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Month: August 2007

Holding the Coalition Hostage

August 28, 2007Burt Likko

Seeing the news about Senator Larry Craig’s lewd conduct arrest and guilty plea* and an incisive analysis of the power of hypocrisy to disaffect voters away from the Republican party, I find myself glad of the fact that I have… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Crime and Punishment, Domestic Politics, Mitt Romney, News, Republican Reboot, Rudy Giuliani, Scandal, Sex

Speaking of Lack of Critical Thought

August 27, 2007Burt Likko 1 Comment

There must be a word for the phenomenon of a word, phrase, or expression losing all meaning. Some people, for instance, use the “F” word so much that it loses all emotional impact, and is just sort of a meaningless… Continue Reading →

Crime and Punishment, Local Politics, News, Philosophy, Scandal, Sports

Call For Coup

August 27, 2007Burt Likko 1 Comment

Hysterical neolib calls for a military coup. As much as the author denies it, what he advocates would be a military overthrow of the civilian government. As bad an idea as you might think the Iraq war was, or still… Continue Reading →

Constitutional Law, Domestic Politics, Government, International Politics, Iraq, News, Really Bad Ideas, Writing

Free Opus

August 27, 2007Burt Likko

The Washington Post Writers Group is not distributing two comics drawn by Berkeley Breathed, for fear of offending Muslims. I call B.S. on that. Read the comics for yourself here. Islam is at least as vulnerable to being lampooned for… Continue Reading →

News, Religion, Writing

Ding, Dong!

August 27, 2007Burt Likko

In about two hours, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is expected to announce his resignation. It’s about time. I know very well that the job of the Attorney General is frequently controversial. The Attorney General is supposed to be a lightning… Continue Reading →

Domestic Politics, Government, Law

Haters and Trolls

August 27, 2007Burt Likko

Over at Oval Office 2008, I’ve been getting a lot of comments trolling on my posting. I try to not let the trolling get to me, but I’m not made of steel and it’s a little bit irritating to be… Continue Reading →

Barack Obama, Blog, Domestic Politics, Generalized Gripe, Writing

Bullet Proof Baby

August 25, 2007Burt Likko 1 Comment

I don’t have kids, but I can sure understand parents who are concerned about their childrens’ safety. Who wouldn’t do whatever they could to keep their children safe? So now, for the ultimate in child protection — it’s Bullet Proof… Continue Reading →

Guns and Ammo, Movies, Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

The Least Bad Option

August 24, 2007Burt Likko

It’s interesting to see that a Democrat who opposed the war and has been critical of the government’s conduct in the war all along has come to agree with the Administration that the best available option is to stick it… Continue Reading →

Interesting Reading, International Politics, Iraq

A Poem About My Day

August 24, 2007Burt Likko

Roses are red, Violets are blue. If you have to drive to Stinking Bakersfield (because some idiot isn’t complying with the terms of an extremely generous settlement that you granted him seven goddamn weeks ago just to end a case… Continue Reading →

California, Law, Travel

Best Iron Chef Ever

August 24, 2007Burt Likko

The Wife and I have seen several episodes of Iron Chef: America recently. Big fun. The Wife came up with what must be the most inspired, and cruel, secret ingredient for Iron Chef ever.

Cooking, The Wife

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