Archive for May, 2008

Still reeling from the former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer scandal and his behind closed doors sex nights with a prostitute, it appears his second in command, and now Governor, David Paterson does things behind closed doors too. No, this has nothing to do with his extra-marital affair, while that too was done...
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As a news guy I talk with a lot of law enforcement officers. I also speak with a number of people effected by crime in one way or another. Then, there are the scores of people I speak with who find themselves effected by drunk drivers. The last category is probably one of the...
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Presidential hopeful Senator Obama is at it again. This time around the Senator is taking heat for some remarks he made during a Memorial Day tribute. During the speech he claimed his uncle was among the first wave of American troops that helped liberate the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1945. Well, it turns out...
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For race fans, Memorial Day Weekend is racing heaven! It all starts Sunday around the noon hour with the Indy 500 which is followed by the Coca Cola 600 in the top NASCAR series. Pure speed with 1,100 miles of going fast and turning left. Just as usual, this year provided lots of speed,...
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I’ve addressed this issue before, but now I believe we’re starting to see what I’ve been referring to as an evangelical backlash. First it was Reverend Wright and Senator Obama’s connection with him and the church. Now in the latest backlash Senator McCain is rejecting endorsements from longtime preachers like the Reverend’s John Hagee...
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And this just in…on the Global Warming Myth Front…a new report says anyone who’s ever had a kidney stone might want to join the fight against global warming. Give me a break! It’s bad enough that Al Gore goes around telling everyone he invented the Internet when he was in the White House, now his...
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Oil execs are back on Capital Hill responding to questions about high gas prices. It’s kind of amazing to sit and watch all of this going on. Many politicians recieve huge donations from oil execs so I’m sure they’re feeling rather uncomfortable about grilling the holders of the gas nozzle. On the other hand,...
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The former Attorney General of New York State and of course now the former Governor of New York State should be proud of himself. After being a bully on Wall Street and a sex addicted Governor who lost his position in disgrace, the Eliot Spitzer embarrassment hits Law & Order tonight. The long running...
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The California Supreme court ruled that a voter-approved ban on homosexual marriages was unconstitutional. I bolded and put italics on the phrase “voter-approved ban” for a reason, and I’ll get back to that in a moment or two here. But first here’s what happened. The four to three ruling means California is the only...
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According to the Red Cross, as many as 128,000 people could be dead from the cyclone that slammed into Myanmar 11 days ago. That figure is very different from those gathered by Myanmar’s military junta which puts the death toll around 34,000 with approximately 28,000 missing. The United Nations say approximately 2.5 million survivors...
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