I wrote here and here about Kinky Friedman running for governor in Texas. He has added some life to the typically dry, predictable politics around election time. I also said in the past that my vote was Kinky’s to lose. In my neighborhood, I have seen signs going up urging people to vote for Kinky.
Will [...]

President Bush is not perfect. I strongly oppose many of his policies such as on immigration and the expansion of Medicare. Regarding the Iraq invasion I supported what he did. But now things are not going well because of all of the violence there. So now people, of all political stripes, want to say all [...]

I wrote here about how some southern blacks in the late 1950s were able to protect themselves by having lots of guns. Now the NBA commissioner has decided that NBA basketball players, who are predominantly black, shouldn’t be carrying guns around:
NEW YORK (AP) — David Stern understands having a gun to protect your home. He’s [...]

I am in Taiwan now and then Korea this week on a business trip. I am always struck by the high level of service given to customers here, such as at the hotels. Businesses around the world could learn from this Asian politeness and diligence to providing good service.
I hope that WWIII does not break [...]

In the southern Iraqi city of Amara last Friday, Iraqi government troops fought a major battle with Shiite militias. One overlooked aspect of this fighting was this:
British Major Charlie Burbridge said British forces had provided air surveillance but the situation was being handled with the help of around 700 Iraqi army troops.
If we withdraw on [...]

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Right on with this:
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today dismissed the significance of recent setbacks in Iraq, saying they do not mean U.S. strategy has failed and stressing that U.S. forces must continue passing responsibilities to the Iraqis to avoid creating “a dependency on their part.”
Iraqi authorities, he said at a Pentagon news briefing, are [...]

Whether you are pro-life, pro-choice, or not sure what to think on abortion, here is a thought experiment for pondering the issue.
Imagine it is 100 years from now. By then it will surely be possible for babies to go from conception to birth without being inside of a woman. Imagine a high-tech, well-lit tank where [...]

Another local government stepping up:
ESCONDIDO, California (Reuters) - Local authorities in Escondido, California passed a controversial measure on Wednesday to prohibit landlords from renting to illegal immigrants, a law which opponents say is racist.
The city is the latest of several from California to Pennsylvania which have passed laws in recent months to deny access [...]

Hurrah, the Socialists are in charge!
Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega … outspoken 57-year-old is Spain’s first female vice president, helping orchestrate a cultural revolution in the boardrooms and living rooms …
She goes on glowingly about Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriquez Zapatero:
“We have a prime minister who not only says he’s a feminist — he [...]

LGF calls this Britain’s Gigantic Problem (via RightGirl):
A teenage schoolgirl was arrested by police for racism after refusing to sit with a group of Asian students because some of them did not speak English.
Codie was attending a GCSE science class at Harrop Fold High School in Worsley, Greater Manchester, when the incident happened. The [...]