The Bush administration has never been famous for its great planning or reasonable actions. Their recent decision to fire U.S. Attorney Carol Lam of San Diego has upheld that tradition. Lam, along with six other of her colleagues across the nation, was told to resign a little over a month ago by the Bush administration. […]
Author Archives: Katie Strickland
Adult Swim, what have you become?
I am ashamed of you, Cartoon Network. First you hired two scuzzy-looking performance artists to post cute little Lite-Brite-like advertisements on conspicuous public structures in Boston, which caused widespread panic as public officials spent an entire day figuring out if the advertisements were actually bombs, costing the city tons of money. I was totally cool […]
USAC could use image makeover
“What does USAC stand for?” I asked some fellow students in Ackerman Union. The most popular answer was “Uh … .” Some people tried to take a good guess. “The University Students Association of California?” My favorite was “What’s USAC?” ““ a response that was uttered more than once. The goal of my informal survey […]
Candidates carry promise of change
Harmony is being restored to the political world. Fox News has resumed its shameless slander of Democrats, Democrats appear to be working on an agenda to distinguish themselves from black holes, and all of the hoopla surrounding the recent exploratory committees of Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John Edwards remind me that […]
Addicted to prescriptions? There’s a pill for that
Americans love their drugs too much. The Federal Department of Agriculture reached a new low last week when it approved a diet pill for dogs. The same organization that can’t seem to figure out exactly how to prevent farmers from contaminating produce with cow manure has been hard at work. The new diet pill, called […]
News can’t escape from cell phones
Cell phones are going to put the Katie Courics of the world out of business ““ and I can’t wait. I’m sick and tired of watching news anchors such as Couric, who will receive $15 million in exchange for five years of work for CBS, perform remedial tasks such as reading aloud, smiling, looking into […]
A guide to giving gifts along party lines
During the holiday season, most people are filled with goodwill. Except for me. My fellow political aficionados will understand what I mean. As your family sips eggnog together Christmas Day, it will be impossible not to rub the recent congressional defeat into your Republican uncle’s face. And your vegetarian cousin who insists on wearing clothes […]