His name is Michael J. Fox. … [Read more...] about There’s A New Enemy In Campaign 2006

Yep:U.S. Senate candidate James Webb's last name has been cut off on part of the electronic ballot used by voters in Alexandria, Falls Church and Charlottesville because of a computer glitch that also affects other candidates with long names, city officials said yesterday. Although the problem creates some voter confusion, it will not cause votes to be cast incorrectly, … [Read more...] about Here’s A Surprise

The Washington Post published a column written by Richard Holbrooke. It's a great read. As all of you have witnessed, my opinion about Iraq has evolved. It seems to me that Holbrooke's view on Iraq makes a lot of sense and I agree with it full-heartedly. Your real choice comes down to escalation or disengagement. If victory — however defined — is truly your goal, … [Read more...] about I’m with Holbrooke

As always a great post by Shaun D. Mullen over at Kiko's House: It's still the economy, stupid. Why such a dramatic disconnect? * While the gross domestic product has been going up, employment has stayed flatter than a flounder. The upshot is that the rich get richer, feeding those spectacular Wall Street numbers, and almost everyone else gets poorer. The boom that Kudlow and … [Read more...] about Is it Still the Economy, Stupid?

And the lying continues. Following right on his boss's heels, White House Counselor (mouthpiece) Dan Bartlett yesterday denied that there was ever a "stay-the-course strategy" in Iraq. Think Progress has the video, the transcript, and a lot of rather damning evidence. Again and again and again, Bush and those who speak for him, like Press Secretary Tony Snow, have stated that … [Read more...] about Let there be more lies

At Think Progress, Joe Cirincione reports (from an article in the Post) that "[s]enior Bush administration officials wanted North Korea to test a nuclear weapon because it would prove their point that the regime must be overthrown". According to the Post article, these officials were actually "rooting for a test" (my emphasis). Cirincione interprets this revelation as … [Read more...] about Hooray for North Korea!

©2006 Galerie Beckel-Odille-Boicos A self-portrait of William Utermohlen in 1967, top, and 2000, above The New York Times reports about a wonderful - albeit heart-breaking - exibition: When he learned in 1995 that he had Alzheimer’s disease, William Utermohlen, an American artist in London, responded in characteristic fashion. “From that moment on, he began to try to … [Read more...] about Self-Portraits Chronicle a Descent Into Alzheimer’s

No mobile phonecalls for me anymore: Men who use mobile phones could be risking their fertility, warn researchers. A new study shows a worrying link between poor sperm and the number of hours a day that a man uses his mobile phone. Those who made calls on a mobile phone for more than four hours a day had the worst sperm counts and the poorest quality sperm, according to … [Read more...] about Link Mobile Phones – Infertility

...it's not just the answer to life, the universe, and everything. … [Read more...] about Forty-two…

...you were right. … [Read more...] about If You Thought He Had No Shame….

You could figure this out by just reading the genesis of commentary on The Moderate Voice:Two weeks before midterm elections, Republicans are losing the battle for independent voters, who now strongly favor Democrats on the major issues facing the country and overwhelmingly prefer to see them take over the House in November, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.One … [Read more...] about Bush Losing Independent Voters

Just two weeks from today Americans go to the polls. And, hopefully, when they do there won't be scenes similar to those captured in No Umbrella: Election Day In The City by a simple, hand-held camera that immortalized a combination tragedy, outrage and grim comedy that unfolded on Nov. 2, 2004 in one of Cleveland, Ohio's poorest neighborhoods. The people turned out in droves … [Read more...] about DVD REVIEW: No Umbrella: Election Day In The City

THIS JUST IN from investigative reporter Andy Borowitz: U.S. Cedes Control of Iraq to Jerry Bruckheimer Megaproducer to Guide Nation's Transition to Disaster Film In a high-risk exit strategy that surprised many in diplomatic circles, President George W. Bush announced today that the United States would cede control of Iraq to the Hollywood megaproducer Jerry Bruckheimer. The … [Read more...] about This Just In!!

My own posts will be limited the next few days due to several factors. I'm traveling extensively — but having some problems partly due to hotel connections and partly due to some laptop problems. For instance, these posts are being done from a Starbucks since the laptop wouldn't connect to wireless in my hotel here in Rialto and the dial-up won't work since the hotel … [Read more...] about Important Note To Readers

Yes, now it's official. White House spokesman Tony Snow says there will be no more talk of "stay the course":President Bush has decided not to use the phrase "stay the course" any more to describe his Iraq policy.But WAIT, didn't: --Bush insist that they didn't say that? --White House counselor Dan Bartlett insist the administration policy never was "stay the course"? So … [Read more...] about It’s Official: No More “Stay The Course Talk”

As a Jew, I've always found it curious when Republicans complain that more Jews don't follow their "real interests" and vote for the Republican Party. I suppose it's a reverse-Thomas Frank argument; Jews are disproportionately wealthy and so should vote Republican. Add in Bush's staunch pro-Israel position and it should be a match made in heaven. The Republican Jewish Committee … [Read more...] about Jews as Democratic as ever

Pollsters disagree over the importance of the so-called "generic ballot" question, which asks, "Will you vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in your district?" The conventional wisdom is that the generic ballot heavily favors the Democrats, but the superior GOTV and general closing strategy of the Republicans has led the GOP to overperform its generic ballot result. … [Read more...] about The Generic Ballot – This Year and the Past

In 1992, disaffected centrists and Independents looked at institutional corruption in Washington and decided that somebody outside the traditional two-party structure needed to shake up American politics. Ross Perot filled that void, and for a period between April and August 1992, he threatened to become the first third-party President in the history of the Republic. His … [Read more...] about Revenge of the Independents

Commenter 'Interested' informed me that he just casted an 'early vote'. To be honest, I am not familiar with this concept. Anyone else voting early as well? What were your experiences? And, if you like to share, how did you vote? P.S. 'Interested' also informed me that they made it quite difficult for him to cast his vote. In his opinion, purposefully. What did they do? They … [Read more...] about Early Voting

Outside A vase No, a bowl On a wooden table two feet high and three feet wide Rain and wind Blistering thunder! The bowl... falls … [Read more...] about Shattered Dreams