Treason?

I've not heard anyone mention this, but if Faisal Shahzad, the terrorist who set the car bomb in Times Square, is a U.S. citizen, shouldn't he have treason added to the list of charges against him?

And what about the news media who claim poor Shahzad was really a good person, but circumstances may have caused him to commit this atrocity. He lost his job, his home was lost to foreclosure, and he just didn't fit in. Well, maybe he could have made his house payments and kept his job if he hadn't been spending all that money going back and forth to Pakistan numerous times!

He got what he deserved.

Steve Consalvi thinks he's a cool dude. He's the idiot who ran onto the field at a Phillies baseball game and led the officials there on a merry chase before one of them tased him.

Now everyone is upset because a teenager was tased. But his parents aren't -- his mother apologized for his actions and said what he had done was stupid. There are still some good parents out there!

At any rate, the police department is reviewing whether its officers shoubd be on the field at all. In this day of suicide bombers and other assorted fruitcakes, of course there should be security on the field! How did they know this was just a stupid teenager? He could have had a grenade in his pocket, or plastic explosives strapped around his waist. And if he had, and security had done nothing, don't you think there would have been an uproar about that? It's not like they shot him, but I bet Steve got enough juice that he'll think twice before he pulls a stunt like that again.

"Arrest causes review." The Dallas Morning News; May 5, 2010; p. 8C.

More Media Bias

If you saw the headline: "Slim majority backs Arizona law," what would your impression be? Mine would be that maybe 51% thought something needed to be done about illegal immigration. But here's the real story underneath that headline.

Of those polled 51% thought the Arizona law was about right. But another 9% thought it didn't go far enough. That gives a solid 60% who think something should be done about all these illegals. 36% of those polled thought the law went too far. 60% to 36% -- if that were a presidential election, they'd call it a landslide.

"Slim majority backs Arizona law." The Dallas Morning News; May 4, 2010; p. 7A.

Veronica and Betty are disgusted.

My favorite comic book when I was a kid was Archie. I never could figure out why Archie was so much more attracted to Veronica than he was to cute, perky Betty. Anyway, the innocents in Riverdale are no longer innocent. PC has taken over, and a gay character now inhabits this little Everytown, USA. How sad that we must now protect our children from what was once a wholesome look at teenagers and their angst-filled lives.

Leonard Pitts sees this all as a good thing. He says, "We are at least done contesting the very right of gay men and lesbians to simply 'be.'" He touts the "progress" we've made -- it is, he says, "a series of incremental changes whose full importance we see only in hindsight." And that's what I've been saying everytime we make one more concession to those who practice abomination.

And he says now that there's a homosexual in Riverdale, we should say, "Welcome to the 21st Century. We've been waiting for you." I think we should rather say, "Welcome to Sodom and Gomorrah."

"A gay teen in Archie's world?" The Dallas Morning News; May 3, 2010; p. 15a.

Double Standards in the Medical Profession

The American Board of Anesthesiology has issued a mandate. Any of its members who participate in the execution of a person legally judged guilty and sentenced to death will have their certifications revoked. Yet they haven't issued a similar mandate for those who participate in legally assisted suicides. And they haven't issued a similar mandate for those who participate in legal abortions. We can only conclude that the board places higher value on the lives of murderers than it does on the lives of the innocent. Its double standard is showing.

"Doctors in executions targeted." The Dallas Morning News; May 2, 2010; p. 8A.

We have met the enemy . . .

Obama gave a commencement speech at the University of Ann Arbor. He said, "When our government is spoken of as some menacing, threatening foreign entity, it ignores the fact that in our democracy, government is us."

Made me think of the old Pogo cartoon -- "We have met the enemy and he is us."

Our government has become menacing -- "You will buy health insurance or suffer the consequences."

Our government has become threatening -- " You will reduce your carbon footprint, or we'll tax you out of business."

Our government has become a foreign entity -- our founding fathers wouldn't recognize it.

And we don't have a democracy -- despite the majority of Americans being opposed to the health care bill, it passed through backroom shenanigans and outright bribes. And that's just one example.

Yes, if we do, indeed, have a democracy, then old Pogo was right.

"Obama calls political vitriol dangerous." The Dallas Morning News; May 2, 2010; p. 4A.

Put it on! Put it on!

