February 26, 2007

Things I don’t get - The Melissa Ethridge edition

I don’t like Melissa Ethridge, or I should say, I don’t like her singing voice.  Her voice has little color or nuance.  She goes from whisper to shriek in less than 60 seconds.   Her songs all sound the same to me.  I gotta believe that if she was on American Idol that the judges would [...]

February 26, 2007

Sista Smiff gets a faux job, or, The Health Department just get healthier…

Speaking in my capacity as a private citizen who is employed by the State Department of Health, I’d like to welcome the Sista into the fold. Sista will be working in a office here in Nashville, but sadly not in my building. The state’s lucky to have her.
I spoke with [...]

February 26, 2007

Stacey Campfield ushers us in…into the nanny state.

I always thought that true conservatives eschewed the use of government to enforce so-called ‘personal virtues’.  Representative Campfield, who I’m sure would be honored to be called conservative, has sponsored Nanny Bill 981 (aka House Bill 981) to help shepherd poor people into the tent of financial responsibility.  If he isn’t shepherding, then he’s just [...]