Now, I have no problem with homosexuals serving openly in the armed forces but, like women, they should not be assigned to combat positions. This is not based on sexism or homophobia, so save your breath.
Posts under ‘Politics’
NPR Fires Juan Williams
One hopes that the NPR bigwigs would rather die at the hands of gangstas than cross the street to avoid them. And that the God of Irony is paying attention and sees an opening…
The Firing of Shirley Sherrod
In the last few days, the Obama administration over-reacted to a video on the web and is blaming it on a blogger. The video showed Shirley Sherrod addressing the NAACP’s 2010 Freedom Fund Banquet. She related a story of how, years ago, she had not done all she could to help a “white” farmer. At […]
Fun With Numbers II
Let’s say that Jimmy Jones is in the lowest quintile (bottom 20%) income-wise. Jimmy invents a better mousetrap and sells the patent rights for millions of dollars. Suddenly, Jimmy is in the top quintile of earners and someone from the second quintile drops down into the lowest quintile to fill his place. The headline will read: “Rich Get Richer!”
On Racial Profiling
Pundits all across the political spectrum have been saying that Arizona’s new law cracking down on illegal aliens is unconstitutional. On the news last night I saw the AZ governor saying that racial profiling is illegal and Arizona will not do it or words to that effect. OK, I get it. Some federal court has […]