was denounced as sexist, racist, and just plain rotten….
Last month, I mentioned a case in Massachusetts where one alleged drunk driver plowed into another alleged drunk driver, killing the second guy and injuring his passenger, then fled for…
This morning's Boston Globe has a column by Derrick Z. Jackson, entitled "Diabetes and the trash food industry." Jackson notes the explosion in Type II diabetes, especially in children, and…
Could the Right somehow persuade the Left to trade some of their more obnoxious members? They can have Pat Robertson if they'll give up Harry Belafonte. At least he can…
Words I never thought I'd hear come out of Ted Kennedy's fat face, (paraphrasing) "you can't chalk it up as some youthful indiscretion." Kennedy, the new children's book author, who…
Sunday, I wrote about being spammed by the Ayn Rand Institute. I said that I intended to call the spammer up and discuss this little practice of theirs. Mr. Holcberg…
I enjoy receiving e-mail. I get quite a bit from readers, with suggestions for stories or links to their own blogs, and I read them all. I don't answer as…
You know it is a good day when Hillary Clinton's office hangs up on you after only 3 sentences. So much for embracing diversity huh?…
At least, that's the message one scumbag expressed in Londonderry over the weekend. Here's hoping the police catch him soon. (Update: Link added. Doh!)…
With Wednesday's announcement that Mitt Romney would not be running for governor of Massachusetts, the state's Democratic machine kicked into high gear. One candidate immediately stepped up his attacks on…
This is a painful piece for me to write. I've often described my political leanings as moderate, with libertarian and contrarian leanings. As the left has gotten more and more…
Witnesses Against Torture is a Christian group that draws its purpose from the Bible, to perform the Acts Of Mercy. They hear the stories of abuse, and they are compelled…
Apparently not. I've never had much respect for Markos "Screw them" Moulitsas, of "Daily Kos" fame. Between the infamous "screw them" response to American contractors killed, burned, and hung from…
A little while ago, I praised our ambassador to the United Nations, the "controversial" John Bolton, for some of his successes since assuming his office in New York. It turns…
Last October, two Lawrence, MA men came up to a Manchester night club, got drunk, and got into a fight. Security tossed them out, so they drove home. The driver…
Christmas tends to affect everyone, in one way or another. Some get cheerful, some grumpy and surly, some downright litigious. But sometimes it just brings out the real jerk in…
Well this has been predicted since the day after the storm…. The Secretary of State, who will probably be the next head of the Louisiana Democratic Party, wants to postpone…
Last night, I was thinking of the "STOP SNITCHIN'" T-Shirts that have Boston's Mayor, The Honorable Thomas "Mumbles" Menino, all in a lather. They are favored by gang members and…
John Kerry says that his loss in the election of November 2004 was because of events that took place in September 2001. In other words, he lost the race more…
Well, it's official. Former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Viet Nam war ace, has resigned his office in disgrace and pleaded guilty to accepting over two million dollars in bribes from…
Last week, there was a bit of a dustup in Boston. It seems that the city was announcing the annual lighting of the Holiday Tree. This got certain fundamentalists' knickers…
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