These are the Bush backing papers that have beat the drum to war, and questioned the patriotism of those that argue Bush has bungled the reconstruction of Iraq. You'll see they casually overlook the men and women who've died for Bush's incompetence: The Washington Times : <img src="http://washingtontimes.com/pho
From CNN : Their faces, smiling or solemn, have become all too familiar in newspapers and on television. The roster, a somber roll call -- Smith, Falaniko, Ramos, Lee -- seems to grow daily. Now, 1,000 American military personnel have died in the Iraq war. They ar
Two Political Ads Share More Than Fame and Controversy Separated by 16 years, two of the most famous and controversial TV ads in presidential campaign history share a remarkable set of traits. Both were launched by nominally independent groups, not by the candidates themselves
This is from Andrew Sullivan 's blog: People need leaders who level with them about failures and difficulties in wartime - not gauzy North Korean-style biopics about the invincibility of the Great Leader. But then this war, vital as it is, has been exploited by the Bushies for political purposes since it began. How
Bush: OB-GYNs Kept from 'Practicing Their Love' President Bush offered an unexpected reason on Monday for cracking down on frivolous medical lawsuits: "Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." George Bush stan
Pentagon to check Kerry war record In a fresh blow to John Kerry's flagging presidential campaign, the Pentagon has ordered an official investigation into the awards of the Democratic senator's five Vietnam War decorations. <br
Some Republicans Predict Upheaval Within the Party (Washington Post): Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), a man known for frank talk, offered a blunt description of the state of his party, which broke camp here Friday after nominating President Bush for a second term. "The Republi
New Group to Launch Anti-Kerry Ads Move over, MoveOn.org . The liberal-leaning group that has raised millions of dollars to run negative ads attacking President Bush now has a competitor on the right with a somewhat similar name. The conservative
Today in my blog: Republican leaders' scattershot slandering. Republicans deserve better leaders than these. First, the who's who: Chris Wallace is a Fox News anchor, Dennis Hastert is the Republican Speaker of the House, and George Soros is a major funder of Democratically aligned interest groups. This is from <a href="http://www.fox-news.com/stor
From MSNBC : After gauging the harsh reaction from Democrats and Republicans alike to Sen. Zell Miller’s keynote address at the Republican National Convention, the Bush campaign — led by the first lady — backed away Thursday from Miller’s savage attack on Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, insisting
In Slate today: In some countries, the commander in chief builds a propaganda apparatus that equates him with the military and the nation. If you object that he's making bad decisions and disserving the national interest, you're accused of weakening the nation, undermining its security, sabotaging the commander in chief, and se
When the Democrats held their convention in Boston, Mr. Kerry's advisers made a point of saying they were instructing speakers to refrain from going after Mr. Bush, a strategy that some Democrats questioned as the memory of Mr. Kerry's convention faded and polls showed Mr. Bush back on the rise. By contrast, Mr. Bush's aides said they were determined to use this we
Hello Joeusers, This is a another post of a message-and-response regarding the big anti-Republican Convention march yesterday, in New York City. The original message comes from a Kerry supporter who's concerned about possible violence at these events. Many of us who believe in these political rallies are worried about how they'll be portrayed in the media
This is a snippet from a debate I had with Someone-On-The-Internet (tm) regarding whether New York City should let people protest in Central Park. SOTI wrote: ] Bloomberg usually sucks, but regarding the convention, ] he has acted with integrity. His primary duty is to take care ] of New Yorkers interests first (including protecting their<BR
URL: Why Tech Stocks Stink The wit who dubbed August "the dog days of summer" could have been looking at 2004's tech stocks in his crystal ball. Just what is ailing these critters? Let's look at all of the possible explanations. Perhaps by eliminating the foolish and transient
NewMap : http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/ Newsmap is an application that visually reflects the constantly changing landscape of the Google News news aggregator. A tr
Earlier today, I picked up the New York Times, and saw hp=&pagewanted=print&position=">this bit : Bush said he is fighting ``a lot of entrenched interests'' in Washington, but said he would pursue the effort until it is accomplished. ``It's not enough to advocate ref
Today, I get to be a contrarian for both the Left and the Right! To paraphrase Salon's War Room, there's a chart that's seemingly bounced from one end of the Internet to the other this morning, which maps Bush's popularity against terror alerts. The chart is compiled by "Julius Civitatus", and is displayed and discussed at <a href="http://juliusblog.blogsp
As I've mentioned several times, I'm not Dubya Bush's biggest supporter. Most years, I make a point of being as politically lazy as possible. Don't get me wrong: i follow politics closely, and I care about what happens; just please don't bother me with all those "requires effort" activities. Any activity that requires effort isn't worth doing. When I do
After several attempts to live solely on the console, here are the best apps I've found: Links : a superior web browser alternative to Lynx that formats things correctly on your screen. Mutt and <A HREF="http://www.washingt
For those of us interested in the End Times and politics, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is a mountain in our mental landscape. With his debonair faux-Eton accent, slightly too bright look, and prominenence in international politics, he seems a good candidate as someone indwelt with the Father of Lies
I'm rarely topical, since I realize many people are doing a better job of covering current events than I would. That said, my degree is in political science, and I come from a politically active family. My mom was even interviewed on CNN, during Persian Gulf War I. She was protesting in front of San Francisco's City Hall. I find it hard to be fun
This is another installment in my ...bLOgS FrOM tHE crYPt... series. In an another life -- remarkably similar to my current one, but earlier, in Washington DC, and while gainfully employed -- I kept a blog at another site that is now derelict. Pushing aside a moldering tombstone covered with
With impending financial doom in our near future, Jennifer held a war council at the local Barnes & Noble, planning to read Christian money management guides , even though I'm neither good at managing money, nor Christian. We agreed to meet at the magazine section, on the third floor. Jennifer reads "The New Yorke
First of all, in case you don't know what "Bizarro World" is, read this snippet from the wikipedia : "In the Bizarro world, society is ruled by the Bizarro Code, which states that it is a crime to do anything well or to make anything perfect or beautiful. Predictably camp lines abound. In one episode, for
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