Category Archives: Commentary

Sometimes he makes sense…

Chávez, I mean, although I’m not a fan of his antics… As for America “losing influence in the region”, they’ve been doing that to themselves for over 50 years in the hearts of the people, with facts and political rhetorics. … Continue reading

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Put your money where your mouth is

How about actually using some of those billions of dollars being used in an invented war to fund some of that R&D… Stop the lip service and switch to facts. Update 7: President Touts Hydrogen-Powered Cars – Forbes.com President Bush … Continue reading

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Pots of gold…

Econ 101 on Illegal Immigrants Each year, for example, the U.S. Social Security Administration maintains roughly $6 billion to $7 billion of Social Security contributions in an “earnings suspense file” — an account for W-2 tax forms that cannot be … Continue reading

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Now, how’s this for paranoia?

Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.com LONDON (Reuters) – British anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by punk band The Clash, police … Continue reading

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Well, there is some hope after all…

I hope the trend is contagious and other states catch up. THE BRAD BLOG: “MD House Votes 137 to 0 to Ban Diebold Touch-Screen Voting in 2006!” A House united. That seems to be the effect that Diebold has had … Continue reading

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Maestro, may you rest in peace…

Thank you for sharing your vision. HNN – HuntingtonNews.Net Born in Fort Scott, Kan. In 1912, Gordon Parks was the youngest of 15 children. After his mother died when he was 16, Parks left Kansas for Minneapolis and supported himself … Continue reading

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The apex of hypocrisy

I suppose Mr. Gonzalez was busy chasing or pushing some other issues at the time, but I wonder what does he thinks about all the “torture by proxy” the U.S. carried out in South America in the 60’s and 70’s … Continue reading

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German engineering

I’ll sin of being politically incorrect here, but if this doesn’t fall into the German pragmatic stereotype, I don’t know what does… Hey,! before you start shooting arrows at me, I’m Hispanic, so don’t tell me about stereotypes. IOL: Germans … Continue reading

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The Washington Gang…

Judged by a jury of his peers…. I mean, I’ll accept the explanation and even the “oops, I did it and I’m sorry”, but Fox News?? Give me an effing break. Fox News wins battle for Cheney interview NEW YORK … Continue reading

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Brasil, uranium and ghost sightings

I was just watching CNN live on my PC and they were showing a press conference in which the media was grilling White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, about the VP Cheney’s hunting accident (note to self: never accept a … Continue reading

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