Some people really have no life. A bunch of women in Farmington, Maine, had a topless protest because men are allowed to go without shirts. Now get this -- the law in Maine allows the women to go topless, too, but they say they want it to be socially acceptable.

From the photo included with the news article, I think their protest probably did much more to convince the people of the great state of Maine to rethink their permissive law than it did to make topless women accepted in polite society. Thank goodness the photo caught them from the backside, because if it had caught them from the front, I imagine we all would have been covering our eyes and shouting, "Put it on! Put it on!" The good news is Farmington merchants sold record amounts of Alpo that day.

"Maine women go topless for protest." The Dallas Morning News; May 1, 2010; p. 7A.

Get out the oars -- and the shovels!

Somebody in Dallas came up with this great tourist attraction idea. They're going to make white water rapids for kayaking in the Trinity River.

Sounds good, but not when you consider that the state has judged the Dallas' stretch of the Trinity unsuitable for swimming, diving and water skiing because of elevated bacteria levels caused by animal waste and human sewage. Dallas officials say, "The water is fine . . . come on in!" According to Assistant City Manager Jill Jordan, "We want people to embrace the river, to be interested in the river, and to come down to the river. Kayaking provides something to see when you come there." Get out the shovel! The Trinity isn't the only place full of sewage!

"City hoping rapids are a rush." The Dallas Morning News; April 20, 2010; p. 1A.

Beating or paddling?

Darden McGlothlin says that he speaks with authority when he says that it is abhorrent that we allow our children to be beaten by anybody. I can agree with that statement, but I don't agree with his interpretation of "beating." According to him, I was beaten when I was a child -- my father beat me, my mother beat me, and my grandmother beat me. You see, what he's calling "beating" is just a good old-fashioned spanking.

Darden says there is proof that positive reinforcement works and negative reinforcement doesn't. He says that you wouldn't beat your puppy if you were trying to teach it to roll over. His analogy is faulty. He's confusing discipline for doing something wrong with a reward for doing something special. I would never beat my puppy at all, but I might give him a little slap on the rear, which according to Darden is beating, if I caught him chewing up my furniture. Darden asks, "Do we think our most precious assets, our children, should be kicked to the curb. . .?" Well, Darden, no one thinks that. But a lot of us certainly believe God knew better than you when he said that a good paddling never hurt any kid (paraphrased).

"Paddling not even good for dogs." The Dallas Morning News; April 21, 2010; p. 14A.

What a mixed up, immoral place this is!

I'm sure most of you have seen the Youtube video of the little 3rd grade girls doing the racy, vulgar dancing to "Single Lady." If you haven't, just picture pole-dancing little girls clad in Victoria's Secret raciest underwear. And their parents are proud of them!

Then in last Friday's newspaper, there was an almost full-page article with color photos about a bunch of drag queens coming to Dallas. This gushy, saccharine article talked about all their fans and how they were picked up in limos and given all sorts of other VIP treatment. They refer to them as "drag dignitaries." Here's an excerpt to show you why I'm so concerned for the future of our country:

"Between fittings . . . the ladies meet with members of Youth First Texas, a Dallas-based nonprofit serving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.

'I know you,' Tatianna says to Flower Mound's Alex [described earlier as a 'giddy teenage fan'], shaking the 15-year-old's already shaking hand. 'You sent me a message on MySpace.'

'I want to be a drag queen so bad,' says the teen, who's already chosen his nom-de-stage name, Fitzy Iridescent. 'I am counting down the days until I get to do it professionally.'"

I wonder if Alex's parents are as proud of him as the parents of those little girls are of them? Great job, Dallas Morning News -- no wonder your circulation figures are in the pits!

"And don't, uh, 'mess' it up." The Dallas Morning News; May 14, 2010; p. 10E.

What part of illegal do you not understand?

A busybody group from North Texas made its way to Arizona last week to protest that state's law calling for active enforcement of the laws against illegal immigration. There's been much hue and cry and handwringing over a law that merely says Arizona law enforcement should do just that -- enforce the law. Come to find out, most of the handwringers haven't even read it -- namely the U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

At any rate, this group from Texas went over to "educate" the Arizonans. "The fact is that immigrants contribute a lot to our community," said Raul Garcia. Now who said anything about deporting immigrants? I have no problem with immigrants, and most Americans I know don't, either. Raul left out the operative word here -- ILLEGAL.

