Now Who's a Thug?

The answerman has his new Christian way to live: using fear and the threat of violence to get what you want from people who have not faced due process. This discarding of the rule of the law and the discarding of a peaceful approach to civil authority is the means of a thug. This is how third world countries operate. Bronson and the rest of the thugs pushing for pain on anyone they hate need remember a few words: the ends don't justify the means. Call it a cliché, but it holds true. If honor matters to wanna-be soldiers like Peter Bronson, then how we treat people should matter as much as the results we seek to gain. That conflicts with Christian Capitalists, where morality and ignoring profit don't make for good foreign policy.

Sad Christmas

It has been asked before and will be asked again: How do we as a community stop this? I have no answers. I have only questions.

As opposed to this

The sports department did well, while the Gannett Washington office put this GOP fluff piece in print. Mean Jean is given a make over with the meaningless actions of adding language about the Flying Pig Marathon to the congressional record. It is great that the Flying Pig Marathon was recognized as a good marathon, but why have the human interest story about someone with an orchestrated effort to rehab her image? Oh, right, they want to help rehab her image.

Nice Miami Football Story

More like this, please.

Happy Holiday's

I wish everyone a great Holiday! Please be safe if you are traveling this weekend. If you are lucking enough to get Monday off (I have to work) then take it easy and go out and pour some money into local businesses!

Next week I plan on having issue a few lists. My aforementioned top stories of the year list. I also may have my favorite local concerts/shows of the year, and my favorite local "moments" of the year. If I have time I will issue a resolution or two that I will likely break and make some predictions for 2006 that likely will not come true.

Be Well!

Upstar Crow is now Arnie's

Arnie's on the Levee fills the space left when Upstar Crow closes. The place now will have the feel of a nice sports bar, at least from the article. It claims to be trying for a "club" crowd for late nights. It is good to see the prime space used. The theme appears to be nothing unique.

Editor on Vacation

It appears that the editor who is pushing the Lindbergh Jesus story is on vacation. Letting this gem get through is an indicator that someone is getting really bored covering this story and needs to vent some disdain on the fools concerned about it:

Asked if officers would stand among the scene's life-size figures and go undercover dressed as wise men or shepherds, Neal replied:

'Where Baby Jesus is concerned, I won't rule out anything.'

This makes the people of Cheviot look nutty, and it mocks the cops there big time. It is funny as Hell. Those making a big deal about this are really nutty. How much public money is being wasted on this while other criminals go stealing someone else's Christmas presents? Priorities need refining on the Westside this year.