As the ever-continuing saga of John Bolton enters what seems to be its 248th week, it becomes increasingly obvious that George Bush will not back down on his choice for America’s ambassador to the United Nations, despite any number of questions about Bolton’s temperament, ethics, diplomatic skill and his penchant for thinking that the rules […]
The dangers of using a feed reader
Seeing this headline out of context was almost enough to send me over the edge:
Learning that it was football player Rich and not manwhore Jeff was not enough to stave off shock.
Time magazine’s blog of the year
Armando at Daily Kos ponders what kind of drugs it must take to […]
In a first-season episode of The Wire, HBO’s bleak look at the perpetual inner-city drugs cat-and-mouse game, two police officers drive past a series of their problem corners only to find the ghetto equivalent of tumbleweeds rolling in the breeze. Clueless as to why streets that just a day earlier had been infested with […]
As you might have heard, the House and the Senate are close to agreeing on long-stalled energy legislation, a move that can’t come a moment too soon in this era of $60-a-barrel oil, global warming and overloaded power grids. At least that’s the theory behind the energy bill, and the happy-face talking points that are […]
One of the more recent (and overused) Republican talking points is that the Democrats stand for nothing but obstruction, with few ideas of their own on how to deal with the issues and problems facing Americans. The flip side to this Democratic “inaction” is that the Republicans must be the party with its finger on […]
A trip down the memory hole:
Republicans Vow To Punish Clinton If He Appoints Lee (12-97):
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill say they’ll make President Clinton suffer if he sidesteps the U.S. Senate to make Bill Lann Lee the nation’s top civil rights attorney. But Clinton apparently is determined to do just that.
“If they make a recess […]
…in fact it’s a crime.”
“If you know better
Could you do better?
Or would you sell your soul
Just to roll in the cheddar?”
-Public Enemy - “More Hype Believers Than Ever in ‘97“
Largely lost in the subsequent Karl Rove and Supreme Court coverage was a story that, based on its place in history and significance to the current […]
It’s the morning of the 5th day of random bag searches in New York City’s subway system, and, in case you were wondering, I’m still furious. Here’s why: It doesn’t seem like anyone else is furious.
Over the past few days I spoke to many people at work about the searches and most of them […]
Well, not actually with Ken Mehlman or any of the people at the RNC who…you know…matter, but one of the benefits of being mistaken for a Republican is the chance to have a conversation like this:
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(phone rings)
Me: Hello?
RNC Drone: Mr. Leder? This is Emily at the Republican National Committee Headquarters. How are you doing today?
Me: […]
White House to Release Early Roberts Papers (WaPo):
The White House will make public the bulk of documents related to Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr.’s service as a lawyer in Ronald Reagan’s administration but will withhold papers generated during his time as deputy solicitor general under President George H.W. Bush to preserve privileged internal […]
