Why must the media label every scandal as a “gate”? I find it to be the most trite, overused media cliche around, and I am filled with rage every time a new scandal gets labeled. “Memogate” is the latest. My that’s clever.
To me such banal labels imply that the Watergate scandal is the definitive scandal [...]
Slashdot recently gave its readers the opporunity to ask questions of libertarian candidate Michael Badnarik, the man for whom I have chosen to vote. His responses are interesting; further proof for me that I agree with the philosophy if not the particulars. Here are the questions and Badnarik’s responses.
I give up on politics. Bush stinks; Kerry stinks. They each have a few good ideas — I guess — but who cares. Our society is so bloated with regulation and law that we all must walk precarious paths in our private and professional lives (check that alliteration!). And does all this regulation and law [...]
Ahh nothing like a sweet summer cold to make the world shine a little brighter. Two Thursdays ago I went for a drink after work with people. I figure the alcohol intake tipped the balance in a war I didn’t know about, and my immune system collapsed under friendly fire. So I spent three miserable [...]
