Curiously missing from the potential agenda this week in the house is (S 800). Its current status is listed as referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling. Hmmm, who is chairman of that committee? That would be Paul … [Read more...]
Archives for July 21, 2008
McCain and the Iraq-Pakistan border
Foreign affairs "expert" McCain, who continues by the way to refer to Czechoslovakia, has now complained about problems on the Iraq-Pakistan border:The trouble is there's this thing called "Iran" that lies between Iraq and Pakistan. Note … [Read more...]
Netroots Nation: In the Bag
ChangeToWin.org (brochure and tote bags) Seed Magazine: Science is culture. Advocates for Youth. "We are not pawns in your political game." FRCR advertising, media placement, communications. yes! Building a Just and Sustainable … [Read more...]
Yale study shows both bullies and those they bully at increased risk of suicide
Yale researchers reviewed 37 studies in several countries. The conclusion is that BOTH those bullied and bullies themselves are at increased risk of suicide - see http://www.sciencedaily.com/re... A zero tolerance for bullying, and … [Read more...]
Robotic Media Talking Point Alert: “Obama’s Ego”
Charley and the commenters flagged it first in their amusing tear-down of Joan Vennochi's largely content-free "Audacity of Ego" Sunday column (total quotations from Obama: one word; total quotations from some random commenter on the Mother … [Read more...]
Barack Obama for Beginners
Hey! I wrote a little book. Barack Obama for Beginners will go on sale tomorrow, published by Steerforth Press and For Beginners books and distributed nationwide by Random House. Hat tip: FrankSkeffington. It was mentioned yesterday in the … [Read more...]
The First Purple Dog Tag Check Has Been Cut
A few weeks ago, I wrote about our launch of the Purple Dog Tag, and how the money raised will go to help returning wounded veterans get the care and help they so very much deserve. In fact, the first two beneficiaries are two great groups … [Read more...]
So does anyone want to touch this…
When BO announced that he was going to visit Iraq... I thought it would be great if the troops would shun him and show their true feelings. I assumed this would be muted since the military brass would not like any disruptive scenes or any … [Read more...]
Why Do Boston Police Officers Keep Killing Inncocent People?
Here's part of the problem. Kudos to Kevin Cullen. … [Read more...]
Late Summer Reading Open Thread
As the world anxiously awaits the release of what promises to be the greatest book yet published by an Editor of BMG, Bob's Barack Obama for Beginners, I wanted to open discussion up on two topics. First, what is everyone reading this … [Read more...]