Responding to loaded questions
I got an email today on a non political mailing list that enraged me. I wanted to respond, but not wanting to get mired in a hopeless discussion I deleted it. After reading this article on Schiavo, I...
View ArticleChatting with Jesus: On Bush
My dad sent me this today. I did a google search and found the site of the fellow who wrote it. It is brilliantly and brazenly funny and true. Read it!
View ArticleThis I Believe: a Proposal
NPR launched a series today which imitates a radio phenomenon from 50 years ago called "This I Believe". The program features short essays on core principles by Americans from all walks of life. The...
View ArticleThe girley men have arrived!
Eric C. Bauman, the chair of the Los Angeles Democratic Party has written a great humorous and informative essay on the history of the fight against the governator. The girley men have arrived and have...
View ArticleAngelides in Thousand Oaks tonight
I am going to an event near Thousand Oaks hosted by the Democratic Club of Conejo Valley. It starts at 6:30pm at the Los Robles Greens Banquet Facility
View ArticleA candidate I can believe in.
I believe in family and sacrifice to make the world a better place for each generation. I believe in integrity and accountability, in succeeding by raising each other up and investing in a better...
View ArticleDo not repeat the mistake of 9-11
After 9-11 liberals and progressives were silent. Out of respect for those who had died, out of compassion for their survivors, we avoided talking about why it had happened or what should be done....
View ArticleWhy Rove's lawer is saying Karl only mentioned Wilson's wife, and not her...
It occurred to me today that this is just the kind of slippery trick he would pull. He wants to be very sure everyone knows and accepts that Rove never said Plame's name. There's a good reason for...
View ArticleElectronic Voting: verification over security
Electronic voting is actually a very simple problem, complicated only by attempts to obscure methodologies. Companies want to have proprietary systems and monopolize as much of the market as possible....
View ArticlePledge to put that $100 gas rebate to good use
The Dark Wraith put out an excellent proposal yesterday on what to do if the Republicans force that gas rebate through: If the hundred dollar checks are indeed disbursed pursuant to an Act of Congress...
View ArticleIf Liberals Tax and Spend, Conservatives Print and Waste
Sure, we believe in taxes. We believe in a government that provides the services and level playing field that makes life safer and more secure. Like healthcare and policing. We believe in a government...
View ArticleImposter embarrases HUD with plan to rebuild New Orleans
"Everything is going to change about the way we work, and the change is going to start here today in New Orleans" -"Rene Oswin" (alias; true name unknown) This article(CNN) describes the exploits of a...
View ArticleIntroducing a seductive injustice and the new Afghanistan
Dale Carrico points out an article fraught with perilous portents. There are two important ideas introduced in this article which should be advance warning to us. As Dale suggests, these memes are the...
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