For the moment, my country is no longer the craziest on the planet.
This despite the fact that Bush is using Vietnam as a talking point on how not to a war just like Vietnam in Iraq.
Lewis thinks I might have sleep apnea, though I’d have to go get tested to be sure. Would sure explain [...]
It appears that Dennis Hastert will not be seeking re-election for a return to his seat in Congress after 22 years.
But as a nice send-off, let’s talk about some of the things he accomplished, both as a Congressman and as Speaker of the House.
Objected to the usage of federal money to rebuild the black poorer [...]
I knew someone back in high school whose first name eludes me but whose last name was ‘Seaman.’ I can imagine he spent much of his life experiencing the mockery and jeers of peers. I imagine his parents never even considered that.
He was in the marching band with me. He played the Tuba, I [...]
When this nation required a humble Secretary of Defense — we got Rumsfeld. When we wanted a legal scholar at the Justice Department, we got the tort-meister of torture, Alberto Gonzales. When a soothing voice was necessary to repair America’s tattered image, Bush sent John Bolton — a man with the diplomatic touch of Napalm [...]
Signs were posted everywhere here in Denver over the preceding several weeks about the 3pm moment of silence yesterday to reflect on the meaning behind Memorial Day (née Decoration Day). On busses, on street poles, on lights, on the ground–wherever. Just remind people that the US has lost a lot of blood all over the [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m somewhat of a pessimist when it comes to the direction that our politicians, those men and women we have chosen to represent us to the world, are taking this great country of ours. You don’t have to be Edgar Cayce to prophesy that these fine men and [...]
According to this article McCain is apologizing for saying that American lives were being “wasted” in Iraq. He says he meant to say “sacrificed.” And that “sacrifices” are never wasted.
Mr. John McCain and Ms. Karen Finney (the DNC (Democratic National Committee) spokeswoman) need to get their acts together. Most of the country believes that lives [...]