Articles from February 2006

February 22, 2006 | Posted by Steve
Every now and then I look in the mirror and come to an inescapable conclusion… “I must be nuts.” I am sure you’ve experienced one of these moments. It’s that instant when you suddenly realize that you are about to agree with someone with whom you almost never agree. “What’s wrong with me? When did [...]
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February 20, 2006 | Posted by Steve
This front-page posting on FEMA’s site was clearly spin-doctored by the hacks and attack dogs inside the Bush Administration. FEMA, once the crown jewel of emergency management agencies the world over, is now nothing more than a haven for political patronage and cronyism. Witness the “not my problem” attitude dripping from this editorial on the [...]
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February 15, 2006 | Posted by Steve
When someone corrects the error of their ways we must give credit where credit is due. Dick Cheney just accepted responsibility for his hunting accident. The fact that it took almost a week for this whole mess to play out this way is still troubling. Nevertheless, for perhaps the first time in his term as [...]
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February 14, 2006 | Posted by Steve
If the topic is Dick Cheney, then the odds are somewhere in the discussion the words “double standard” will come up. This guy is coated in Teflon. If you or I accidentally shot someone we’d be investigated. We’d likely be blamed for being reckless or careless. In fact, the NRA’s own safe shooting guidelines indicate [...]
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