On The Whole, I Prefer

Texas Is Not A Civilized Place. Texans Shoot One Another A Lot. They Also Knife, Razor, And Stomp One Another To Death With Some Frequency. And They Fight In Bars All The Time.

Although It Is True That Only About 20 Percent Of American Workers Are In Unions, That 20 Percent Sets The Standards Across The Board In Salaries, Benefits And Working Conditions. If You Are Making A Decent Salary In A Non-union Company, You Owe That To The Unions. One Thing That Corporations Do Not Do Is Give Out Money Out Of The Goodness Of Their Hearts.

The First Rule Of Holes: When You're In One Stop Digging.

The Recent Death Of Gene Mccarthy Reminded Me Of A Lesson I Spent A Long, Long Time Unlearning, So Now I Have To Re-learn It. It's About Political Courage And Heroes, And When A Country Is Desperate For Leadership. There Are Times When Regular Politics Will Not Do, And This Is One Of Those Times.

As I Have Pointed Out Time And Again, It's A Hell Of A Lot Cheaper To Send Little Kids To School Than It Is To Let Them Grow Up Into Young Thugs Who Have To Be Sent To Prison, Not To Mention The Savings In The Wear And Tear On The Nerves, Property, And Safety Of The Rest Of The Citizenry.