Equal Justice Under Law. Is this aspirational or for real? Justice, at least for criminal infractions, is theoretically dispensed through trials. The vast, vast majority of miscreants, however, never see a courtroom or undergo a trial. “Justice” is usually rendered through plea deals of one sort or another. Equal Justice Under Law. How about egregious …
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It’s Only Money
I don’t gamble. No, I don’t think it’s immoral ( or illegal or it makes you fat). I worked for a living, and I just don’t think it’s a part of the casino’s business plan that you should win. There are lots of ways to throw away money. I just don’t believe I need to …
An Eye for An Eye
One of the 10 Commandments I learned as a child was phrased, “Thou shall not kill”. Most of us understand it to mean that homicide which is not justified by self defense or other mitigating factors is a grave sin, a mortal sin in most religions. Does the government have the moral right to execute …
Go, Joe Go…..or should Joe Go?
A short resume: Born in 1942. Served as U.S.Senator representing Delaware, from 1972 until becoming Vice President to Barack Obama. He sat out POTUS 45’s single term, then ran for, and was elected President in 2020. Joe Biden has not had it easy. Shortly before being sworn in as senator, his wife and infant daughter …
Jose Can You See
Taken from a cheesy joke I heard back in the day: A spanish speaking immigrant is taken to a ballgame. Asked how he felt about the experience, he replied that he was touched by the concern expressed by fans for his well being: they all sang, “ Jose, Can You See”? Told you it was …
The Fair Sex
Is this the beginning of the end for my persona – the White man? I don’t think there is any doubt. Some other foods for thought: as a former colleague at Bishop O’Connell High School (a Cuban immigrant) observed a few decades ago, the USA will be a majority Spanish-speaking nation by mid century, if …
Inconvenient Truth Revisited
At the beginning of this century, former VP Al Gore began to blow the whistle on what was then called “global warming”. By that time, climate scientists had begun to notice that average temperatures on Planet Earth had begun to rise. Although this is hardly an unprecedented phenomenon (the planet has warmed and cooled through …
More Random Thoughts
Did you know smoking pot can make you sick to your stomach? I didn’t know, either, until I read a piece in The Washington Post the other day, by Leona Wen, who made her bones as Baltimore City Health Commissioner. Dr Wen has written a number of articles in media since the start of the …
You Gotta Be Kidding
I have written posts on both of the (probable) major party candidates for 2024. I wrote one entitled, “The Worst Ever” a few weeks before the 2020 election, and one (Bookends) a few months after Joe Biden took office. Since that time, Biden’s predecessor has been indicted in several jurisdictions for various crimes and misdemeanors, …
Mail, News and T.V.
Prior to my retirement from DEA, the powers that be sent me to a retirement seminar. We learned many useful things, but the one which sticks to this day – do not watch the news. It’s too conducive to depression. The U.S mail is also a major contributor. On any given day, I receive numerous …
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