Are there some weapons we perhaps shouldn’t invent?
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Are there some weapons we perhaps shouldn’t invent? Nothing stops the march of science. And that certainly applies to weapons and lately, research has actually managed to make weapons less deadly even as they become more effective. You don’t have to nuke an entire city to defeat an enemy anymore, just […]15 years ago
Why is Christmas NEVER perfect?
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Why is Christmas NEVER perfect? Every year, the same question: how come every year, at this holiday dedicated to Peace on Earth, do so many people feel like exploding? Why isn’t Christmas relaxing? Why do tempers always seem to flare? Because you’re trying to guess likes and dislikes of people you […]15 years ago
Political suicide?
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Political suicide? It looks like the Tea Party Republicans have dug in, which means that for millions of Americans come January 1st, unemployment benefits will expire and payroll taxes will go up. Why would they do this — when even fellow Republicans see it as political suicide? Well, look at […]15 years ago
Now you’ve done it, you anti-capitalists
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Now you’ve done it, you anti-capitalists You’ve stung the 1 percent with your harsh words and they’re fighting back. “You’re acting like everyone who’s been successful is bad. I don’t understand it. I don’t get it,” says Jaime Dimon of JP Morgan Chase. Dimon says stop blaming the job creators […]15 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Charity determines funding by votes on individuals’ circumstance
Who needs money more: A disabled veteran in need of mortgage assistance or a single mom just one bill away from self-reliance?15 years ago
Is it too late for Sarah Palin to join the race?
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Is it too late for Sarah Palin to join the race?
The polls are now showing a TIE for the Republican presidential nomination.
15 years ago
Nature’s term limits
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Nature’s term limits When North Koreans heard the news that their leader Kim Jong Il had died — it prompted a massive cry-in in the capital – people genuinely distraught. Grown men, inconsolable. Today of course the world’s leaders are pondering whether his death might destabilize the area. But the […]15 years ago
Do you believe in Layaway Santa?
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Do you believe in Layaway Santa? The Christmas spirit is infectious — even for Sue Sylvester, the normally sadistic cheer coach on Glee: “Christmas isn’t just a time when dwarves get jobs as Santa’s helpers and demeaning non-union commercials. No, Christmas is also a time to give back.” And this […]15 years ago
We are rich!
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: We are rich! I know we just saw the stats that 48 percent of Americans are low income or poor, but watching last night’s republican debate, I realized we’re in fact ROLLING IN MONEY. Because all of these budget cutters were spending money like crazy: Rick Santorum wants to bomb […]15 years ago
Do we call it a victory?
Listen to Dave’s commentary: Do we call it a victory? Now that the American flag has been lowered in Baghdad, did we achieve President Bush’s goals? “A country that is democratic, representative of all its people, at peace with its neighbors and able to defend itself.” In London — Sabah al Mukhtar, chairman of the […]15 years ago
The ultimate Dark Horse
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: The ultimate Dark Horse We’re just a few weeks from the starting gun in the race to the Republican nomination, but none of it may matter. “Because if the Republicans pick the wrong person, I would in fact seriously consider running,” said Donald Trump. Donald Trump was forced to cancel […]15 years ago
Has God finally chosen sides?
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Has God finally chosen sides? Everybody by now knows about Tim Tebow. The Denver Broncos quarterback, famous for his impossible comebacks, and for genuflecting on the field in thanks to Jesus. It’s called “Tebowing.” The Internet is now sprinkled with pictures of ordinary people Tebowing in crosswalks, or next to […]15 years ago
Occupy is back
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Occupy is back OCCUPY is back… with the drums, and a new tactic, shut down West Coast ports — in solidarity with port workers. Except when reporters talked to some of those workers: “I think they’d be better off finding a candidate of their own, and getting involved in politics, […]15 years ago
Reimagining rodents
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Reimagining rodents It was an experiment at the University of Chicago to learn whether rats feel empathy. Researchers paired up same-sex rats for three weeks so they could become familiar with each other, and then — they plopped a small plexiglass restraint cell in the pen, and forced one of […]15 years ago
Another Twitter scandal
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Another Twitter scandal
Another Twitter scandal-- this time involving staffers for Congressmen Rick Larsen who decided to document an event they called December to Remember.
15 years ago
We’re actually leaving Iraq
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: We’re actually leaving Iraq Remember this? “We will help you build a peaceful and representative government that protects the rights of all citizens and then our military forces will leave.” That was April 10th 2003. I wasn’t always sure that we would actually leave. At one point President Bush said we […]15 years ago
Are you smarter than a school board member?
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: Are you smarter than a school board member? Look at this: a member of the school board in Orange County Florida took the FCAT – the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test — and failed. His name is Rick Roach, and he’s no dummy: he has a bachelor of science and two […]15 years ago
When seniors explode
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: When seniors explode The TSA has protected the flying public from toddlers, pregnant women, and now it’s the elderly’s turn: “Do I look like a terrorist?” No Lenore Zimmerman, you’re 85. You do not look like a terrorist, but that’s exactly the point. Your defibrillator, walker, and wheelchair make you […]15 years ago
The eight of hearts
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: The eight of hearts On December 13, 1993, at 9:30 a.m. Judith Bello, age 28, left her job at the National Food Corporation in Silvana, Washington with a friend and just disappeared. She never picked up her 3-year-old son from daycare. She never returned home. She just disappeared. Her gray […]15 years ago
I think I believe Herman Cain
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: I think I believe Herman Cain
Herman Cain sat down with the New Hampshire Union leader -- to explain that his relationship with Ginger White, the woman who says she had a 13 year affair with him, mainly involved career advice.
15 years ago
What makes the 1 percent worth all that money?
Listen to Dave Ross Commentary: What makes the 1 percent worth all that money? It’s an amazing story — at a time when higher ed budgets are being mercilessly cut, Washington State University whose football record was 9-40 under its old coach, has hired coach Mike Leach to turn it around and will pay him […]15 years ago
Can the Occupy movement save itself?
Listen to Dave’s Commentary: Can the Occupy movement save itself? Now that they’ve been evicted, the Occupy Wall Street offshoots have moved to a new tactic: Squatting! “People being on the streets, empty buildings standing unused doesn’t make sense. And I personally find it disgusting.” In Seattle, a group of anarchists moved into an empty […]15 years ago
To all the women with whom I’ve done nothing before [Dave Ross original song]
Herman Cain says it didn’t happen. That 13 year affair didn’t happen. And being the pretty good singer that he is, it’s obvious he needs to add another song to his repertoire. Listen: To all the women with whom I’ve done nothing before [Dave Ross original song] To all the women with whom I’ve done […]15 years ago
How do these things happen?
Listen to Dave’s commentary: How do these things happen? Mitt Romney’s latest campaign ad has earned a Pants on Fire rating from Politifact.com. Pants on Fire is reserved for when a campaign ad doesn’t just attempt to mislead voters but actually tells a lie. Shocking, I know. Here’s the clip, which criticizes Barack Obama by […]15 years ago
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