Work Place Irony
Today, my manager called me into a half-hour meeting that lasted more than two hours and, without giving it a second thought, wanted to ask why my work wasn’t getting done. (Aside, of course,...
Ken Is Speaking Blog
End Posse Comitatus?
In an interview with reporters, Bush strangely but seriously suggested that we end the Posse Comitatus Act when faced with pandemics like the avian flu. I don’t care what the reason is, I have...
Harriet Miers
Obligatory post… President Bush names White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court despite lacking any increase as a judge and whose lawyer background was corporate, not trial. The simple reason is… cronyism....
A teaser from “The Proxy Senator”
“The ruling party had certain ways. For one thing, candidates had to be picked to run. Ambitious political hopefuls had to be loyal soldiers and play by hierarchical rules. Many people had done exactly...
Impact Felt?
In yesterday’s elections for UF Student Senate, amid a controversial move by the incumbent Gator party to pull SG’s advertising from the only student newspaper, a high turnout of 6,666 (that’s not a typo!),...
DeLay DeThroned
Breaking news from CNN: DeLay steps down as Majority Leader due to an indictment by a grand jury investigation into abuse of campaign finance laws regulating PACs. Let the succession bloodbath and liberal champagne...
In the Celeb-olitics Category…
In today’s Washington Post, there is speculation that a recent scout mission by actor Ben Affleck for real estate in Virginia might be a prelude to a run for the U.S. Senate. Oh, please....
Watching Sleaze Grow
Watching the corruption spread like an epidemic is at times interesting and at other times more painful than watching grass grow or my kittens sleep. In a new report by the Citizens for Responsibility...