Delta Disease

Hell, YEA
220-215. Wow, that was a squeaker.So the health care reform bill passed the House and is on to the Senate. But...who done it? Specifically, how did those blue dogs roll?While the chart above shows the Blue Dog PAC (their site is apparently "under construction," so check this out in the meantime) has been rolling in a heap of cash from the health care industry, turns out over half of them (c.

Bad Publicity
As an update to my previous post...Several folks have asked the name of the particular school, or why I chose not to name the particular school. Well, I'll tell ya.First, the school had not yet determined its official response to the incident. All they had done at that point was place the white kid in in-school detention while they decided ("they" being the administration, I assume). I thought

"Wednesday" -- White Power
Last week a white male high school student yelled "White power!" as a black female classmate concluded a gospel song at their Shelby County, Alabama, high school. When I heard about this, I felt sick. And scared. And furious.At one point, in a discussion with some friends, I said, "Outrage ain't enough, people. I'd hate to think we're all just going to sit around whispering about how bad

Wear Cheney Out
What is that incessant, annoying buzz? Is Dick Cheney talking again?Since he wears us out, Stennis, Ink. is here to help you wear HIM out:

Skin Deep
Forgive my absence lately. I've been doing a few, how you say, MAJOR home renovations and, whew! Renovations are a stressful thing, I tell you, even when you're mostly a spectator on a hired crew. There is a great deal of unpredictability, uncontrollable delay (earning them the nickname "whenovations"), and they require a constant vigilance if you have high expectations with regards to the