Archive for October, 2006
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
There's something to be said for optimism. It's a great way of approaching difficult tasks, and it makes you feel good. Of course, there's a time and a place for everything - optimism and pessimism, courage and fear, fantasy and reality. Of course, optimism, in and of ...
Posted in Politics | 5 Comments »
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
Since the beginning of the Iraq war, the administration as stayed the course with this line - "we'll stand down as the Iraqis stand up". Obviously, the Iraqification of the war isn't working. This report demonstrates some of the reasons why the Iraqis are falling down instead of standing up ...
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Middle East, Military, Politics, Quickie, World News | No Comments »
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
The Dems are already licking their lips over possibly winning one or both houses of Congress in November. Much of that lip polishing is justified. They've been marginalized as the minority party and haven't been able to do much except cluck about Republican shenanigans. Their impact on legislation has been ...
Posted in DailyFeatured, General | 18 Comments »
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
BUSH: Okay...uh...now that Big Broth...uh...the Vice-President is...er...here with us...I guess we can...uh...start the meeting. Is that okay, Dick? Er...I mean...uh...Mr. VeeP....[tags]Bush, White+House+meeting, Cheney, Big+Brother[/tags]
Posted in Gonzo's Grab Bag, Politics, Quickie | 3 Comments »
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
One veteran BBC executive said:
'There was widespread acknowledgement that we may have gone too far in the direction of political correctness.
'Unfortunately, much of it is so deeply embedded in the BBC's culture, that it is very hard to change it.'
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Political pundit Andrew Marr said: 'The BBC is not impartial ...
Posted in Diaries | 15 Comments »
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
No time for a picture of it hanging above the toilet. But as I was getting out of the shower... (wait this is sounding gross).
Seriously though... In the hotel bathroom there is this "Save the Environment" placard discussing Bath towels and Linens. It talks about the ...
Posted in Diaries | 3 Comments »
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006
or so says Jonah Goldberg. His article is interesting for what he says now ("it was a mistake") and for what he does not say ("we should therefore leave"). Something else he does not say is "Stay the course". While he does not say what the different course should be, ...
Posted in Diaries | 71 Comments »
Saturday, October 21st, 2006
for Conservatives to stay home this November 7th from the typically gloomy but not-alone-in-the-gloomy-Conservative-ranks John Derbyshire.
I'm not in those ranks, but it is an indication that there may be lots of Conservatives thinking the same way.
Not all Conservatives think much of the Compassionate Conservativism of George Bush or the Wilsonianism ...
Posted in Diaries | 8 Comments »
Friday, October 20th, 2006
It's common knowledge that George Bush has never met a law he felt he had to follow. Which ones is he dodging? Check out the Index of Presidential Signing Statements.
Posted in Current Affairs, General, Homeland Security, IDIOT, Middle East, Military, Police State, Politics, Right Wing Nut, Terrorism, World News | No Comments »
Friday, October 20th, 2006
Reports show that this year's Antarctic ozone hole is the biggest ever since recording began. The latest measurements show that Earth's ozone layer hole is now larger than the entire North American continent. But hey, there's no such thing as human impact on global climate, right?
Ozone depletion is almost entirely ...
Posted in Environment, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Science | 2 Comments »
