Monthly Archives: May 2006

In My Life

Tuesday’s local newspaper said May 2006 was the wettest on record - over six and half inches and eight days to go before the end of the month. We’ve had rain since and we’re supposed to have more tomorrow and Saturday. It’s depressing for us all and especially hard on the lady down [...]

By Any Other Name

If Bill Clinton’s contribution to the American political dictionary was a redefinition of the word “adulterer,” because what he did with “that young woman” wasn’t really cheating, then George W. Bush’s contribution is a redefinition of “totalitarian,” because he claims his lying to and spying on citizens, is really all in our best interest. [...]

Do-Overs

On Monday, would-be 9-11 terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui said he lied under oath about his al Quaeda membership and asked a federal judge to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea and be tried on his original charges. Mr. Moussaoui essentially asked the court for a do-over. Judge Leonie Brinkema turned him down.
It’s difficult [...]

Over the Line

I don’t know what America’s policy should be toward immigrants. Clearly, “days without immigrants” would cripple our economy, but how do we keep from being overwhelmed? How do we establish a policy that’s fair?
Perhaps the way to find the answer is to begin at the extremes and work our way in, eliminating the [...]