Friday, December 29, 2006

Blood for blood

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So, Saddam Hussein is dead. I will shed no tears for his passing. He truly committed acts of great violence and malice, and the harm he ca...

They don't make heroes like they used to

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According to an AP poll , 13% of Americans consider Der Chimpenfuehrer their "hero of the year." I have but two questions: 1) Who ...
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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Insert your own caption here, redux

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Hang in there...

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"When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." Dr. Samuel Johnson So Saddam is to di...
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A couple of housekeeping details

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Readers/commenters: I decided to turn the annoying letter box thing back on. I know it seems redundant with the comment approval, but we we...
Monday, December 25, 2006

A Happy Holiday to All

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"A merry Christmas, Bob," said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back. "A mer...
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Sunday, December 24, 2006

Three of these things....

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Three of these things belong together Three of these things are kind of the same Can you guess which one of these thinhs doesn't belong ...

And the war came (or we went looking for it)

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"... and the war came" Abraham Lincoln ".. how to win this war in which we find ourselves" George W. Bush "War is ...
Friday, December 22, 2006

Waiting for...the Decider to Decide (thanks and MANY apologies to Samuel Beckett)

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ESTRAGON: Charming spot. Inspiring prospects. Let's go. VLADIMIR: We can't. ESTRAGON: Why not? VLADIMIR: We're waiting f...
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Same Thought, Different Centuries

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As riches increase and accumulate in few hands; as luxury prevails in society, virtue will be in a greater degree considered as only a grace...
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Thursday, December 21, 2006

The "N" word (no, Michael Richards, not that one)

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An article in Slate raises the question of references to Hitler and the Nazis in the course of political debate. The piece quotes New York ...
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Do you see what I see?

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The president said he interpreted the Democratic election victories six weeks ago not as a mandate to bring the U.S. involvement in Iraq to ...

By Mark Silva

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By Mark Silva That’s really all you need to know, isn’t it? Any byline by this shameless hack signals another waste of ink and pulp defendin...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Rhetoric and Reality

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Rhetoric and Reality ( link ) Words of wisdom from Fearless leader (the Year 2000 beta test module) "I just don't think it's t...
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Maybe the Iraqi government is becoming more like ours...

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Thirteen men convicted of murder, kidnapping and other crimes were hanged in a Baghdad jail on Tuesday, lining up short...

Has anyone seen my (lap)dog?

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( London ) "We need to recognise that a central element of foreign policy - the intervention in Iraq--has failed in its objectives so b...

Who should I listen to?

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Washington The Bush administration is split over the idea of a surge in troops to Iraq, with White House officials aggressively promoting t...
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Monday, December 18, 2006

Workin' hard, makin' progress....

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WASHINGTON - Attacks on U.S. and Iraqi troops and Iraqi civilians jumped sharply in recent months to the highest level since Iraq regained ...

It's lovely weather for a dumbass together with you

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This one is remarkable. Every time I see Bush's plummeting approval ratings, I always ask myself who these dwindling few supporters are...
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Quote of the Day

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"I had a sense, for the first time, that the Iraqi political leadership realized that this thing was slipping away" Sen. Lindsey G...