Bring It On!

Archive for January, 2007

Color me somewhat skeptical about this.

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

It's almost too good to be true. It's not, of course, the whole solution to Iraq but it's the sine qua non. Al Sadr and his Mahdi Army have been a thorn in our side since day 3 in Iraq. If his militia can be disbanded or neutralized, a very ...

The Results Are In!

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

As promised, here are the results from my post about anonymous commenting (Poobah Speaks thread and Bring It On thread). There were some good points and the comments were refreshingly civil compared with many threads. Kudos to all who participated. But despite being cordial, I'd like to point out that no ...

Immigrant Nation

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

CNN's Lou Dobbs is an endearingly loopy dog who has hold of the immigration bone and won't stop chewing. Regardless of what sort of carnage the rest of the world is experiencing Bulldog Lou ledes with immigration. Even when he touches on other stories, the commentary moves back around to ...

CEOs in the US are underpaid

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

or so says Steven Kaplan of the University of Chicago at the Harvard Law School Corporate Governance blog. Oh...so ALSO say Andrew Sorkin and Eric Dash in, of all papers, The New York Times (unfortunately, behind the TimeSelect pay-wall).

“I’m In”

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Well, Hillary is "in." I'm in. And I'm in to win. Today I am announcing that I will form an exploratory committee to run for president. And I want you to join me not just for the campaign but for a conversation about the future of our country -- about the bold ...

Here is a Video, Featuring Some Great Parenting!

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Charlton Heston, eat your heart out!!!

“We encourage the Legislature to take a second look at the statutory language if it is troubled by our ruling.”

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Let's hope they do because life in prison for a consensual adulterous affair in furtherance of another felony seems a tad steep even to this former pastor. I mean, I know the commandment says, "Thou shalt not commit adultery" and the Old Testament recommended death for adultery but...well...we've pretty much ...

Iran is asking for their “consulate” people back…

Friday, January 19th, 2007

See Link. You know what I say, fuck them! They held our people for 440 days back in 1979-1980. Despite what people think about the war, I say Iran should explain who these people are to us. They should explain what they were doing in Iraq. If ...

Iran is asking for their “consulate” people back…

Friday, January 19th, 2007

See Link. You know what I say, fuck them! They held our people for 440 days back in 1980. Despite what people think about the war, I say Iran should explain who these people are to us. They should explain what they were doing in Iraq. If ...

And you think politics in the US is contentious…

Friday, January 19th, 2007

When some Republican Representative throws his shoe at Nancy Pelosi you'll know we've really hit bottom.