If Iran is between five and ten years from building an atomic bomb, why the hysteria today? As I see it two basic things are happening. First, Bush likes war. Recall this quote from Hersh: A government consultant with close ties to the civilian leadership in the Pentagon said that Bush was “absolutely convinced that …
Archives for April 2006
Katrina Victims
This is an interesting study by the folks at Columbia University: Families displaced by Hurricane Katrina are suffering from mental disorders and chronic conditions like asthma and from a lack of prescription medication and health insurance at rates that are much higher than average, a new study has found. The study, conducted by the Mailman …
Blah Blah Blogosphere
The run-down: Students protest military recruiters, include their personal information in a press release. Right wing pundit links the press release. Some knuckle-draggers make threatening comments to the protestors, sending the left-wing of the blogosphere into a tizzy. The protestors achieve exalted victim status! The left-wing knuckle draggers man their keyboards, and begin the threats …
The Duke Rape Case
More details are dribbling out: Nifong, bolstered by a medical exam that found injuries on the woman consistent with sexual assault, says he is confident that she was assaulted in the university-owned house. Nifong said last week at a forum at NCCU that the accuser identified at least one of her attackers. Until Sunday night, …
The Gays Get a Break
Looks like the evil and pernicious homosexuals are going to get a break this election year, and the wedge issue du jour is immigration: Al and Diane Kitlica have not paid close attention to the immigration debate in Congress. But when more than 100,000 mostly Hispanic demonstrators marched through Phoenix this week, the Kitlicas noticed. …
Happy Easter
Just wanted to take a quick minute and wish everyone a Happy Easter- and if you haven’t watched it, an interesting and sometimes testy debate on the role of religion in politics on MTP this morning. Now go eat some ham and green beans and twice-baked potatoes and and pickled eggs and other good stuff. …
Friday Beer Blogging – What’s In Your iFridge Edition
I apologize for the ridiculous schedule and other commitments that kept me away from my usual beer blogging until now. Plus some sort of allergy has me feeling like a walking zombie right now. One question that would undoubtedly come up if I had a rabid following who wrote me letters is what’s in my …
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