schiavo
Feb25
Three more weeks to live. A judge on Friday extended for three weeks a court order keeping Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube in place.
Democrat comeback?
Feb24
Ready or not, here comes campaign season. The ever liberal MSNBC has visions of a Democrat comeback.
Too late
Feb24
“Friend” Regrets Secretly Taping Bush Talks. It’s a little late for regrets.
Doug Wead allowed journalists to hear and broadcast the tapes in the
past week as he promoted his new book on presidential parents. But he
said he canceled plans to be on “Hardball” on MSNBC Tuesday night to
talk about his regrets because “it would only […]
Bills, bills everywhere
Feb23
Now that we are a month into the 2005 regular session with over 270 bills introduced, it is a good time to review some of the notable and ignoble bills so far.
It is hard to believe that by the time this article is published, over 300 bills will be introduced in the Senate alone. Now if most of the bills actually improved our life in West Virginia (they’re supposed to do that, right?) I guess the number wouldn’t be that astounding. Sadly, most don’t.
There is, for instance, the bill that “promotes mental hygiene.” Mental hygiene? That must have been in the first paragraph of the original draft of the Constitution (you know, the version that got lost) just between “provide for the common defense” and “promote the general welfare.”
Then there is what I call the “candidate welfare bill.” If you want to run for office and are a poor fundraiser, you can sidle up to the state and have them pay for your campaign. This brainchild of Senator Chafin (and I am generous to even use the word “brain”) would spend money you and I don’t have to support potential candidates they can’t prove didn’t run because of the lack of money.
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