Mary Hess in her blog Tensegrities (http://www.religious...) points to a piece by George Lakoff entitled "The Words None Dare Say" at Common Dreams (http://www.commondre...), where Lakoff argues that the US is actively contemplating a … [Read more...]
My kingdom for a frame. . . .
I am all for Congress sinking its teeth into the problem, keeping the pressure on, and finding a way to minimize U.S. losses. I agree that the situation has been destablized by the U.S. invasion and further violence will ensue with or … [Read more...]
Bush, Terrorism and American Revolution
Many interesting parallels here but probably not what GWB had in mind.Hmmm: a people struggling to kick out an imperious major world power who had few clues as to the sentiment of the people, what was going on the ground and why they were … [Read more...]
Bush cans 7th highly-qualified US attorney
The bill is intended to prevent political cronyism by by allowing the attorney general to appoint an interim U.S. attorney for 120 days. If after that time someone had not been nominated and confirmed by the Senate, authority to appoint an … [Read more...]
Add Tax Cuts to Mitt’s Flip Flops
Casey Ross at the Herald is reporting this morning about Mitt Romney's policy speech in Detroit.After refusing to endorse President Bush's tax cuts when he was governor, Mitt Romney has now made them a central part of his presidential … [Read more...]
Braude on Gore Vs. Bush redux
It's been a long, long night (of the soul), but NECN's Jim Braude is finally ready to call the 2000 election: It's Al Gore!Guess who predicted the disaster in Baghdad?Al Gore, that's who.Go back and read the pre-invasion speech thatAl Gore … [Read more...]
Did he just say “Climate Change”?
The rest was mixed, good and bad, but contained much of the same doublespeak that we've heard for the last six years. Any substance to be found in this brief discussion unfortunately appears on the supply side of the energy … [Read more...]
Why watch the SOTU, when you can read it now?
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSAs Prepared For DeliveryTO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:Thank you very much. Tonight, I have a high privilege and distinct honor of my own - as the first President to begin the State of the Union message with … [Read more...]
State of the Union…The Drinking Game!
The general rules of this game are no different from any other drinking game. A drink is either a shot or a good gulp from a beer (or cider). Different events call for different numbers of drinks and all you … [Read more...]
Speculation on George Bush and climate change AKA global warming
Anyone want to shoot out any guesses on what Dubyah will be saying about his plan(s) on climate change during the state of the union speech? Might he tie it into the new interest in the topic by some evangelicals? Or is he just manipulating … [Read more...]
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