Home again, home again.... Give me a day or two to recover and I'll be back full force. I've got nearly 600 pics to sort thru, plus a trip log... [More]
July 6, 2005
July 9, 2005
RED VS BLUE
Now if this isn't something both red and blue states can agree on, nothing is: BOSTON - A man arrested when police showed up to break up a New Year's... [More]
A HISTORY OF SAMPLING
For those of you who found my site through my DJing, this might be of interest to you. For the rest of you, well... I'll be back in full force... [More]
DIVINE INERVENTION
What she said. --------... [More]
July 12, 2005
IT'S 1992 ALL OVER AGAIN
Interesting post over at MyDD. Seems this isn't the first time Rove has been busted for leaking in a Bush administration. I wonder... do jr. and sr. even speak? --------... [More]
A SECOND
Russert: One Republican said to me last night. If this was a Democratic White House, we'd have Congressional hearings in a second. That's Tim Russert appearing on the Today... [More]
July 13, 2005
WHAT HE SAID
"Even though I'm a tranquil guy now at this stage of my life, I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name... [More]
ROVE
Here's a fact I missed somewhere along the way, courtesy of FlyTrap What's more, it has been reported that Rove and the Wilsons attend the same church. So not only... [More]
KOZMO IS DEAD! LONG LIVE KOZMO
Please, please PLEASE tell me that they're planning on more than diapers. PLEASE. PLEASE! Ah the memories... Long nights counting records in the shop followed by early mornings feasting on... [More]
July 14, 2005
IRON LADY?
Interesting thought from the ever-insightful Moose: She will be prepared to give as well as she gets. A Democratic Thatcher may be in the making. An Iron Lady may be... [More]
YOU GUESSED IT!
Coming to a Virginia highway near you... "This project would make the [Shenandoah] Valley look the worst since [Civil War Union General Phillip] Sheridan came through and burned everything. ...... [More]
July 16, 2005
PULL THE THREAD
and the whole sweater might just unravel. Looks like another scandal is brewing, and this one could be the biggest yet: A member of Ohio's Franklin County election board said... [More]
FROM THE MAKER OF 10x10
Remember the site 10x10? Well, they've created a new one, and its just as cool. Go ahead. Answer, and then ask. Anyone want to guess what I asked? I bet... [More]
July 17, 2005
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. --... [More]
July 18, 2005
ROBOT CAMEL JOCKEYS?
As the friend who passed this along said.... some people have waaaaaaaaaaaay too much time on their hands. Wow. But hey, it looks like its all for a good cause,... [More]
July 21, 2005
ONE DAY
Looks like the SCOTUS announcement took the heat off of Rove for one day. If Raw Story is right about this, Bloomberg has a big one hitting the wires after... [More]
July 22, 2005
MORE LIGHT!
Check this out - it looks like Daylight Savings Time is going to be extended by 4 weeks. More light and we save energy? What's not to love?!? Daylight saving... [More]
THE PATRIOT ACT
Want to know why yesterday's vote to extend 14 of 16 provisions of the Patriot Act matters? Billmon has all answers. Here's one tiny highlight from his post that should... [More]
AND WHILE I'M AT IT
Billmon also has an excellent post discussing yesterdays historic - and largely overlooked - news that China has decided to unpeg is currency from the US Dollar. Here's the take... [More]
PIGS FLY!
Honestly, I knew this day would eventually come, but never in my wildest dreams would I have thought it would come so soon. From a new Pew Research Center poll:... [More]
WE THE PEOPLE
The government isn't "them," it's "us." So I ask you - what the hell are "we" doing? WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday threatened to veto a massive... [More]
THE PLOT THICKENS
You really cannot make this stuff up. Steve Clemons has a report that John Bolton, Bush's pick for UN Ambassador, was a regular source on WMD for now jailed reporter... [More]
July 23, 2005
A PRESIDENT, NOT A KING
In case he forgot, this nation is governed by a president, not a king. "Usurp the president's authority ?" I wasnt aware that the people had given the president the... [More]
"I FEEL LIKE THE LAST PERSON TO HEAR ELVIS SING"
Just watched Pauly Shore is Dead courtesy of Netflix. And yeah, its funny. Seriously. I mean it. No... really. It is! I swear! If you love the 80's.... The list... [More]
July 24, 2005
LET'S REVIEW
If I wasn't already convinced that Frank Rich is the best columnist in America, I am now. His column in Sunday's NYT is an absolute must-read. And no, no excerpts.... [More]
July 25, 2005
WHAT DID THE PRESIDENT KNOW?
That's the question asked in the headline of Dan Froomkin's daily White House Briefing in the Washington Post. And that headline is just the beginning... Now that special prosecutor Patrick... [More]
ZERO CHANCE
Here's a headline for you: Obama says there's zero chance he'll run for president in 2008 Hmm..... I don't see anything in there about VICE President... --------... [More]
July 26, 2005
SAGEBRUSH REBELS
In the late 1970's, the latest in a long line of "Sagebrush rebellions" - disputes between Westerners and federal policymakes over land use policy - in many ways set the... [More]
HILLARY?
Publius once again shows why he's one of the best bloggers around. Personally I don't yet know where I come down on this. But he makes a strong case for... [More]
JANE, STAY HOME
What he said. --------... [More]
BIG BROTHER WANTS YOUR CONDOMS, TOO!
This is just unbelievable. If it were up to Sen. Santorum, not only would Roe vs Wade be overturned, so would Griswold v. Connecticut. For those of you not up... [More]
WHAT HE JUST SAID
Chris Bowers has a great point: ... the main Republican spin, that Rove didn't really do anything wrong and was just helping to correct a story, is completely falling flat... [More]
July 27, 2005
DEFENDING THE NEOCON WAR
Great piece today over at TomPaine.com. Here's the highlight: In recent weeks, commentators from both sides of the political fence have tried to make sense of the recent London bombings.... [More]
MORE LIKE THIS, PLEASE
UPDATE: I'm adding the following and moving this to the top of the blog, because, well... I just can't believe this. The GOP response to this hero is just unbelievable... [More]
I KNOW WHAT WE NEED...
a new slogan! And Kaplan is right. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. --------... [More]
FOR THE 5,247TH TIME
From Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An independent assessment of the tumult in Iraq led by two top former presidential advisers found the Bush administration had been unprepared for post-war Iraq... [More]
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
95 degrees is hot. Particularly when you only have one window air conditioner in your entire apartment. Should you find yourself in such a situation, be prepared for odd events... [More]
July 28, 2005
FYI
From today's LA Times: Echinacea, the popular herbal remedy for fighting the common cold, does not ward off runny noses, sore throats or headaches, nor does it help patients recover... [More]
TWO HUGE ONES
Two huge posts today from Sirota.... First up, a post coming that directly tags the "when it comes, it will come from the west" theme of this blog. Eventually, the... [More]
July 29, 2005
A PRESIDENT, NOT A KING, TAKE II
I don't even know what to say to this. They cannot possibly be this stupid... this arrogant... this... this just defies words: WASHINGTON - President Bush intends to announce next... [More]
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