500,000 veterans who will become homeless at some point this year. I don't care what the excuse is. In a time of peace, a system that allows that to happen... [More]
March 1, 2005
IN MY AMERICA
We'd have much, much more of this: Concluding that the United States and the world have turned against the death penalty for youthful offenders, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday... [More]
March 3, 2005
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
You know that 10 Commandments case that The Supreme Court heard today? Well, here's an interesting take on the roots of the case. Turns out the monument was originally part... [More]
HUMAN SHIELDS?
Hot on the heels of a U.S. Congressman suggesting we should start a nuclear war with Syria, we have... this: Nevada Democrats are decrying a speech given last week by... [More]
GUNS IN SCHOOLS
More brilliance from your friendly neighborhood Republican Party: PHOENIX - The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to let people carry weapons - including guns, grenades, rockets, mines and sawed-off shotguns... [More]
BUSH'S BUDDY VLAD
I wonder... When our fearless leader looked into Vlad's sould, did he see this? A mysterious new Kremlin-backed youth organisation with the working title One of Us has been set... [More]
A HISTORY LESSON
That "nuclear option" the Senate Republicans keep talking about? Sen. Byrd took 'em to school today. Here's a small taste: The Senate, with its two members per state, regardless of... [More]
IDIOTS
OK. This is just simply asinine. Bradley Smith says that the freewheeling days of political blogging and online punditry are over. In just a few months, he warns, bloggers and... [More]
March 4, 2005
GONE HIKIN'
It's finally here.... Spring Break! Which means I'm headed out into the real world for the next week. Destination? Moab, Utah. It's a week of hiking, kayaking, and rock climbing... [More]
March 12, 2005
SOUTHERN UTAH IS...
God's country. No doubt. An absolutely mind-blowing week in one of the most beautiful spots on Earth with two of my best friends. Does it get any better? I doubt... [More]
MY MAN!
Two quick bits on my man Obama. First, he quite rightly tore into Bush for his bizarre use of race in his push for the dismantling of Social Security. Here's... [More]
March 13, 2005
THE END OF ENLIGHTENMENT
From today's WaPo, a stunning article on the growing attack on science around the nation. Two highlights: "If you believe God created that baby, it makes it a whole lot... [More]
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
"If ever you find yourself environed with difficulties and perplexing circumstances out of which you are at a loss how to extricate yourself, do what is right, and be assured... [More]
March 14, 2005
OUTSIDE THE BOX
Via Washington Monthly.... A culture of abuse doesn't stay in the box. Even if you don't have 5 minutes to spare, please read this. Please. --------... [More]
NO RATIONAL BASIS
It's a victory for equality. For decency. And for Gavin Newsom! From the L.A. Times: "No rational basis exists for limiting marriage in this state to opposite-sex partners," wrote San... [More]
March 15, 2005
AND SO IT BEGINS....
Every new day seems to bring with it a new ethics problem for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. So far, House GOP members are still lined up behind him, but...... [More]
SOUND AND FURY
Could loud music blasted at tiny bubbles serve as a source for fusion power? Don't laugh. The answer just might be yes. When the force of sound waves implode tiny... [More]
BLUNDERS
Would someone please explain to me why anyone still has any respect for David Brooks? His latest effort in today's NYT is just juvenile in its reasoning. After detailing a... [More]
UP IS DOWN
Buried in today's WaPo poll on the growing dissatisfaction among the electorate on Bush's decision to go to war in Iraq was this... In the new poll, 56 percent said... [More]
CHENEY'S BUDDIES AT IT AGAIN
Brilliant. WASHINGTON - Iraq needed fuel. Halliburton Co. was ordered to get it there — quick. So the Houston-based contractor charged the Pentagon $27.5 million to ship $82,100 worth of... [More]
I'M WITH BRAD
I don't care who gets caught up in the invesitgation. Investigate them all. As for this idea that this will play worse for the Dems than the GOP, all I... [More]
March 17, 2005
WATCH THIS...
Another step forward in the undoing of DeLay? It sure looks that way from here. Rep. Joel Hefley (R-Colo.), the former chairman of the House ethics committee, said yesterday that... [More]
WAKE UP COLD WARRIORS!
C'mon! Wake Up! This is exactly the same behavior we used to excoriate the U.S.S.R. for! WaPo takes it one and nails it: WHAT DOES Jon Stewart of "The Daily... [More]
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!
"We didn't know what we were doing." President Bush's plans to reduce the explosive growth of Medicaid, the government insurance program for the poor, ran into a roadblock on Thursday... [More]
March 18, 2005
WOW!
Here's a nugget for you: All told, men and women may differ by as much as 2% of their entire genetic inheritance, greater than the hereditary gap between humankind and... [More]
THE MOB, THE ROT, THE BENEVOLENT, THE TRIUMPHANT
Incredibly thought provoking article in The New Republic from Robert Reich. The problem with the Dems, he argues, isn't that they get out-framed by Republicans. Its something worse. They let... [More]
HAPPY FRIDAY!
Nothing to report on - to busy getting ready for the weekend. So instead of news tonight... Check this out. --------... [More]
March 20, 2005
TWO SPEECHES
Over the course of this past week I've come across the text of two speeches that I thought worth sharing. The first was a speech by John Edwards delivered at... [More]
YESTERDAYS LIBERALISM...
is today's conservatism. So says Andrew Sullivan: CONSERVATISM COME UNDONE: So it is now the federal government's role to micro-manage baseball and to prevent a single Florida woman who is... [More]
MORE LIES
Why? How does this possibly make sense to the people in power? In an effort to increase pressure on North Korea, the Bush administration told its Asian allies in briefings... [More]
March 22, 2005
WHAT'S IT WORTH TO YOU?
