Monthly Archives: February 2006

Lowering Standards

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Alternative Title: Why Johnny still can’t read after billions of dollars. If you’ve been keeping up with the tales of the Washington Assesment of Student Learning (WASL) test ‘controversy’ (and if not, you can find my previous posts here), you … Continue reading →

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Follow Up

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Phil Kadath

In regards to my post yesterday about Washington State legislators attempts to pass Maryland like legislation to make Wal-Mart pay big bucks into the state’s coffers for healthcare, it seems that the worst is over. For now anyway. Chances for … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Phil Kadath

The worst injustice has been done by popular misconception to Commodore Vanderbilt of the New York Central. He is always referred to as “an old pirate” or “a monster of Wall Street”, etc., and was always denounced for the alleged … Continue reading →

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Same Shoe, Different Foot

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Phil Kadath

You might remember my post from last month about how Washington State Legislators want to force Wal-Mart to pay into their socialist healthcare plan to cover Wal-Mart employees who either don’t have insurance or are underinsured. In 2004, Wal-Mart had … Continue reading →

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I can misread just as good as David can!

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Phil Kadath

This weekend I came to the conclusion, after doing the math out for two months, that I wouldn’t be able to make it to Boomershoot this year. I had emailed Joe Huffman to let him know that my shooting position was … Continue reading →

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On the Cheney Incident

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Phil Kadath

In the Spring of 2004, an incident very similar to what happened on Cheney’s hunting trip happened to a co-worker of mine. I blogged it here, but the archives past January 05 are in such bad shape that I can’t get them … Continue reading →

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Some Good Cheney News, for a Change

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Alaska

Lost in all the news about the VP’s unfortunate ND was the critically revealing statement he made this past week about the NSA brouhaha in an interview on (what else?) the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. “Jim, again let me emphasize here, when … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Phil Kadath

It is significant that the best of the railroad builders, those who started out with private funds, did not bribe legislators to throttle competitors nor to obtain any kind of special legal advantage or privilege. They made their fortunes by … Continue reading →

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Lugers are Tough

Posted on February 13, 2006 by Alaska

From this morning’s local paper, this headline: “Lugers take metal pressure in stride.” Well, of course! This is not a surprise, given the vast array of different proof marks these fine weapons have sported over the years. Fact of the … Continue reading →

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Our Future Leaders?

Posted on February 13, 2006 by Phil Kadath

I certainly hope not! The following quotes are excerpts from the minutes of the University of Washington Student Senate meeting on Tuesday, February 7th. The topic at hand is the proposal to erect a memorial for UofW alumni, Gregory ‘Pappy’ … Continue reading →

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