What the Democrats Should be Saying About Iraq
A suggested way of countering the Administration's spin. I don't understand why the Democrats continue to flee from this issue. The majority of the country is now against this war. The Democrats...
View ArticleNew Orleans Before & After: A Study in Pictures
First, let me introduce to you our gracious host, a real modern-day Nero: (All pictures below the fold to conserve however much of my bandwidth I can.)
View ArticleWhat BushCo Says re: Iraq Looters vs. NO Looters
Just another reminder of the callousness of this administration:Declaring that freedom is "untidy," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Friday the looting in Iraq was a result of "pent-up feelings"...
View ArticleProposal: Memorial Day ''Call-In'' Protest
Presented is an idea for a protest. The beauty of it is that you can participate in it no matter where you are, and your voice will be heard as loudly as any other participant's. Perhaps this idea...
View ArticleBush: Children's Health is a Waste of Time, Not Essential
Responding to the House's passing new SCHIP legislation, Bush said that Congress needs to "stop wasting time and get essential work done on behalf of the American people."If the difference between...
View ArticleNotes to the Media: How to Cut the Spin on McCain's Education Ad
As a student of journalism and law, I've heard professors, practitioners, and fellow students expound on various definitions of what is and isn't "truth." I've heard idealistic journalists say, "truth...
View ArticleAP Takes an Underhanded Swipe at Teachers' Unions
The headline reads "700 NYC teachers are paid to do nothing." Why has this happened? Administrative incompetence. However, the Associated Press makes it out to be the fault of the unions.
View ArticleTwitter DOS Attack vs. Wingnuts' DODemocracy Attack
I'm gonna crib 100% from the structure of this blog post by Ben Patterson (which was, itself, cribbed from this CNet News story by Elinor Mils).
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Half-Mast Job - a Political Cartoon
Decided to try my hand at political cartooning. As first attempts go, I don't think it's that bad. Certainly nowhere near the caliber (no pun intended) of all the true artists out there, but passable.
View ArticleFOX Sports' War on Mizzou Protesters
FOX Sports’ Clay Travis has vomited forth a seriesofarticles about the protests at the University of Missouri. This made sense when news broke about the Tigers’ football team standing in solidarity...
View ArticleDid Trump Just Admit to Witness Tampering?
We’ve seen the story: Trump admitted that he lied about having tapes, saying he did so in order to keep Comey honest. He also claims the plan worked.Was this actually a smart tactic? Let's look at the...
View ArticleThere’s Only One Thing That Counts
Supporting the Democratic nominee, no matter who it may be.Everything else is just noise.Vote how you want during the primary. If your preferred candidate wins, great! If your preferred candidate...
View ArticleAs RNC Rails Against "Cancel Culture," FOX News Attacks Chris Cuomo for Using...
Woke up this morning to this. I don’t have a lot to say about it because there’s not much to say. After Tim Scott (R-S.C.) gave his speech, CNN’s Chris Cuomo commented that, “they’re carrying water for...
View ArticleWhite House "Assembling a Very Large Dossier" on WaPo Reporter David Fahrenthold
In a cease and desist demand that completely destroyed any remaining semblance of a line separating the Trump Org. and the Executive Branch, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Press...
View ArticleSchrödinger's Trump
You’ll all hear the big news of the day before you read this, so I won’t repeat it here. This diary is, instead, an invitation to discuss how to absorb this news without going insane.I suspect you’re...
View ArticleCall it Ending the Backlog, Not Court Packing
Anyone with a legal background, or who has studied the law in any way, can tell you that our court system is overwhelmed with pending cases. For example, the U.S. immigration courts for many states...
View ArticleYou Know What Really Grinds My Gears?
The magical thinking combined with the rush to defeatism in the progressive community.“Oh, if only we elect candidate X then everything will work out just fine.”“Oh noes! Candidate X’s chances aren’t...
View ArticleLibrarian of Congress Moderates Panel on Historical Perspective of Jan. 6
Apologies for the last second notice, but I’m at work.The panel, hosted by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, includes historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Jon Meacham.It is available for viewing here.
View ArticleSalman Rushdie Stabbed In Neck at NY Event, Suspect in Custody
Breaking, as they say:www.cnn.com/...As of the time I posted this diary, the article contained more details about Rushdie’s professional history—particularly the controversy over his work, Satanic...
View ArticleThe Fulton County Special Grand Jury CANNOT Indict!
/nuffsaidSeriously, this needs to be in the headline to every article/diary/whatever, and the first words in every tweet/post/comment on the subject.Too many peeps predisposed to bunched bloomers,...
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