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