Whew.... First paper this semester in my Public Policy is done. Can I have my life back now? Thank you. In the spirit of my just completed assignment, here's yours.... [More]
GO SWAMI
Jesses comes out swinging! I think what surprised readers is that I'd take aim at people, not just their ideas. Well, I've resisted "personal attacks" for almost a year. But... [More]
500 HOURS OF TAPE
as explosive as Abu Ghraib. But this time its Gitmo. Wanna know why they haven't been released? "Privacy concerns." How's that for some double-speak? --------... [More]
WHT WILL IT TAKE?
For months I've been waiting for news like this: AGHDAD, Iraq, March 22 - Ordinary Iraqis rarely strike back at the insurgents who terrorize their country. But just before noon... [More]
BEHIND CURTAIN NUMBER ONE
Turning points, people. Turning points. After four years of obedient service as the administration's laplog, local media are finally... FINALLY waking up. Take a look: President Bush's traveling Social Security... [More]
SHAMELESS POLITICS
Day by day, the Republican majority tears away the illusion to reveal the truth about who they have become: "It goes beyond shameless politics," said Tony Fabrizio, a Republican pollster.... [More]
March 23, 2005
TRYING TO ADVANCE A POLITICAL AGENDA
From today's new CBS News poll on the Terri Schiavo case: WHY DO YOU THINK CONGRESS GOT INVOLVED? They care about Terri Schiavo 13% Trying to advance political agenda 74%... [More]
BIG DEFICIT, LITTLE DEFICIT
I was planning on doing a big post about the Social Security Trustee's Report that was released today. But I'll be honest. Others more knowledgeable than I have already done... [More]
GIBLETS NAILS IT ONCE AGAIN
Bingo. Oh, sure, there are plenty of sensate human beings dying in horrible ways around the globe right now, but who cares about them? Iraq? Too foreign! Darfur? Too brown!... [More]
March 24, 2005
SNOW?
It's March 24th. Hello? God? Are you listening? Overnight...Snow. Snow accumulation of 3 to 6 inches. Breezy and cold with lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 25... [More]
ONE LAST SPIN
I was just about to head to bed for the night, but then... I came across not one, not two, but three prominent conservative commentators discussing the Terri Schiavo and... [More]
POSTMODERN PROTESTS
Great article over at Washington Monthly about the bizarre form political protest has taken on in the last decade or so. Here's a small taste: Perhaps in an age when... [More]
March 27, 2005
HAVE WE LOST OUR MIND?
It looks like this nation has decided to sell its soul to the highest bidder. We're arming both sides in a nuclear standoff. First, Pakistan CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President... [More]
WHEN CONSPIRACY THEORY BECOMES FACT
Remember those accusations from Michael Moore's F911 about Saudi citizens flying out of the US with FBI assistance before being questioned about 9/11? Looks like even the FBI has grudgingly... [More]
A SMALL WINDOW
Today's WaPo has an interesting interview with Sec. of State Condoleezza Rice. It's short, making for a quick read, but worthwhile nonetheless. I particularly liked this section: After Rice canceled... [More]
MISPLACED PRIORITIES
Friedman nails it: We are, quite simply, witnessing one of the greatest examples of misplaced priorities in the history of the U.S. presidency. ..snip.. By doing nothing to lower U.S.... [More]
SPOT ON
From yesterday's WaPo: And the more I watch my loved ones die, some of them after a full life but some as if they were picked off randomly by a... [More]
March 29, 2005
TURNING ON
This is amusing. Conservative leaders are crafting plans to launch a public campaign to defend House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas). The move follows a meeting last week among DeLay,... [More]
EVISCERATION
Awhile back, The New Republic's Jonathan Chiat and The National Review's Jonah Goldberg got into a bit of a spat over the fundamental differences between conservatives and liberals on economic... [More]
A CULTURE OF MONEY
Apparently profiting from pain is part of the "culture of life": The parents of Terri Schiavo have authorized a conservative direct-mailing firm to sell a list of their financial supporters,... [More]
March 30, 2005
SETTLED
If there was any remaining doubt about it, consider it settled: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq authorized prisoner interrogation tactics more harsh than accepted Army practice,... [More]
March 31, 2005
THE MOOSE SPEAKS...
"Jesse Jackson and Tom DeLay - perfect together." --------... [More]
SMACKDOWN
Ouch. The Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to consider an emergency bid by Bob and Mary Schindler for a new hearing in their case, raising a flicker... [More]
ET TU, INSTAPUNDIT?
Wow. I mean, wow. Even Glenn Reynolds (of InstaPundit fame) sees a civl war brewing within the Republican Party. Here's a small taste of a must read article posted today... [More]
WE NEED NEW MODELS
Looks like our models for climate change were missing a critical factor: Global Dimming. Kevin Drum has the details: This isn't new, but it's new to me and maybe to... [More]
PROTECT ME FROM...
a cheeseburger? You've got to be kidding me. This has to be a joke. It has to be. O: Well what are we protecting you from, a wrong cheeseburger? B:... [More]
OFF THE DEEP END
Has this man no shame? "Mrs. Schiavo's death is a moral poverty and a legal tragedy. This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need... [More]
WHO'S REVOLUTION WILL IT BE?
When white working class Catholics swung towards the GOP in the early 1970's under Nixon they were an important part of his new "Silent Majority." In the 1980's, when that... [More]
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