Most sensible people agree that when and if Iraq devolves into a full-blown civil war America will have nothing left to do but bleed. The term obviously has some flexibility – we don’t need Lee meeting Grant Meade (dumb mistake) at Gettysburg to know that things have passed a tipping point – but beyond that …
Archives for August 2006
Faith Based Medicine
Longtime readers will know that the event that really set my down the path to hating the current Republican leadership is the outrageous and outlandish lies that were told during the Trri Schiavo fiasco, to include the attempts to create new law to appease a minority of the fringe base, the attacks on the courts, …
Friday Beer Blogging – Thank Heaven There’s No Vow Of Sobriety
Now that the heat of summer has reached Pittsburgh and our cozy little no-air-conditioning apartment the time seemed right to pick up a sixer of chewy Belgian-style triple-fermented ale. Call me crazy I guess, I’m just not a wheat beer guy. At least I didn’t go for an oatmeal stout. Weyerbacher makes their impressive selection …
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Open Thread
I would give my kingdom for a [fill in the blank]. My answer: a slightly larger kingdom.
Right For The Wrong Reasons
Some public figures are sufficiently weird, grotesque or just easy enough targets to practically guarantee wall-to-wall coverage here at Balloon Juice. Tom DeLay, for example. Take it to the Supremes, Tom! Schadenfreude historians will write books about the year that DeLay faced indictment, resigned in disgrace, lost three times in court, defended his seat involuntarily …
That Explains A Lot
If you ever wondered why the government doesn’t seem very aggressive in chasing down and punishing corporations who employ shady accounting tactics, I think I have the answer. They are afraid of charges of hypocrisy: The federal government keeps two sets of books. The set the government promotes to the public has a healthier bottom …
The New Blogosphere Controversy
This made me laugh: The bitter Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut erupted in fresh controversy Wednesday over a doctored photo of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) in blackface that was posted by a blogger who has been an influential promoter of challenger Ned Lamont. Lieberman angrily demanded that Lamont denounce the action and sever all …