Then there's the full of wisdom 23-year-old Daniela Sanchez who made the trip. With her many years of experience, she says she hopes she can draw attention to the fact that we need to legalize all these illegal immigrants. While we're at it, Daniela, let's just throw all the other laws out the window, too and legalize all these poor illegal rapists, murderers, and thieves. After all, they just want a better life for themselves, and they only committed crimes because we made those things crimes.

"Group to join Arizona protests." The Dallas Morning News; May 14, 2010. p. 6B.

Just who is retarded here?

Aaron Hart sexually assaulted his neighbor's child in 2008. He was convicted and sentenced to 100 years in prison. Not fair, the appeals court says. Aaron has the understanding of a 6-year-old. His father says someone in the prison stole a piece of string from Aaron. Aaron had been having conversations with Jason (the string's name) since he was 8 years old. He doesn't know his right shoe from his left, he can't run his own bath, he can't shave, he can't cook, he can't read or write, he can't clean a room, and he loves cartoons and children's toys, says his father.

But he's a 2008 Paris High School graduate! Says a lot for our educational system, doesn't it?

"New Trial." The Paris News; May 3, 2010; p. 5A.

How many chances?

Apolonio Lopez has been arrested 10 times for drunken driving. April 2, he was driving without a license when he nearly crashed into a Bernalillo County (NM) sheriff's deputy on I25. How many more chances do you think he should get before they lock him up for good?

Serial killer Faryion Wardrip gets a new punishment trial courtesy of an unnamed federal judge. He/she says that Wardrip had an ineffective defense, and his death penalty must be overturned. Wardrip received the death penalty in 1999 for killing Terry Sims in 1984. Oh -- and he's serving three life terms for killing three other women. How many more chances do you think he should get before they mete out his just punishment?

Some Saginaw High School cheerleaders pulled what they thought was a funny prank. They urinated in some cold drinks then served them to their teammates. The worst punishment was an in-school suspension. They will not be allowed to participate in cheerleading events through the rest of this year, but they will be restored to full participation when school starts in the fall. How many more chances do you think they should get to poison their "friends"?

Officer Clayton Woods of the Dallas Police Department asked for time off to attend his grandmother's funeral. He was a little premature. Grandma hadn't died. Last September, he was suspended for 10 days for threatening to have his former girlfriend's children taken away by CPS. Three years ago, he was suspended for taking a city vehicle to see his former girlfriend in Mesquite. In 2004, he was suspended for using excessive force on a handcuffed prisoner. How many more chances do you think he should get to embarrass the department and cheat the citizens of Dallas?

Ross William Muehlberger went into a Hastings Book Store in Wichita Falls and shot up the coffee shop there. He wounded four women. Then he walked down the street and killed a man in a bar. Then he went home and killed himself. Muehlberger already had a charge of aggravated assault for stabbing two men at a park last October 19. He was on probation at the time of that crime for an aggravated robbery he committed in 2008. Last December 21, he was charged with aggravated assault against his girlfriend. If he hadn't done us all a favor and killed himself this time, how many more chances do you think he should have had?

Paris News funny for the day: Mary Madewell reported on a tea party held in town recently. The speaker at the tea party was Joan Mathis. Mary says she "spoke directly but witfully." I think Joan probably spoke "wittily," and Mary wrote "unwitfully."

"Man gets 10th DWI, nearly hits deputy." The Dallas Morning News; April 4, 2010; p. 3A.

"Judge rules against state in 1984 killing case." The Dallas Morning News; April 12, 2010; p. 3A.

"Cheerleaders' stunt: urine in sodas." The Dallas Morning News; April 9, 2010; p. 2B.

"Grandmother excuse didn't work." The Dallas Morning News; April 17, 2010; p. 2B.

"Man yelled 'white power' before firing." The Dallas Morning News; April 22, 2010; p. 4A.

Judges continue to muzzle Christians.

U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb says that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional. I don't think she understands the Constitution at all. She says that "the government can no more enact laws supporting a day of prayer than it can encourage citizens to fast during Ramadan, attend a synagogue or practice magic."

Sure it can -- what the Constitution says about religion is that the government cannot establish a religion or hinder the free exercise of religion. I'm ruling Judge Crabb unconstitutional.

