Daily Archives: 2013 January 14
Extremism begets extremism
I would not normally be this way, but I’ll admit: The unyielding intransigence of the doomsday gun nuts is beginning to make me think it’s time to amend the Constitution and repeal the Second Amendment. If 2A means that no … Continue reading
Sure, but just imagine how sorry you’ll be if the British invade…
Kellermann found people turned those guns on themselves and others in the house far more often than on intruders. “In other words, a gun kept in the home was 43 times more likely to be involved in the death of … Continue reading
One party is not fit to govern
Hint: It’s not the Democrats. According to a piece in Politico, significant numbers of Republican representatives are willing to trash the full faith and credit of the United States — and incidentally dynamite the entire international economic order — so … Continue reading
Stay classy, guys
Well, it only took a month for the NRA to forget that gun massacres are the result of violent videogames. Now they’ve released an app allowing you to take target practice. On coffins. With a Mk11 sniper rifle (but that’ll … Continue reading
Announcing 30 Days of Marc Cohn
Starting tomorrow, I’ll be sharing my “30 Days of Marc Cohn”, to get myself ready for the Valentine’s Day show I’ll be attending with Annie. (And this message is mostly about testing some WordPress features I intend to use.)