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Archive for February, 2008

W W W?

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

President George W. Bush has done it once more. He’s taken the Constitution and pretty much shredded it this time. He wiped his backside with it over wire tapping, tromped on it over the Patriot Act and pretty much stuffed it in the trash with his personal war in Iraq. ...

Just Because You’re Gay?

Friday, February 15th, 2008

Recent news events highlight some of the issues that routinely concern gays. It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last time that we see a confluence of events. However, as one reviews the content of these stories, one begins to see the connections and the consequences that ...

Congressional Democrats: Nothing But Smoke and Mirrors

Friday, February 15th, 2008

If you’ve been following the news in the past year, you’ve probably noticed how completely useless our new Democratic “leaders have been. And you were probably wondering: is this something calculated; some sort of sick variation on Good Cop Bad Cop? Or are the Democrats really this timid and ...

Miers and Bolten Going Down For Contempt

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

One of the nice things about Valentines Day is that you really get to show the love. Congress today showed President Bush exactly how much they love his tossing executive privilege around and at the Congress. President Bush has his executive privilege piled up so high around the nations capitol ...

The World Has Changed Forever

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

On September 12, 2001, George Bush stood atop a pile of rubble in New York and announced the world had changed forever. For the most part, it’s changed in ways few foresaw and without many rational, presumptive changes ever quite taking root, but it has changed, just as he promised. For ...

Risk

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

I have written before that in general conservative s operate on fear while liberals operate out of necessity. Let me briefly review this idea. In general conservative s are the successful wealthy business people who fear losing what they have - money. Or, conservative s are the morally upright religious zealots ...

Flip Flopping And Waterboarding

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

You may not remember this: Q Sir, do you agree with the Vice President that a dunk in the water is a “no brainer” when it comes to interrogatin g a terror suspect? PRESIDENT BUSH: This country doesn’t torture, we’re not going to torture. (more…)

Volunteers of America

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

To paraphrase, I can’t define momentum, but I know it when I see it. From Brilliant at Breakfast:  … it’s clear that there is a coalescing happening around Barack Obama, who according to CNN exit polls yesterday in Virginia won: (more…) Tags: Barack Obama, BIO, presidential elections

Driving Miss Hillary

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

An exclusive interview with Hillary Clinton reveals her shocking secret ambition: “You think I give a flying F$&# about the White House?? THIS is what I really want!” Tags: BIO, Obama, Hillary Clinton, humor, White House

The Cost of Food For A Week

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

My family of three spends about $400 a month at grocery stores for food and probably another $200 a month dining out or buying extras for cook-outs. Included in this budget is fresh produce and meat, organic dairy products, and a small assortment of snack (junk food) items. Also included ...