Is Nothing Sacred Anymore?
The meaning of words is very important to me. As I write, words will flow from my fingertips that seem to express what I want to say, and as a particular word appears on my screen, I’ll question it. I know the word when I see it in context, and the language flows naturally, but […]
Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truth Banned in Schools
How wonderful it is that there are still parents in the Judeo-Christian tradition willing to sacrifice their children to God. Like their forefather, Abraham, Federal Way School District parents, in Washington state are ready to condemn their progeny.
Abraham, as I remember from Sunday School, obeyed his God with a sense of grief. The folks […]
Who Will Define the Debate on Escalation in Iraq?
Once again Democrats are in the position of not only having to defend their own position but also of having to prevent those who oppose them from redefining the debate. This has long been the strategy of the Rove Republicans: when your arguments are weak change the rules of discourse.
Today in Bush’s radio address […]
Olbermann Counts Down to Escalation Speech
I used to wonder why the world needed MSNBC. Since I found Keith Olbermann, I know.
Thanks, YouTube, Thanks Keith!
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How To Listen to Bush’s Escalation Speech
NPR’s Steve Inskeep and David Green review presidential speeches seeking support for unpopular wars in the past. (Morning Edition 12/10/07.) They note the long rhetorical tradition of leaders telling Americans that a far greater danger awaits if the president doesn’t get his way, be it more funds, more troops, weapons systems, or whatever. When heard […]
Beach Impeach
OK, So this is why the Dems need to cover their left flank.
On Saturday, January 6, 2007, over 1,000 people gathered on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to spell out the word “IMPEACH!” with their bodies in the sand.
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Virginia General Assembly to Target Gay-Straight Alliances Once Again
Reports are that this will likely be passed by the House of Delegates and fail in the Senate once again.
The basic idea is that since you have to treat all student extracurricular groups equally, you make students have to get signed permission slips from their parents to participate in any group. (Washington Blade.) Now a […]
Gambling With Our Soldiers’ Lives
A current must-read is “Why Hawks Win,” by Daniel Kahneman and Jonathan Renshon, in the Jan./Feb issue of Foreign Policy. Kahneman was featured today on NPR’s “Weekend Edition.”
If you don’t read the whole article, skim to the end subhead, “Double or Nothing.” What the authors are clear about is that there are psychological biases common […]
Claims of Saddam’s Martyrdom Were So Predictable
It’s not always satisfying to be correct. Sometimes it can be damned aggravating.
Last week I wrote:
Who benefits from the death of Hussein? Certainly the risk to the U.S. is greater in killing him than it would be to let him wither away in isolation and obscurity. One can make the argument that he deserved to […]
Review: Who Killed The Electric Car?
This is a great documentary, now out on dvd, that thoroughly covers the shenanigans around the birth and death of the electric car, the EV1 from General Motors Saturn division in the late-1990s to early 2000s. It’s really worth a look.
The film conveys the kind of excitement an auto buff feels at an auto show, […]
The “Way Forward” for Democrats
The Daily Kos presents yet another report of a Bush signing statement, this one only a few weeks ago, on Dec 20. If a right-wing court were to rule that the President can actually legislate this way, Bush fabricated the right for the executive branch to examine postal mail without a warrant.
The new leaders in […]
Disappointed in Massachusetts
Revised 4 Jan. for clarity.
It is a blow to hear that Massachusetts will advance their anti-gay marriage amendment to the next stage in the process. An aspect of the disappointment is a feeling that some powerful allies who in the past took some courageous stands have now folded — the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, […]
Shocked by the horror of hanging Saddam Hussein
It’s amazing how the effect of finding others who share your outrage can change one’s mood. The facts and my opinion have not changed. I’m still horrified by the circus atmosphere in the media, as well as the super-viral spread of the video across the internet. The difference is that I’m encouraged by reading emails […]
Has Saddam Hussein made snuff films culturally acceptable?
The video shows the sordid nature of the Iraqi regime, and although it may be cheered in the White House, most others feel revulsion on watching it.
Auld Lang Syne?
For Old Times sake? I, for one, am ready for new times.
2006 was the year when the winds finally began to shift. It’s been a tough century for progressives — so far. The outcome of the Fall elections may be a blip on the political timeline, but just may be a harbinger of good […]
