Just because it needs to be said again: Do we even remember “all that” now? The lunacy that appeared after 9/11 that asked us to look for the “root causes” to explain why America may have “provoked” spoiled mama’s boys like bin Laden and Mohammed Atta to murder Americans at work? Do we recall the …
Archives for February 2005
Move Over Hitler
Tired of Nazi references when talking about Bush? Me, too. That is why this idioitic piece by Jack Shafer was so refreshing: If “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il of North Korea and George W. Bush ever meet, I suspect the two will bond like long-lost brothers. Both men are first-born sons of powerful fathers who partied …
Sheer Idiocy
Must be a full moon or something, because I find myself in full agreement with Jesse on this issue: Legislation is pending in Georgia. And in his State of the State speech yesterday, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) proposed making it illegal for anyone younger than 18 to buy violent or sexually explicit games. “For …
Congrats Where It Is Due
I think we owe a big hand to Reporters Without Borders, who have done the right thing and taken a firm stand on an important issue: Reporters Without Borders today deplored the “continuing farce” of “leading repressive countries” – this year China, Cuba and Zimbabwe – being chosen by the United Nations to decide which …
A Growing Trend
Interesting story in the CS Monitor: Since starting college three years ago, Katherine Toy has developed a new habit: reading a daily newspaper. But the paper that has become her regular companion on the Boston subway isn’t a traditional daily. For one, the Boston Metro doesn’t have the wingspan of a broadsheet. Its stories, mostly …
Gonzalez Confirmed
Judge Gonzalez was confirmed by a vote of 60-36. Voting with the Republicans were Salazar, Lieberman, Nelson, Landrieu, Pryor, and Nelson (with both Nelson;s voting yea, does that make it a full nelson?). For those of you foolish enough to think that this was about torture, I would recommend you remember the real memogate, as …
Whoring For Dollars
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