Archive for July, 2001

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) gets

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) gets the political blow-hard quote of the day when he cried, “Reluctantly I have come to the conclusion that Microsoft’s release of Windows XP in its current form will likely be unfair, anticompetitive and, in the long run, extraordinarily detrimental to many consumers.”
As a self-proclaimed computer whiz, Schumer can peer into […]

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President Bush should heed the

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President Bush should heed the words of Pope John Paul when making his decision on embryonic stem cell research:

Experience is already showing how a tragic coarsening of consciences accompanies the assault on innocent human life in the world, leading to accommodation and acquiescence in the face of other related evils, such as euthanasia, infanticide, and, […]

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Democrats, labor unions, and senior

Democrats, labor unions, and senior citizen groups are eating their own when attacking President Bush’s Social Security commission. Leftists are crying that the commission’s recent report creates a crisis that scares people into supporting private retirement accounts. Critics also complain that the panel is biased towards Social Security privatization. Of course Bush ran for President […]

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Milwaukee’s best band, The Gufs,

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Milwaukee’s best band, The Gufs, are working on new material and trying to find a new record company. Lead singer, Goran Kralj, says the new songs sound like their brilliant last album Holiday from You but with more positive lyrics.
“Milwaukee talks: The Gufs’ Goran Kralj”

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Is Milwaukee, home of die

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Is Milwaukee, home of die hard, beer drinking Green Bay Packers fan ready for major league soccer? I don’t think so, but the $50 million plan would be privately funded.
“Krause Wants Stadium Near Bradley Center”

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Malcolm Gladwell profiles America’s informercial

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Malcolm Gladwell profiles America’s informercial king, Ron Popeil.
“The Pitchman“

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Cheney doesn’t need to sink

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Cheney doesn’t need to sink down to the level of Hillary Clinton. He should release all the information from the task force and defend its activities.
“GAO Turns Up Heat on Cheney Over Energy Task Force“

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President Bush’s unauthorized biographer killed

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President Bush’s unauthorized biographer killed himself on a drug overdose.
“Author of Bush Biography Commits Suicide“

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While inconsistent pro-life Senators are

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While inconsistent pro-life Senators are caving left and right, President Bush has still not said the federal government should fund embryonic stem cell research. All the talk about the possible benefits from such research ignore the basic question of the debate: does a human embryo have the same rights as any other person or […]

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Vacation’s over! It’s back to

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Vacation’s over! It’s back to work–I mean blogging. France was fun. I’ll try to get some pictures and narrative up to satisfy your curiosity.
But another, more important, event captured my time. Last Saturday, my sister Sara married a swell guy named Brian.

The ceremony was beautiful. I was worried that Sara would break down crying […]

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For a taste of what

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For a taste of what I experienced the past few days. One of the presenters, Professor Bertrand Lemennicier, has his paper “Why Sophisms Die Hard” on his web site.

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I had no trouble writing

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I had no trouble writing my post in Newark, but I couldn’t get Blogger to publish it. Since then, I haven’t had Net access until tonight. Everything is alright. This trip has been relaxing at times as well as stimulating. I’ve drank plenty of wine, eaten plenty of food, seen beautiful women, and can’t […]

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