jbNet: Quotes and Commentaries

Interesting quotes or quick commentaries on the world in general, life as we know it, media, politics or bits of profound insight. Maybe.

Friday, July 19, 2002

» Well, I think this may be the last post to this space and this format. But don't despair. All is not lost. We are using this post to test new technology (AvantBlog) and will soon move to a new spot. Thanks for reading.


Posted: 9:16 AM permanent place

Thursday, May 09, 2002

This proposal sends a bad message. It certainly is not the best way to prepare boys or girls for the world we all live in.

Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women, in a Washington Post article about the Education Department's plan to help establish and support single-gender schools, instead of discouraging them as it has done for three decades.

Posted: 7:35 PM permanent place

Wednesday, May 08, 2002

Their attitude was laissez-faire, let the market do what the market does, but it was a broken market. ... Here is a company that was as ribald, as brash, as swashbuckling and as unethical as any company I can possibly conceive of. And they had major access to this administration. But the senior senator from California can't get in to see them.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein reacting to the Bush Administration's actions during California's energy crisis, which was apparently worsened by Enron's tactics, according to newly released company documents.

Posted: 11:10 PM permanent place

sections
archives
photos
links
Don't forget, there's more in the archive