Today, another 'teacher' (both pun and sarcastically) was nailed here in VA for the mambo with a minor.  And it was another woman.  While the press is talking about "25-60 years", we will have to see what the real sentence is.  But it brings up an interesting and perplexing question. Have we (as a society) grown more aware of child molestation (the Kentucky one of this week, plus the numerous ones of the past 2 year), and now see Female on Male sex when the male is a minor, as ...

As has been noted before, wackiness in the court room is not restricted to the US.  Indeed, the first "right to non-life" suit was filed in Australia.  Now comes more good news from Australia.  An Affirmative action case filed for "Over Promotion"!  That is right!  The first black body guard for one of the Royals (Camilla Parker-Bowles), Sgt Leslie Turner sued and won for being promoted too fast, not receiving enough training, making mistakes, and then being reassigned! ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger has another clemency plea on his Desk.  But unlike Tookie Williams, this one is not claiming reformation, just incontinence!  It seems that Clarence Allen does not want to be put to death - why?  Because he is dying! Of old age! The man was sentenced 24 years ago to death for killing a snitch and arranging the death of 3 witnesses.  And as with all death sentences, the appeals march on.  But Allen is 77, and is in very poor health.  So he wa...

Without a question, China and India are the 2 largest countries in the world, population wise.  And while they started at a disadvantage in the race to modernization, both have grabbed for the brass ring with a gusto.  India led, but China is coming up fast (and is believed by many to be the prime reason for high oil prices around the world).  But while China has instituted one of the harshest birth control programs in the world, India has not really instituted a state wide pr...

We have been treated to many stories of activist judges who legislate from the bench.  And nothing irks many sane people more than a judge or justices imposing their warped will on people who have voted their own way, just because the Judge does not like the way the majority voted.  But now comes a case of just plain incompetence!  In a Child Molestation case, a judge slapped a convicted child rapist, who admitted to molesting a child numerous times to a mere 60 days in jail!&...

Much has been written lately about Bush not going through the FISA courts to obtain some wiretaps, and whether it was legal or not.  Indeed, until all the facts are in, no one can say with any certainty whether it was or was not legal.  However, this article will not re-open that issue.  Instead it will focus on a court that perhaps got too big for its britches. Apparently, 4 weeks before 9-11-01, Zacarias Moussaoui was detained and questioned by the FBI based upon a tip f...

Yep, that spoiled rich kid that has the personality of a slug.  That beauty queen that no one wants to emulate.  Paris Hilton has finally done something that I like!  She has pissed off PETA!  Ok, Paris, for that, I will watch one of your next shows!  Got the tooth picks all ready for my eyes! Thanks Paris!  Can you do it again?

A second inspiration came from Demosthenes Locke, on the subject again of economics by Gideon MacLeish ( http://gideon-macleish.joeuser.com/articleComments.asp?AID=95112 ) that got me to thinking.  His comment was: understanding of economics can have a dramatic effect on how you approach problems, and how you view both worldly and everyday affairs. He is of Course right. In the 'sciences' are, there are what is known as soft science and hard science.  Soft Sciences are thos...

OK, who hear believes that Newsmax.com is right wing media?  Show of hands please? One, two, three, four, five - wait, kingbee, you can only vote once.  OK pretty much everyone here.  OK, Now I am going to ask how many think that CNN is left wing? One, two, three, four, Zoomba, let Moderateman raise his hand! OK, a couple of left of center, and pretty much all of the right of center people.  Pretty much what I expected.  OK, now for a couple of headlines: Judge ...

Blue Dev recently had an article on health care.  He asked the question "Just because we can, does that mean we should?". http://bluedev.joeuser.com/index.asp?AID=94612  And after a few comments traded back and forth, I came to agree with him some what, with the big exception that I would never want to be the one making the decision. Now comes a report from Jolly old England, where the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is telling their version of Health care tha...

The Houston Symphony is doing Handel's Messiah.  How many dont know what that is? OK, for those of you who do not, it is a symphony that was created in tribute to Jesus.  All the Atheist may now quit reading. It was created in the 18th century by an Itinerant composer George Friedrich Handel to commemorate the Birth of Jesus (we can debate the date of his birth at a later date). And it is regularly performed around Christmas time.  My Wife and I just saw it a week ago. Well,...

A Man in Florida decided he was tired of Christmas, so he hung a Santa, bound, gagged and blindfolded, in his yard.  His neighbors were noticeably upset, but the man claimed free speech for his display. I can understand his frustration, as we all know that Christmas is very commercial, and when I first heard about it, I laughed!  It sounded funny.  But then someone pointed out that it would traumatize the children.  I wont go that far, but it does send them the wrong messa...

The Issue of restitution for slavery has again reared its ugly head, this time by Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, supposedly a descendant of slaves.  I say supposedly because she provides no proof, and not all blacks are actually descendants of slaves.  This time she is going after some banks that either financed the slave trade, or actually owned them (as collateral for loans).  Forget the idea that 2 of the targeted banks have already done a mea culpa and set up funds for community im...

Dave Silverman, a coming out of the closet Atheist (if I was gay, I would bitch slap the jerk) has decided that atheists cant be atheists because of persecution from the "religious right".  Well, before I get into the meat of this article let me offer him a boo hoo!  hey jerk!  I am a Catholic!  You think they like me any better? http://www.atheists.org/comingout/othercloset.html But perhaps the reason that you feel so ostracized is because you are doing the persecuti...

Every since Gov. Mark Warner spoiled the Mainstream Media's death watch party, they have been getting more goulish waiting for the winner of the Death Penalty Lottery - the 1000 person to be put to death. For weeks leading up to the planned November 30th execution of Robin Lovitt, the media did not really play up the convicted killere, but rather opined how the person to so win the lottery would go down in history! (does anyone remember the 100th convict put to death since 1976?). So just ...