Author: Mark Draughn
Declartion of Independents – Review of Part 1
Over at Nobody’s Business, I’ve put up my review of part 1 of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America by Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch. Update: And I got a mighty nice shout-out from Matt Welch at Hit & Run. Read more
I Thought These Stupid Coupons Had Been Eliminated
In my email this morning, I got this notice about a proposed class action settlement with Verizon Wireless due to some alleged misdeads in the way they handled roaming charges. The beginning part sets the scene, but note the bits I’ve highlighted: A proposed settlement has been reached with Verizon Wireless (“Verizon Wireless”) in a… Read more
Sunday Song Lyrics: Candy’s Room
I few weeks ago when I was driving to the Jersey shore it only seemed appropriate to dig out the old Springsteen albums. I had ripped his Live/1975-85 3-disc set to my iPod — if you’re at all a fan of his, it’s a terrific collection — and I enjoyed cruising through the mountains and… Read more
Obama Sold Out
So let me see if I get this right. If I understand the new budget deal correctly, the Republicans got the spending cuts they wanted without any tax increases, and all Obama got was an increase in the debt limit large enough that it won’t need to be raised again until 2013. (I’m ignoring the… Read more
No Way to Run a Country
I’m really tired of hearing about the debt ceiling, and I’ve avoided contributing to the cacophony so far, but I just have to get this off my chest. It’s not so much that I think one side is right and the other side is wrong. Rather, I think everyone who created this mess deserves a… Read more