http://www.windroot.com/everyman/ What's New From Every Man A Giant en http://www.windroot.com/everyman/images/bluewave125.jpg http://www.windroot.com/everyman/ 125 125 Every Man A Giant http://www.windroot.com/everyman/archives10/finch.htm Dante stopped too soon at nine circles of Hell. We may need a few more. The latest wrinkle in human depravity was featured in USAToday's March 10, 2010, edition. The headline of the article says it all: "Animal fighters looking for smaller game turn to finches." Finches? Those cute little birds I have been feeding for decades? Finches are now involved in animal fighting? I knew about dogs and roosters, but even leaving aside the finches, the article describes some variations on animal fighting that are too disgusting to repeat here. What kind of pathetic loser moron would want to watch two birds fight to the death? Or dogs or roosters or any other animals? What kind of sadistic bastard mutilates and conditions animals to engage in blood sports? http://www.windroot.com/everyman/03201003 http://www.windroot.com/everyman/archives10/health.htm Here's where I am on the health care reform legislation. I don't know what's in the bill. I don't care what's in the bill. It doesn't matter. Anything is better than what we have, so just pass the damn thing and have done with it. That may sound cavalier, but we need to get this done. First off, any sort of legislation will be historic. That train doesn't pull into the station very often, so you need to jump on board it when it does. Second, once it is passed all the bitching and moaning will go away as people see that life on the planet didn't end and in fact some things actually got a whole lot better. Remember, the Republicans fought Social Security tooth and nail and now they defend it tooth and nail. http://www.windroot.com/everyman/03201002 http://www.windroot.com/everyman/archives10/bunning.htm Let me begin by saying that the Republican Party's position on Senator James Bunnings' one-man blockade of unemployment benefits is a fraud. Congressman Boehner looks all sincere and says we should pay for things before we enact them. He makes me want to puke. I wish I could ask the Republicans whether they held themselves to the same standards when they gave President Bush a blank check to support operations in Iraq. The irony is that some of that money went to rebuild the Iraqi infrastructure. Blank checks for the Iraqis. Bounced checks for the Americans. Still, Senator Bunning has a point. http://www.windroot.com/everyman/03201001