Paris News funny for the day: The subject matter is certainly not funny, but you would think that someone advocating for a cause would at least know the terminology associated with that cause. A letter writer to The News said, " . . .He was a victim of shaking baby syndrome." I'm quite certain the child didn't have Parkinson's, but was instead a shaken baby.

"Judge strikes down annual prayer event." The Dallas Morning News; April 16, 2010; p. 6A.

Where would we be without the Democrats' compassion?

The Democrats pat themselves on the back for being the party of compassion -- the party that cares about the little man. They're compassionate, all right -- as long as it's not their money.

Joe Biden and his wife reported $333,182 in adjusted gross income for last year. They gave $4,820 to charity. That's 1.4%. Obama reported income of $5.5 million. He gave a little less than 6% to charity. Mr. Essie May and I made much, much less than that, but we gave roughly 15% of our gross income to charity (and a whole lot more dollar-wise than Biden did). Too bad we can't all be as compassionate as those Democrats!

"Obamas report 2009 earnings of $5.5 million." The Dallas Morning News; April 16, 2010; p. 8A.

Gee, I thought it was a crime.

Jaclyn Friedman is the editor of "Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape." While I agree with much of what she says, I take issue with this statement: "Universities have a responsibility to female students to start treating sexual assault as the public health crisis it is."

Gee, I thought it was a crime. And if the victims themselves refuse to go to the police to report the crime, why should the universities take responsibility?

"Carrying the burden." The Dallas Morning News; April 8, 2010; p. 6P.

Let's all help poor Jerry.

There's just something about the government taking my money and using it for the benefit of Jerry Jones that really irks me. The State of Texas has designated $31.2 million dollars in sales tax revenue to help him pay for Super Bowl security and the Super Bowl host committee expenses. I've always had a lot of respect for Roger Staubach, but I think he's nuts on this one. He says the taxpayers "won't be hurt on this." Really? Do you really think we'll make $31.2 million in sales tax off the Super Bowl? It will take Super Bowl visitors spending half a billion dollars to do that. If Cowboy Stadium holds 80,000 people, that means every person has to spend $6,237.50. That's not per family, mind you -- that's per person. And how do you prove that someone who ate at a particular restaurant or shopped in a particular store was there because of the Super Bowl? You can't -- it's all speculation. And it's all in furtherance of making poor old Jerry a little richer with my money.

"State kicking in $31M for game." The Dallas Morning News; March 13, 2010; p. 1A.

Sometimes it works!

Sometimes, our system does work! Anthony London committed a murder in 2006. He was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He appealed the sentence on the basis that the jury did not take into account "sudden passion" whatever that means. He was granted a new sentencing trial.

He should have kept his mouth shut. The new jury gave him 35 years. The system works!

"Man received new sentencing trial -- and 15 more years." The Dallas Morning News; March 12, 2010; p. 9B.

Why Our Children Are Failing TAKS

There is much hand-wringing over the sad state of education in our state. Perhaps this might clue you in as to why so many of our children are unable to construct a proper sentence.

Teachers at Justiss Elementary had a rally to prepare the kids for TAKS. To begin with, I just can't imagine having a pep rally to take a test. We had pep rallies for football and basketball games. We had study assignments for tests. Anyway, some of the teachers did a rap called "What You Know 'Bout TAKS." Don't you think it might help our students if our teachers set the example by using proper grammar instead of common thug street language and music?

"Rapping About TAKS." The Paris News; April 7, 2010; p. 1A.

Is it just me, or is this kind of stupid?

Have you seen that Lifelock commercial where the lady says, "You can spend your entire life trying to protect your identity, and I say trying because it's a full-time job just trying to protect your identity."

Is that circular logic? Does it really make any sense? Let's substitute "learning to swim" for "trying to protect your identity."

You can spend your entire life learning to swim and I say learning to swim because it's a full-time job just learning to swim. Doesn't make any sense, does it? Even if we add in trying -- You can spend your entire life trying to learn to swim and I say trying because it's a full-time job just trying to learn to swim.

Another one of those things that sounds good on the surface but is seriously lacking when it's analyzed.

We mustn't offend the terrorists!

