2006 Columns

Well, knock me over with a rotary-dial telephone! My alma mater, BellSouth, has been purchased by “The New AT&T,” aka SBC, aka Southwestern Bell, one of the seven original Regional Holding Companies, created at the divestiture of “The Old AT&T” back in 1984. Plans are to move the headquarters of the company to San Antonio, Texas, although Gov. Sonny Perdue says he is … [Read more...] about Mar. 13, 2006: BellSouth Has Gone and Taken My Loyalty With It

Okay, I am going to give most of you the day off. The rest of you need to pay close attention. You have some work to do. A lot of you I know like a book. That comes from almost a decade of responding to your letters and emails on a variety of subjects. You’ve told me in no uncertain terms that you don’t like watching cowboys kiss each other. In fact, watching the media gush … [Read more...] about Mar. 6, 2006: Trying To Understand My Liberal Friends

I had planned to write a column this week on the bizarre decision by the Bush administration to turn over management of six of our major ports to the wonderful folks at the United Arab Emirates. You remember the UAE, don’t you? This country was one of only three to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. It was also home base for two of the Sept. 11 … [Read more...] about Feb. 27, 2006: Advice to Legislators: Don’t Insult Our Intelligence

Have you ever seen anything to match the White House press corps’ dither over the recent hunting accident involving Vice President Dick Cheney? Cheney accidentally put some birdshot in a lawyer buddy instead of a defenseless quail, and the media didn’t find out about it until the next day. To observe their reaction, you would think we were witnessing the beginning of World War … [Read more...] about Feb. 20, 2006: It Is The Media That Can’t Seem to Shoot Straight

Jimmy Carter was arguably one of the least effective presidents of the 20th century. Historians say Warren Harding was nothing to write home about, but he couldn’t have been as mean-spirited and petty as President Peanut has turned out to be. I found Carter’s conduct at Coretta Scott King’s funeral reprehensible and hypocritical to the max. He took the occasion to mention how … [Read more...] about Feb. 13, 2006: Nothing Jimmy Carter Says Will Change The Facts