Even conservatives like Michelle Malkin are shaking their heads at this bizarre campaign ad, put out by conservative California GOP Senate candidate Carly Fiorina in an attempt to attack her moderate GOP rival, House Rep. Tom Campbell. Bizarre tone, strange imagery, and totally confusing. Which means "funny". This, kids, is a prime example of a really bad attack ad, if … Read More
Grammar Please
I love this article because it hits upon some of my pet peeves about grammer misuse. For example: "Try and". As in "Just try and stop us" No. Wrong. It is "try to". "Hopefully". It means "full of hope" and is used to describe a subject. It does not mean "it is hoped that". So "Hopefully, it will stop snowing" … Read More
Oscar Nominees
I will have my predictions soon, but in the meantime…. Oscar Award Nominations 2010 –
Lesson Not Learned
From a Gallup poll released today: Oy vey. That's depressing Dear 57%: The reason we are in the financial crisis today is because of government deregulation of business. Republicans (and not a few Democrats) have subscribed to the montra that government is best left out of meddling in business, a theory disproven by the Great Depression and again these past few … Read More
Whither Higher Education?
I recently had a discussion with someone about the merits of higher education when it comes to future income. And as if on cue, the Wall Street Journal today covers the same subject. There is a sense that a liberal arts degree doesn't really get you anything in terms of a career, and one would be better off with a … Read More
Read The Fine Print
The Washington Post reports the following, under the headline "Abstinence-only programs might work, study says": Sex education classes that focus on encouraging children to remain abstinent can persuade a significant proportion to delay sexual activity, researchers reported Monday in a landmark study that could have major implications for U.S. efforts to protect young people against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted … Read More