I am deeply disappointed in the Democrats in Congress, who felt they had to “compromise” in the interests of re-election and pass a bill to allow offshore oil drilling. I can understand the political maneuvering—about having to give in to the SOB in his SUV, or get voted out of office. I can agree that removing the […]
Category: Political
The political story this week
As of September 12: New heights of stupidity: Glenn Greenwalk maps out the route a ridiculous accusation takes, from propaganda to major media. Election will impact Supreme Court: Buffalo News Op-Ed on choosing the next member of the Supreme Court, and the impact this will have on the land. Canadian Elections 101: A nice introduction […]
Finis
The draft for Learning JavaScript, second edition, has entered production, and that’s more or less it for my tech book writing career. I don’t want to say I’ll never write another tech book, because never is a long time. However, I have no intentions of writing another tech book in the foreseeable future. I hope […]
Palin, in other words
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I don’t necessarily want to write much about politics, but I think that if we women don’t speak out about this presidential race, the menfolk will continue to assume that we focus on identity politics, rather than issues. In other words, we’ll vote for a candidate just because she’s a woman, and […]
Women as interchangeable parts
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I think that McCain has gone soft as a grape in his head. Why else would he pick an unknown from a state that’s already securely red? And one who is only going to appeal to people already voting for him? Governor Sarah Palin has barely begun serving the second […]
