Did you ever hear the saying "If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all."?

AP - Hawkins County authorities were waiting for two would-be burglars after a cell phone in a suspect's pocket accidentally dialed 911 and dispatchers overheard them plotting the crime.

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00 /Humor | 0 writebacks | permanent link

Of course the over use of these drugs by humans (and their medical professionals) has certainly played a huge role in this, but I've gotta wonder how much the continual administration of sub-theraputic doses of antibiotics to cattle, hogs and chickens in "modern" factory farms have contributed to this problem.

AP - Dangerous drug-resistant staph infections are showing up at an alarming rate outside hospitals and nursing homes in the United States. New research found that in one part of the country, as many as one in five infections were picked up out in the community.

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00 /Agriculture | 0 writebacks | permanent link

It's the broader principal here that I object to: saddling the states with onerous regulations and requirements, that they are required to fund from their taxpayers pockets. It's the equivalent of a new Federal tax, disguised as new state taxes.

Just one more way that Congress plays the politics of pork.

The suit would open a new chapter in a struggle between states and the federal government over the law, known as No Child Left Behind.

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00 /Politics | 0 writebacks | permanent link

The "money quote" (pun intended) from the article:

"It's DeLay Inc. " said Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a research group that has closely monitored Mr. DeLay and his campaign fund-raising and expenditures. "If it's not illegal, it certainly is inappropriate for members of Congress to use their positions to enrich their families."

Cream is not the only thing that rises to the top. Look at nearly any pond this time of year, and you'll notice that scum floats as well ...

Tom DeLay's wife and daughter have been paid more than $500,000 since 2001 by Mr. DeLay's political action and campaign committees.

Wed, 06 Apr 2005 00:00 /Politics | 0 writebacks | permanent link