Ketchup (Long time – no blog)
You would think that four days of vacation would have given me plenty of time to blog … but the opposite was true. We were going, going, going the whole…
Too busy to blog …
A couple quick notes and then I’m off to Seabreeze with the fam. I’m not sure what happened with Dialog yesterday. Apparently only half of the show played. Hopefully it…
New York’s NOW chief asks Obama to give women “gifts”
Marcia Pappas, president of New York’s chapter of the National Organization for Women, has asked Obama to placate female voters with promises of “gifts.” Such as: Four or five pro-choice,…
Newt to McCain: No boring white guys for VP
Former House Speaker and “Contract with America” architect Newt Gingrich told John McCain to steer clear of a “boring, normal, mainstream Republican white guy” in his vice presidential selection via…
Editorial cartoons are fun …
Many of you know, I love editorial cartoons. It’s the first thing I read in the paper. So when a local blog creates their own political cartoon, I’m particularly giddy.…
Bacteria closes Niagara beaches
According to The Buffalo News: The Niagara County Health Department announced Wednesday that swimming has been barred until further notice at three campgrounds and at Krull Park Beach in Olcott…
Reason show notes 072308
This morning I discussed a couple of press releases concerning the Buffalo Creek Casino … and a new law regarding smoking … then it was chaos. Frank and I talked…
Column: Lincoln’s flaws
I mentioned briefly on Reason yesterday that Abe Lincoln might not have been as great a president as he’s believed to be. I decided to make the topic my column…