Monthly Archives: February 2009

Now, I can understand it for whistle-blowers genuinely fearful for their jobs or lives, but to dish anonymous hearsay evidence as “journalism”? Strikes me that if you’re going to make those kinds of statements publicly, then you’d either better have the courage to put your name on it, or else be considered a cruel gossip lacking in credibility, or blessed with a mile of sleazy incredibility. Continue reading →

We have forgotten that our republic requires an informed and educated public. But no one seems to remember how government actually works. The other night, some pontificating talking head blathered a long, clueless monologue that my HIGH SCHOOL CIVICS teacher … Continue reading →

Grant me the serenity to make it through another ‘Feb-YOO-airy.’ Aargh! Yes, I was cranky when I wrote this. But twelve straight days of well, rampant and criminal mispronunciation had the hanging judge portion of my vocabulary in a particularly … Continue reading →