Terrorism, drugs, gun crime, poverty, white collar hedonism, trafficking of humans in the sex biz, unfunded guaranteed subsidies for the disabled (oh yes, we’ve got those too), identity theft, religious cults…and the attorney general’s hit list has pornography at the top of his agenda. Not child porn mind you, but the LEGAL kind! Read More
Report rates Boston most expensive city
Housing drives up cost of living Read More
Leaders Who Won’t Choose
In Washington, it’s business as usual in the face of a national catastrophe.
By Fareed Zakaria-Newsweek Read More
Travesty at the Emmys
Lost just won the Best Drama over Six Feet Under! Read More
WEEK 2 Picks
Winable games both lost by BC and Clemson – Paul and I are down over that…but the Eagles are heading into Death Valley next Saturday and at least one of us will be happy after that. On to the NFL Games: Read More
Something Else for the Pentagon Shreader?
Chavez: U.S. Plans to Invade Venezuela Read More
Blame Game Got You Down? Destroy Some Evidence and Feel Better!
Can the press wake up and get on this story sometime before the next terrorist attack? Why do I feel like I’m at an AA meeting? “Hello, I’m Chris” -HI CHRIS- “Been wondering about that whole 9/11 thing.” Read More
Judge: School Pledge Is Unconstitutional
Precident states that a child must be “free from a coercive requirement to affirm God”. The parents want to raise their child with the belief that God doesn’t exist and when they go to school, that belief is challenged. I wish these parents could just get over it, because it just leads to the inflamation of politicians and religicatos. Read More
President Says He’s Responsible in Storm Lapses
“Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government, and to the extent that the federal government didn’t fully do its job right, I take responsibility…” – King George
So much for the ’100% of the blame belongs on the state’ theory. Righties take note, the man himself said it.
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Suggested Reading for our Newcomers
Suits, Cronies and Spreadsheet Jockeys
The United Chickenhawks of America
Born Under Punches
A Minefield of Quotas, Recruiters Beware
Rogue Judges and Religious Oppression
Crosseyed and Painless
I’ve got a lot in the archives – Under Categories ‘Chris Austin Articles/Essays’. If you have any problems creating a login, just shoot me an email at caustin34@yahoo.com and I’ll take care of it. Thanks for taking the time to check out my site!
Pat Robertson’s Katrina Cash
Imagine this – people who donate to the Katrina relief effort may in fact be handing their money over to the evangelicals! Makes you wonder, even after all that’s gone wrong, who Bush and his people are really serving with their efforts. Read More
Suits, Cronies and Spreadsheet Jockeys
American Presidents of years past have all been politicians, but at times when the country needed a leader, the politician stepped back and a leader emerged. A politician takes account of a situation and knows what to say. A leader takes account of a situation and knows what to do. Read More
Newsweek Article on the Hurricane
How Bush Blew It
Bureaucratic timidity. Bad phone lines. And a failure of imagination. Why the government was so slow to respond to catastrophe. Read More
Government Cannot Restrict Corpse Coverage
Aftermath: CNN Wins Round One; Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Read More
Week 1 Picks
9-6 for Week 1 with Atlanta taking down McNabb and Owens tonight. Read More
A Sportsfan’s Dream – Weekend Weblog
Sox-Yankees x 2, Notre Dame-Michigan (on now), South Carolina-Georgia, Texas-Ohio State (the main attraction), Clemson-Maryland (on now), LSU-Arizona St, NFL Opening Sunday…as Al Bundy used to say, “Let’s Rock”!
I’m going to be updating this as the weekend progresses. My picks for tomorrow are on the way Read More
The Low Blame Theory
These two articles were sent to me while I was away (thought I’d have a PC to write on, but unfortunately it was busted) – and they detail exactally how the Mayor and Governor screwed the pooch in terms of pre-storm preventative action. I’ll let you read them and then comment afterwards. Read More
Rolling Stone to Publish Thompson Suicide Note
Rolling Stone, the magazine that was home for years to Hunter S. Thompson, will publish a note written by the gonzo journalist days before he committed suicide in February. Read More
“Popular Culture” Sucks So So So Much!
The Patriots pregame…Freddy Prince Jr. announcing Ozzy Osbourne, who’s lip synching ‘Crazy Train’ inside the helmet the team runs out of. Read More
Barbara Bush’s Wealthy Outlook of Convenience
“And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this–this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them.” Read More
The Real Story! Army was ready to go
Note: NorthCom’s mission is to protect the homeland. Read More
Stock Market – Weekly Preview
I’ve got a couple of picks for long term growth and a couple conditional picks. The portfolio ended the week 10-10, 100% in terms of win/lose over last week. 1.78% increase overall – would have been a gain of $1,288.25 if the money were real. Read More
Army Again Baffled by the Obvious
The New Orleans deputy police commander, W.S. Riley stated that the National Guard rolled in to New Orleans and went to sleep. That they were playing cards while police, firefighters and private citizens were rescuing people and battling the armed criminal element. When asked about this allegation, Lieutenant General Steven Blum said, “The real issue, particularly in New Orleans, is that no one anticipated the disintegration or the erosion of the civilian police force in New Orleans.”
More incompetence, assumptions and excuses. Is planing for the best possible scenario the right choice? Hmm…I can’t remember. How did that strategy work in Iraq? Read More
Efficiency Key to Patriots’ Success
The time has come for another Super Bowl run for the Pats, and to kick off the NFL season here’s an article that speaks to how they’re getting it done. My first week picks, I’ll try to get them posted by Tuesday. I’m trying to nail down a consistent source for the point spreads. Hope to have the week one lines posted shortly. Read More
Sorry Everyone, but it IS about Black and White!
The initial framing of this tragedy I was acquainted with on the net was that the politics and blame are in bad taste. Read More
Chimp genetic code opens human frontiers
In honor of the wackos out there telling people that Noah had baby dinosaurs on the Arc… Read More