Did you know that Obama has banned the term "Islamic radicalism"? It seems that Islamic radicals don't like being called that. Especially offensive to them is this sentence in a document outlining our national security strategy -- "The struggle against militant Islamic radicalism is the great ideological conflict of the early years of the 21st century."

Let's see -- which part of that is in error? Were those guys who flew those planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon militant? Were they Islamic? Were they radicals? Is their ideology (all non-muslims must perish) different from ours? Did these acts occur in the early years of the 21st Century?

Obama says we need to shift away from talking about terrorism and instead talk about health care and science and business start-ups and education. And that's why we have people blatantly leaving car bombs in Times Square.

"White House rewording security manifesto." The Dallas Morning News; April 8, 2010; p. 6A.

And we've given them control of health care.

I suppose everyone remembers the fiasco of the Texas rebates for appliances that occurred last month. After dangling a rebate offer in front of people, phone lines and internet sites were swamped. Some people stayed online for hours trying to get their rebate vouchers. Those people are now quite irate.

What did they expect? It was a government run program. Did they not know that on the cash for clunkers program, dealers waited for weeks for their rebates? Do they not know that Social Security and Medicare are broke? Do they not know that the food stamp program is rife with fraud?

What really gets me is how wrapped up some people are in getting in on "free" money. Phil Brown of Grand Prairie said he got on the system at 7 a.m. when it opened up. He said he got cut off again and again. He said he's now calmed down some from it -- "I'm moving on with my life." What a hoot! Moving on with your life is something you do after a dramatic life-changing event like divorce or the death of a loved one or a serious illness or accident. It's not something I'd think of just because I wasn't able to get a rebate voucher worth a couple of hundred dollars. I suspect Phil doesn't have much of a life to move on with.

"State seeks answers on rebate fiasco." The Dallas Morning News; April 9, 2010; p. 2A.

POW'S got rights!

U. S. District Court Judge James Robertson has ruled that Mohamedou Ould Slahi, an inmate at Guantanamo, must be released. He says that we can't hold him "simply" because we fear he will renew his ties with al-Qaeda and commit unlawful acts.

Well, Gee, I understand that. "Simply" because he might hijack a plane and fly it into a high rise is certainly no reason to lock the man up. Gosh, what in the world have we been thinking? POW's have rights, too, you know!

Obviously, Judge Robertson had no relatives or friends in New York or at the Pentagon or in that Pennsylvania field on September 11, 2001.

"Ruling favors release of al-Qaeda prisoner." The Dallas Morning News; April 10, 2010; p. 6A.

And your basis for this is . . .?

F. Yoder of Paris wrote a letter to the editor about child abuse. He said that, from what he has read, northeast Texas has more child abuse than other regions. He does not specify what he has read, so we don't know if it's a credible source or not. I did a little internet search, and I couldn't find any hard statistics for child abuse in northeast Texas or anywhere else for that matter. My suspicion is that Lamar County is no better or worse than the national average. So my first question to F. Yoder is, "What's your source?"

Then he says that he wants to know when community leaders and churches are going to step up to the plate to make the public more aware of these crimes. Obviously, someone is making the public aware of them -- he knew. My second and third questions to F. Yoder are, "Is there some reason YOU can't step up to the plate? Have you encouraged YOUR pastor and YOUR church to take a stand and do something?"

There have been several times when people have told me I "ought" to do this or that. My response is usually, "Well, since you obviously have such an interest in the subject, I can't think of a better person than you to do it." They usually don't say another word about it, and I suspect that F. Yoder wouldn't, either. It's easy to run your mouth. It's a lot harder to actually do something. I suggest that if F. Yoder really wants to make a difference, he might volunteer at CASA for Kids or write some articles for the newspaper with some constructive suggestions or foster some of these kids.

"Fight child abuse." The Paris News; April 13, 2010; p. 4.

Get used to it.

First, they said too many women were getting mammograms too often. Then it was too many men getting prostate exams too often. Now, it's too many people getting angiograms too often. With Obamacare, you might as well get used to it. I can see injured people hitting the ER's with broken bones sticking through the skin and the doctors (if there are any left) debating whether or not they really need an x-ray and a cast.

"Too many patients getting angiograms, study shows." The Dallas Morning News; March 11, 2010; p. 9A.

Which doctor do you want?

