TH: I work in Ohio but live in Kentucky. What part of Ohio were you visiting? Northwest? Most people who live in Michigan have little good to say about Ohio, as a rule. You may be correct in that there are no "great cities" in the state, but Cincinnati and Columbus are certainly very "liveable," even though they lack the glamour of, say, a Seattle or Boston.
Re "Real men don't use Apple": You might be right. All of my wife's teacher software was set up for Macs in the early '90s, so that's why we got a Mac at home. Our iMac hard drive went on the fritz a couple weeks ago after about two years' use. Tech guy at the school district said a bunch of 'em have been going lately, and he's replacing more and more Macs in the schools with PCs.
Actually, I thought that Gephardt and Daschle did a fine job last night of pointing out some of the dangers of the Bush tax cut plan, which gives 43 percent of the tax refund to the richest 1 percent in this country. Bush hopefully realizes he's going to have to compromise -- especially on the high end -- if he wants to see his tax-cut plan become the law of the land, so what he proposed last night is just a starting point. The Prez-Select also had better start paying a little attention to the fact that the stock market is going down the drain. Greenspan may or may not come to the rescue. GWB needs to start showing a little leadership in this area and, no, a big tax break for the rich ain't the answer.
Re: the right-wing bashing radio host: Yes, it's becoming a trend, which is what I've been preaching here for the past few months. I'm glad you were offended by the right-wing attack dog you heard driving back from Grand Rapids. I heard a similar AM "hate radio" show driving through Louisville-Evansville last fall. Rush is a subtle basher, but still dangerous, in my opinion. Much if not most of what is occurring on local AM radio these days is a direct result of Limbo's success. (I suspect there are several people on the left who could match Rush; only trouble is, there's no audience in the "red states" for left-of-center radio personalities.) |
