Le Fait Accompli
For reasons known only to themselves, many of the nation’s 100 senators remained in Washington, DC yesterday evening, ostensibly going about the business of the Legislative branch, while their counterparts in the House of Representatives adjourned for the year. After the winter recess, one might reasonably question why any of them should bother returning […]
Your Cheatin’ Heart
Perhaps a few readers will remember a post I made somewhat in advance of the 2004 election cycle, imploring citizens everywhere to take note of the mechanisms by which we effect our electoral perogatives. If not, you can refer to it here.
Comes now news of Walden O’Dell’s resignation from the position of CEO at […]
Lather, Rinse, Repeat
President Bush made yet another “major policy” speech on the war in Iraq today, accompanied by the release of his National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, a 35 page document attractively bound in a cover of red, white, and blue.
In his speech, the President repeated mantras about the “shared ideology” between the terrorists who attacked […]
The Wheels On The Bus
No one can reasonably doubt now, can they, the wheels are truly off the adventure in Iraq.
The US House of Representatives erupted yesterday in Boos, Huzzahs, and words of recrimination in the wake of Democratic Hawk Rep. John Murtha’s assertion that the US military has done all it can in Iraq, and his subsequent demand […]
November 15
Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life itself reveals again and again the opposite: letting go is the path to real freedom.
Just as when the waves lash at the shore the rocks suffer no damage, but are sculpted and eroded into beautiful shapes […]
Divided We Fall
Giving once more the lie to his Campaign 2000 pledge to be “a uniter, not a divider,” President George W. Bush has named Judge Samuel J. Alito, Jr. of the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals his newest nominee to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the United States Supreme Court.
Having failed to get […]
The Fall of the House of Bush
Pick your favorite falling soundtrack — Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’”comes to mind — and watch. Also great in glorious quietude. Over and over.
Thanks, Crick.
2000
2000 American troops have died in Iraq.
As wars go, that’s a pretty paltry number for a conflict two years running. Some will say it’s a small, and necessary sacrifice to make for wiping terrorism from the face of the earth and re-engineering Arab society in the Middle East to make the world […]
I’d Rather Fight Than Switch
From the “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” files:
Knock yourself out.
End of World
Thank you, Pud.
Mash de button, Shug.