Texas Tech has unveiled its plan to offer a 3-year medical degree. I guess we could call the graduates "doctors lite." This is in response to a growing shortage of family physicians. Personally, I prefer a doctor who's gone through all four years of training. What if what they learn in that fourth year is the ailment you happen to have?

Anyway, you think we have a shortage now, just wait until the rest of Obamacare kicks in.

"Texas Tech to offer 3-year medical degree." The Dallas Morning News; March 25, 2010; p. 4A.

Why is this a difficult decision?

Mary Madewell opines about the lack of civility and underhanded tactics in Congress -- mostly of Republican origin in her estimation. She says the Republicans try all kinds of tricks to make the Democrats look bad. She says one of the amendments introduced in the senate to the health care bill is a perfect example.

Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma introduced the aforementioned amendment. It would prohibit sex offenders from using federal funds to purchase Viagra. Do you see anything political or wrong with such an amendment? The ridiculous thing is that such an amendment is even necessary in the first place. Mary says its introduction was a definite ploy to make Democratic senators cast a hard vote. What's so hard about that? Why, in heaven's name, would any right-thinking person want to pay for Viagra for a sex offender? Apparently, besides Mary Madewell, 57 Democratic senators think it's a good idea. Senator Coburn's amendment failed by a vote of 57-42. So next time you pay your taxes, remember -- they're going for a good cause -- some sex offenders just need a little help in accomplishing their dastardly deeds.

"Politics as usual a frightening concept." The Paris News; March 25, 2010; p. 4.

It's all George's fault!

Foul-mouthed Joe Biden says that the only reason people don't like Barack Obama's health care plan is because George Bush was a failure. Go figure!

"VP cites 'loss of faith.'" The Dallas Morning News; March 27, 2010; p. 1B.

How many ways can you rationalize your sin?

Tarleton State University was in the news a few weeks ago. One of its gay students decided to direct the play Corpus Christi. This blasphemy portrays Jesus as gay. There are enough people with morals enough to protest that the university cancelled the play.

John Otte, the queer who wanted the play presented, said, "I don't believe in a God who hates me for who I am." Well, John, neither do I. God doesn't hate us, He loves us. But He hates our sin, and when you portray His Only Begotten Son as an abominable sinner, you spit in His face, and it demonstrates your hatred of Him for Who He is.

"Controversial play canceled." The Dallas Morning News; March 27, 2010; p. 5B.

How spiritual!

In Obama's Easter address, he called health "the rock upon which our lives are built."

Gosh, all this time I've thought the rock upon which our lives are built was Jesus.

"Obama: Embrace common goals." The Dallas Morning News; April 4, 2010; p. 11A.

I hope I don't need any transfusions.

Remember how the gays used to ask just for tolerance? Then they asked for spousal benefits in the workplace? Then they asked for marriage and divorce? And they always looked down on those of us who condemned their unholy practices as unlearned and ignorant? Well, now they want to remove the ban on blood donations by gay men.

Did you know that between 10,000 and 15,000 of the 25,000 Americans with severe hemophilia were infected with HIV from transfusions before the ban went into effect 25 years ago? I doubt you did, because it wouldn't be PC to report that statistic. If it were tainted peanut butter or sticking gas pedals or childhood obesity or swine flu, we'd be inundated with "crisis" reporting.

Why do gays even want to donate blood? Well, not from any altruistic motives, it seems. Gay rights activists say the ban "unfairly stigmatizes gay men." Eighteen of our U.S. Senators have asked the FDA to revoke the ban. I want to know who those 18 are, because they surely are not concerned about the health and safety of the citizens they are sworn to represent -- citizens like Kathy Gerus-Darbison who contracted AIDS from her hemophiliac husband who got it from a transfusion. And that's something we shouldn't "tolerate!"

"Blood donation changes weighed." The Dallas Morning News; April 4, 2010; p. 9A.

Another case of "It sounds good, but . . ."

Another case of green run amok -- in "Let's feel good about ourselves" mode, the City Council of Austin approved a plan to help apartment complexes install water-efficient toilets so they could be ecologically responsible. Now they have another problem -- old toilets are choking the landfills -- about 280 tons worth. The city has no recycling program for porcelain, so there they will sit. I think those old toilets and the city council that passed this thing are both full of the same stuff.

"Toilets clogging up landfills." The Dallas Morning News; March 28, 2010; p. 3A.