The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
Only in Washington
The sky is falling. Well, at least if the pundits are to be believed. The so-called “SuperCommittee” didn’t turn out to be so super after all, and was unable to agree to budget cuts this week, so according to a previous decision (one now being protested by Republicans and Democrats alike, and one being correctly…
Should There be a "Religious Test"?
Article VI of the United States Constitution reads, “No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States”. And I couldn’t be more in agreement, if this plank is understood correctly: no person should be barred from running for elective office, nor from serving in…
Newt? Seriously?
Please, no. Please, please, no. Not Newt Gingrich. Republicans, do not offer us this man as the conservative alternative to Barack Hussein Obama. Newt Gingrich is not an acceptable candidate, and under no circumstances will he receive my vote. None. See, if Republicans are foolish enough to nominate the current “flavor of the month”, they…
If You Want to Deal with an Honest Phone Company…
May I suggest you not patronize Sprint. I consider it a public service to blog about companies both to avoid and to patronize. A few years ago, I blogged about why I will never give another dime to DirecTV (their incessant mailings to me notwithstanding). I had signed up for DirecTV and the salesperson had…
Weird Uncle Buddy McFly is at it Again
Baseball Commissioner Buddy McFly is once again at his infernal best, finding a couple of new and exciting ways to screw up what used to be America’s Pastime. “Hey, let’s move the Astros to the American League, and let’s add yet another two teams to the playoffs (so, ostensibly, we can become more and more…