I know it still seems like a long time off. I know I never guessed this guy would be our president for 8 full years. But there is a day coming that will provide a celebratory burst of long-awaited relief: inauguration day 2009. Whether he’s replaced by a republican, a democrat, an independent, black, white, [...]
Archive for May, 2007
It appears Amazon is not responding to my requests, Dave.
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama
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While out on the campaign trail in January of 2000 Bush asked, “Is our children learning?”
Seven years later the more relevant question is: “Is our president learning?” Apparently not:
“The United States will not avert our eyes from a crisis that challenges the conscience of the world.” – W at the White House, May 29, 2007
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When General David Petraeus reports to Congress and the American people in the fall he will, no doubt, put his best face on the short-term results of the increase of US combat forces in Iraq that has come to be known as the “surge”. He will fail.
He will report some successes. Yes, some neighbourhoods in [...]
According to researchers at the University of Hong Kong, there is a species of barnacle (Rhizocephalan Sacculina) of which the female will invade the body of male and female crustaceans (crabs in particular) in order to distribute their nutrient absorbing, branching root structure, mature and protrude a reproductive organ, mate with a passing male barnacle, [...]
Scanning through web pages yesterday I was struck by a photo in The New York Times accompanying a story about how Bush continues to express confidence in Alberto Gonzales. (Okay… that’s not the actual photo.) This was the day after, Monica Goodling, a key member of his staff, a lawyer, and a former opposition researcher for [...]
And Gerald Ford also had something to say from beyond the grave:
Rumsfeld and Cheney and the president made a big mistake in justifying going into the war in Iraq. They put the emphasis on weapons of mass destruction. And now, I’ve never publicly said I thought they made a mistake, but I felt very strongly [...]
Bone Machine, “Pocahontas,” George Washington and Me
Published by May 22nd, 2007 in Arts & Leisure and Music. 0 CommentsTonight I was thinking about how I haven’t posted anything on this site for over a week. Master Harikari told me once that I should post something every day even if it’s something as simple as say, “How long has it been since you’ve listened to Bone Machine by Tom Waits? I thought so… go [...]
Can We Do Counterinsurgency?
Published by May 21st, 2007 in Iraq, Miscellaneous and al Qaeda. 0 CommentsThe United States and NATO campaign in Afghanistan to support the democratic government of Afghanistan and to defeat the al-Qaida/Taliban alliance has always represented something of a balancing act. The challenge is to accomplish these critical and difficult tasks without alienating a population that has always been suspicious of and resistant to anything they perceive [...]
Somehow some people don’t know what lol cats are. I tried explaining, but I got all caught up in the the evolution from the first lol cat I ever saw, Invisible Bike, to the most recent one to actually make me laugh, It Are My Birthday.
Now, not only is there the requisite stupid cat [...]
Tinky Winky Says “Bye Bye” to Old Friend
Published by May 17th, 2007 in Church & State, Humor, Miscellaneous and Politics. 0 CommentsWouldn’t it be ironic if I ended up spending an eternity in hell with Jerry Falwell because of the glee I’m taking in this man’s demise?
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