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August 01, 2007
Random Rants
A couple of recent news items that annoy me:
-The fact that Rupert Murdoch was allowed to buy the Wall Street Journal. I really can't wrap my brain around the fact that this isn't considered a media monopoly at this point. The WSJ was one of the few truly objective conservative journalistic sources out there. I think it's naive to think things won't change.
-The fact that the Hutsells are probably going to do jail time for "permitting underage drinking." As a parent, this is really chilling. I don't know the details of what went on, but I think you can take the concept of parental responsibility too far. I think you're doing your children a disservice if your goal is to be their "buddy" and let them do... well, whatever, under the idea that they are going to do it anyway. I think part of a parent's job is to set boundaries so that kids know when they're off course. However, at a certain point your kids are their own people and are making their own decisions. I don't think there's a magic age at which that happens, but doesn't it seem hypocritical in this country that we are incarcerating more and more minors who are being charged as adults, but at the same time now we want to punish parents for the misdeeds of these same children? Am I making *any* sense here?
-The fact that George W. Bush is still president (and the fact that I'm still pretty lukewarm about all the potential alternatives).