It's Hard To Convince People That You're

The More A Body Tries To Explode All The Foolish Myths That Have Grown Up About Texas By Telling The Truth, The More A Body Will Wind Up Adding To The Mythology.

Bad Policies, Stupid Policies, Gutless Policies Have Real Consequences.

And The Funny Thing Is, I've Always Been An Optimist - It's Practically A Congenital Disorder With Me.

I Think Most Of Us Become Nicer As We Get Older, Less Judgmental, Less Full Of Certitude; Life Tends To Knock A Few Corners Of Us As We Go Through. Cancer, Divorce, Teenagers, And Other Plagues Make Us Give Up On Expecting Ourselves - Or Life - To Be Perfect, Which Is A Real Relief.

The Government Can Now Delve Into Personal And Private Records Of Individuals Even If They Cannot Be Directly Connected To A Terrorist Or Foreign Government. Bank Records, E-mails, Library Records, Even The Track Of Discount Cards At Grocery Stores Can Be Obtained On Individuals Without Establishing Any Connection To A Terrorist Before A Judge. According To The Los Angeles Times, Al Qaeda Uses Sophisticated Encryption Devices Freely Available On The Internet That Cannot Be Cracked. So The Terrorists Are Safe From Cyber-snooping, But We're Not.