The highlight of the ten minute opus appears in this anger-drenched climax:"I accuse you, Mr. Bush, of lying this country into war.I accuse you of fabricating in the minds of your own people, a false implied link between Saddam Hussein and … [Read more...]
Archives for July 3, 2007
I was on NECN’s NewsNight with Jim Braude tonight
talking about Scooter Libby, and about the just-completed Term of the Supreme Court. As always, there were a couple of points I wish I'd gotten in. But you do what you can.Let's go to the tape ...Part 1 (Libby)Part 2 (Supreme … [Read more...]
Inoculate yourself to health care stupidity
Yeah yeah, I'll get to the budget. Here's more health care fun from the fabulous Tom Tomorrow:<a href="http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2007/07/02/tomo/index.html"Read the rest @ Salon.Thanks to KBusch. … [Read more...]
“And if that doesn’t work, impeach the guy.”
Anybody else get this e-mail from MoveOn.org? You've probably seen the news this morning: President Bush let Cheney aide Scooter Libby, the one man who was convicted for the lies around the Iraq war, go free. Paris Hilton served more jail … [Read more...]
Sicko: Don’t miss the point
So, I saw Sicko last night. It's damn good. Go see it.And yes, I've heard some in the media calling Michael Moore on some incomplete story-telling, and heard Moore being defensive about it. But in getting into this particular pissing match, … [Read more...]
Tonight’s Podcast
Scooter Libby's freedom comes at the cost of America, especially since he can't be compelled to testify under oath against the administration. Bush may have said that his penalty was too stiff, but it was precisely in the middle of the … [Read more...]
Now is the Time – Impeach Cheney
Article 4 ABUSE OF POWER The President misused and abused his office and impaired the administration of justice. The President made false and misleading public statements for the purpose of deceiving the people of the United States;The … [Read more...]
(202) 456-1414 – I called the White House for the first time in my life. And you know what?
It was strangely gratifying. I was inspired by this call from the Joe Biden Campaign. I have minimal-to-zero hope that my phone call made an impact, but taking five minutes out of my life to tell someone at the White House I think Bush and … [Read more...]
Microsoft Owns Massachusetts
Remember how Massachusetts wanted to adopt an open document standard? No matter how much pressure Microsoft was applying we were stick to our guns.Well scratch that. Massachusetts just added Microsoft's Office Open XML to the … [Read more...]
RIP Beverly Sills
Today's Globe brings the sad news that Beverly Sills passed away last night at the age of 78. She apparently died of lung cancer, even though she never smoked. A cruel irony for a world-class opera singer -- one of several in … [Read more...]