Category Archives: Words

“Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government, and to the extent that the federal government didn’t fully do its job right, I take responsibility…” – King George So much for the ‘100% of the … Continue reading →

Suits, Cronies and Spreadsheet Jockeys The United Chickenhawks of America Born Under Punches A Minefield of Quotas, Recruiters Beware Rogue Judges and Religious Oppression Crosseyed and Painless I’ve got a lot in the archives – Under Categories ‘Chris Austin Articles/Essays’. … Continue reading →

American Presidents of years past have all been politicians, but at times when the country needed a leader, the politician stepped back and a leader emerged. A politician takes account of a situation and knows what to say. A leader … Continue reading →

How Bush Blew It Bureaucratic timidity. Bad phone lines. And a failure of imagination. Why the government was so slow to respond to catastrophe.

Aftermath: CNN Wins Round One; Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order

These two articles were sent to me while I was away (thought I’d have a PC to write on, but unfortunately it was busted) – and they detail exactally how the Mayor and Governor screwed the pooch in terms of … Continue reading →

Rolling Stone, the magazine that was home for years to Hunter S. Thompson, will publish a note written by the gonzo journalist days before he committed suicide in February.

“And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this–this (she chuckles slightly) is working very well for them.”

Note: NorthCom’s mission is to protect the homeland.

1. Price Gouging GOOD for America! 2. Dennis Hassert Has the Right Idea 3. LA National Guard in Iraq Doesn’t Matter 4. WalMart’s Corporate Heroism

The initial framing of this tragedy I was acquainted with on the net was that the politics and blame are in bad taste.

In honor of the wackos out there telling people that Noah had baby dinosaurs on the Arc…

Literally baking under an unforgiving sun, some have been on the march for two days already without water, food or direction from officials of where to go. Time ticks away, police shoot home movies of the new coastline, scattered rooftops … Continue reading →

Kudos to Think Progress on this one! Tax cuts for the wealthy leads to the scene down in New Orleans…

Just got the chance to make my way through the Sunday Times, and this article was the one that stuck out the most.

Here’s the situation in brief.

I was away this weekend at the wedding of my future brother in law Nathan and his wife Mary.

Why don’t they call the show, “Too Late FOR Adam Corolla”? He peaked when he did Loveline with Dr. Drew on the radio…that show was great.

Ashes-to-Fireworks Send-Off for an ‘Outlaw’ Writer

And They All Died Happily Ever After, Sort Of

By FRANK RICH