The Thinker--or Just Sitting Around?

I've wondered about Rodin's famous sculpture. Is he engaged in deep thought or sitting around wasting time? And why isn't he wearing pants? I ask the same of myself. Here we comment on well, mostly politics. Or we may just sit! If you like it, tell a friend. If not, tell us, but please read the GROUND RULES before you do.

Friday, June 08, 2007

"Non-Alcoholic" Beer

So the official White House line is that the beverage of choice was "non-alcoholic" beer. Yeah, right. First of all, find an N/A w...

Those crazy kids!

Clearly a member of the "32% Club"

Here in the "Heartland of America (tm)" apparitions are a fairly common occurrence. Normally I pay them no attention at all - as m...

Thursday, June 07, 2007

A horror of horrors

First of all, may we offer all our condolences to the family of Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas. By all accounts, he was a good and decent man....

If this is the best of all possible worlds, what are the others?

The right-wing base is in a tizzy over some comments made by NASA chief Michael Griffin dealing with climate change. In an interview with N...

A "contact your representatives" moment

Just like last year, both the Senate and the House have passed (by sizable margins) bills which would expand federal funding for embryonic s...

Lawrence of Arabia, redux

T.E. Lawrence, 1920 The people...have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it will be hard to escape with dignity and honour. They...

Who ARE these people?

WASHINGTON — Public approval of the job President Bush is doing now matches its all-time low, an AP-Ipsos poll says. The survey, released T...

Meanwhile, back in Frostbite Falls...

ANKARA , Turkey (AP) - Hundreds of Turkish soldiers crossed into northern Iraq on Wednesday pursuing Kurdish guerrillas who stage attacks on...

SHE ran a national campaign? And she is a "law professor?"

Susan Estrich, the "mastermind" of that great Dukakis campaign, and a professor of law, wrote that The only problem here is that ...

Fish fish fish!

From The Shawshank Redemption , where Red bets on the first to crack: That tall drink of water with the silver spoon up his ass. So now when...

That crazy activist judge!

Here's the wacko that sentenced Scooter Judge Reggie B. Walton assumed his position as a United States District Judge for the District o...

Who spends more time in jail?

With today's developments, does Scooter see the inside of a cell for longer than Paris?

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

If you don't stop building nukes, we'll nuke you!

So, we're watching the GOP debate tonight (the Cubs game hasn't started yet), and Wolf is asking the candidates about whether they w...

Alex, may I have "Triangulation" for $1000, please?

Dear Senator Clinton: In response to the question, "do you agree with Senator Edwards that this war on terror is nothing more than a bu...

30 months, aaah...

We'll be Scooter-free for 2 1/2 years! Let's just hope the judge has the guts to send him away pending appeal ( more ).

Thursday, May 31, 2007

The Lasting Bush Damage

Yes, he has destroyed the constitution and made the world hate us, but some damage can be undone with a Democratic president and Congress. T...

Back from wandering

I return from the desert to find that the Democrats, as feared, have no spines. Trying to stay rational, so I don't go nuts... I can...

Friday, May 25, 2007

Iraq-No-Phobia

Still feeling that ol' Democrat disgust. I would especially like to take the junior senators from Illinois and New York out behind the w...

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Coast Guard, they're the boat guys right? Life jackets, no drinkin' on the boat?

Fearless Leader addressed the graduating class of the Coast Guard Academy. Guess what--SEPTEMBER THE ELEVENTH!! In this war, we face a bruta...

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