Yes, you were correct. Shame on you for telling the truth in the face of the left's primary rhetorical tactic: Bulverism.

"Please, don't make me read three paragraphs just to find out what GSA means." Herein lies the genesis of the determination that certain exams are culturally biased. When a common name, phrase or acronym is unknown to a member of the population, it is the fault of society, rather than a lack of education or awareness on the part of the complainant. I believe the term acronym GSA would be accepted under the doctrine of "Judicial notice" in any court of the land, at least any court that recognized our constitution is not a "Living document."

It would be interesting to know exactly who owns all of the properties which are under lease, but empty. Looks to me like a combination of high end wealth redistribution and money laundering. The eternal question: Who gains?

Who's kidding who. The retail cost of a barrel of crude is vastly inflated. You cite the cost of shipping a tanker full of crude. In the 1970's, when tankers were single hulled, single screwed, vessels--one trip, the maiden voyage of a tanker filled with crude, paid for the ship. All future voyages, sans operating costs, were pure profit--and the oil companies, for the most part. owned the tankers. Yes, onerous govt. taxes further raise the pump prices. But for a true look at the inflation: Diesel fuel used to be less than half the price of gasoline--after all, it's only a by-product of cracking gasoline--sorta like the free bandwidth that text messengering rides atop (notice how cell phone providers charge for that service, even though it costs them nothing for the bandwidth, which doesn't have to be dedicated to testing). Explain why the oil companies are now raping Americans, and the trucking industry in particular, by charging as much for diesel at the pump as premium gasoline. Kinda like the No-lead scam. There was a cost involved in lead additives to gasoline, no lead eliminated that costs, but what happened--the price at the pump for the new No-lead gas was greater than the leaded gasoline still available. Both the govt. & the oil companies are gouging the American motorists. Between the govt., their EPA Gestapo & the Greens; prices are guaranteed to remain excessive, until we remove the drilling bans imposed on our domestic oil producers.

Can we all say, together, Marion Berry.

"And, of course, much of that squandering comes in the form of government paychecks that go largely to unionized government flunkies who then kick back a chunk of their salaries to the public employee unions who then give it over to their local Democrat politicians." I please, I get so sick of seeing the above hyperbole repeated ad nauseam, following the tenet--repeat the big lie. Your teachers unions and the American Federation of Municipal Employees leadership are the big sinners here. Your law enforcement officers are probably 70-80% republican. I've never, in fifty years, voted for a Democrat in a national election. Excepting your canard: I agree with your article. This law, if passed, will probably kill most small internet...

The problem isn't with bad-Muslims. The problem is with our government, which refuses to publicly acknowledge them and prosecute an all-out war against them, by any means, fair or foul. If any good-Muslims do not pro-actively participate in identifying and defeating their "misguided" brethren, then they've voted to be counted as anti non-Muslim themselves.

Sorry, that no should read know. Mea culpa

Unfortunately this boy's run afoul of the gun free zones our government has created. I believe there is an exclusionary zone of within 1000 feet of a school. Which means anyone driving by or living within that proximity could also be charged. It is pure silliness and an arbitrary distance IMHO. We all no that anyone with mal-intent doesn't give a whit about such nonsensical prohibitions. Another case of a law which is supposed to be for-the-children ruins a child's life. The school employee who did this to this child is a criminal from my perspective.

My great-niece is one of your daughters classmates. A fine young woman from an outstanding family. LU to the 10th power!