Mike Lester, The Rome News-Tribune … [Read more...] about Hose
Hose
Hear a Moderate Voice Talk
At Shaun OMac radio. The guest: Michael J.W. Stickings. It's a very interesting show (12 April). … [Read more...] about Hear a Moderate Voice Talk
Center of Attention
Pete Abel and Dennis Sanders have decided to join forces. A good decision by both. Hilzoy at Obsidian Wings wonders - regarding Wolfgate - why people do "this stuff... When you're a public figure, your conduct will be scrutinized. This is beyond obvious. I would have thought it would also be beyond obvious that in view of that fact, if a public figure tries to pull this kind … [Read more...] about Center of Attention
(Updated) One More Go Round With Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut was an inveterate doodler and often signed his transcripts, speeches and autographs with this image. The outpouring of affection following the novelist's death on Wednesday has been extraordinary, and as TMV coblogger Pete Abel notes: What's truly amazing is that such a disparate range of individuals -- from the left, right, and middle of the political … [Read more...] about (Updated) One More Go Round With Vonnegut
Why the Iraq Surge Already Is a Failure
Divers search for victims after explosion on key Baghdad bridge It has been a hugely embarrassing month for President Bush's last-gasp "surge" strategy. It is not surprising that casualties are way up and that 13 days into April some 55 U.S. troops have been killed, a rate of death higher than any month since Baghdad fell four years ago this week. A spike in deaths was … [Read more...] about Why the Iraq Surge Already Is a Failure
White House Email Loss Being Likened To Watergate Tape Gap
If imagery is vital in politics, the Bush administration has now entered into truly perilous political territory. News that a slew of emails requested by Senators for a probe of the controversial firing of U.S. attorneys is apparently lost is being increasingly compared by not just some progressive commentators but by at least one livid U.S. Senator of being reminiscent of … [Read more...] about White House Email Loss Being Likened To Watergate Tape Gap
Don Imus’ CBS Radio Firing: An Ending Or A Beginning? (UPDATED)
And now, with iconoclastic Don Imus' career significantly downsized if not effectively totally over with news that CBS radio has fired him, the questions begin: Is this the end of an era -- or the end of one? Will the furor over over-the-edge racial humor spread to over-the-edge political humor? On the face of it, the news about Don Imus -- all the rage for years among … [Read more...] about Don Imus’ CBS Radio Firing: An Ending Or A Beginning? (UPDATED)
The Perfect Excuse
Overweight people pay attention: you now have the perfect excuse for being obese: scientists found a 'fat gene'. A gene that contributes to obesity has been identified for the first time, promising to explain why some people easily put on weight while others with similar lifestyles stay slim. People who inherit one version of the gene rather than another are 70 per cent … [Read more...] about The Perfect Excuse
This Just In!!
THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz:Bush Fires Senate Judiciary Committee Critics Question Timing of Decision In a move that seems guaranteed to create more controversy for his embattled administration, President George W. Bush today fired the entire Senate Judiciary Committee. Critics were quick to question the timing of the president’s decision, … [Read more...] about This Just In!!
Imus Hara-kiri
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“A Bloody Message from Iraq”
Nowhere is safe, says Patrick Cockburn in The Independent. "Insurgents struck in the heart of the (Iraq's) Green Zone yesterday, one of the most heavily defended places in Baghdad. The symbolism - and the bloody message - was clear with this attack on the home to the US-imposed democracy. "A suicide bomber cleared at least eight rings of security to blow himself up in the … [Read more...] about “A Bloody Message from Iraq”
Can Afghanistan Be Controlled? Another View!
Pashtuns - circa 1879 What is the secret of the resilience and bravery of the fiercely independent Afghan tribes who keep battling until the very end when the alien forces come to subdue them? This question baffled all those who tried to conquer Afghanistan - the Mughal troops in the 16th and 17th centuries to the British in the 19th and Russians in the 20th centuries - … [Read more...] about Can Afghanistan Be Controlled? Another View!
More than enough Imus
So Imus has been fired by CBS. Good riddance. (Was it the time of your life?) Although I still think the story has been revoltingly overblown, although I think the Rutgers players would have been better off telling him to go f--- off than contributing to the story, and although I defend Imus's right to speak his mind and generally reject efforts to censor speech, this has … [Read more...] about More than enough Imus
Imus Fired
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Should We Withdraw from Iraq?
An article that I read recently has begun to change my mind... … [Read more...] about Should We Withdraw from Iraq?
The Two-Thirds Artifact
Those of who you are regular readers of my posts here and at Central Sanity are likely already aware that on the subject of embryonic stem-cell research, I am not a moderate voice. I am a raving lunatic. While the majority of the country continues to redden with anger over the President's handling of the war in Iraq and his absolute refusal to even listen to an approach … [Read more...] about The Two-Thirds Artifact
Escalation
I have spent several posts on Turkey, the PKK and Iraq now, constantly repeating my hope that Turkey won't invade Iraq just yet because doing so could bring about chaos in Iraq's most peaceful and stable region. Well... things have gotten worse: The Turkish army has asked the Turkish government's permission to carry out attacks against PKK camps in Northern Iraq. Cernig … [Read more...] about Escalation
86 Is Not a Large Number
That's the total of voter fraud convictions the Bush Administration has won over the past four years, since making its prosecution a priority. Few of these cases had even the slightest indicator of being a conspiracy to change the results of the election. Most were simply careless errors. None suggested the massive, cataclysmic threat to our democracy that I've been assured the … [Read more...] about 86 Is Not a Large Number
CBS Fires Don Imus
Enough Imus
I didn't want to post anything more on The Great Imus Outrage of Historical Proportions, the story of stories (along with The Great Bahamanian Paternity Test of Our Time), but, just when I thought I'd had my say, I succumb to temptation and post more. More. MORE! But I'll make it quick. Edwards believes in forgiveness, and is keeping his options open, but Hillary is … [Read more...] about Enough Imus