Here are two recommended links: http://mizerochildren.org/ http://www.samputu.com/ It is said of the 4,000,000 children in Rwanda, over 600,000 are orphans. Maybe due to necessity, the Rwandans have chosen a philosophy based on their … [Read more...]
Archives for January 9, 2009
PolitickerMA gone! Poof!
Jeez, I heard the other Politicker sites were struggling, but down goes our own PolitickerMA. David and I met their reporter Jeremy Jacobs a couple of times, including at the convention; he was a solid fellow that was covering all manner of … [Read more...]
Hilarious update on Burris: IL Supreme Court tells the Senate to read its own rules
The comedy really never stops with this. Today, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Jesse White, the Illinois Secretary of State, could not be forced to countersign Governor Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to the US … [Read more...]
Save Soapblox!
Why is Soapblox Important? Soapblox is an inexpensive, community-building content management platform developed by Paul Preston and currently used by over 100 progressive blogs. For only $15 / month, Soapblox has offered most of the … [Read more...]
Save Soapblox — a fundraiser
As you all know, Soapblox was seriously hacked a couple of days ago. Much of the Soapblox network (including BMG) was off-line for several hours, and for a while there it looked as though it -- and we -- might never come … [Read more...]
Sarah’s back for some irony fun
Sarah thinks she was exploited by Katie Couric and Tina Fey? Uh, wasn't John McCain the exploiter-in-chief? … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue
From Daniel Kurtzman: "On Inauguration Day, Barack Obama is going to be riding in a brand new presidential limousine made by General Motors. Because, folks, nothing says 'hope for the future' like General Motors. ... The good news is that … [Read more...]
What was Dukakis thinking?
The chances of President Bush granting Tom Finneran a pardon strike me as so remote that it's hardly worth getting into why it's a bad idea (among other things, it would require Bush to waive the usual rule that five years must have elapsed … [Read more...]
Science Friday: NASA
Griffin has since realized that being confrontational with the Obama team is not the right way to go about things. Obama's made it pretty clear that he's willing to work with everybody, Democrats and Republicans, but only if they are team … [Read more...]
National Day of Service (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Dear Friends, As many of you know, President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Biden have launched a national day of service to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.and to encourage Americans to make an … [Read more...]