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, May 08, 2009

A Tale of Two Joes: Baseball Musings

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. One of the most famous opening lines in literary history could well describe Joe Torre’...

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Feliz Cinco de Mayo, Hermanos y Hermanas!

On May 5, 1862 an outnumbered and ill-equipped Mexican army defeated the occupying French Army in the Battle of Puebla. This event was the c...

So Much for "Rebranding."

The GOP has picked Jeff Sessions from Alabama to replace Arlen Spector as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The selection of...

Monday, May 04, 2009

Condi Rice: 'Waterboarding Diplomacy'

Former GWB Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice made this mind-boggling, and PROBABLY CRIMINAL, statement to a Stanford student because, AS AL...

Days we should remember

They seem like distant and unrelated memories. First, May 1886: and May 1970: The bloodshed on these distant May 4ths though evolved from co...

A.A. Milne in the Swine Flu Era

Friday, May 01, 2009

Who Would Jesus Torture?

From CNN.com: More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected ter...

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Alex, may I have "Blowholes" for $1000?

I was listening for just a minute to the drug-addled gasbag while out at lunch. He was ripping into the president's Churchill reference ...

Does cheese glow?

Bill Nye the Science Guy goes to Waco : The Emmy-winning scientist angered a few audience members when he criticized literal interpretation ...

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sure don't need that money...

In a remarkable bit of irony, given that they called it "pork" amidst swine flu, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) led the fight AGAINST f...

Newsflash: Sen. Arlen Specter Sees the Light!

This hot from the Washington Post: Senator Arlen Specter has decided to SWITCH PARTIES from that R-word to the Democratic Party. Wow. This i...

SCOTUS Rules Against Fox: No Drive-By Potty Mouth Allowed

From the NYT : WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the government could threaten broadcasters with fines over the use of ev...

Swine Flu Source Identified

The Guardian published a story this morning about a possible link to the source of the Mexican swine flu outbreak. In the U.S., the diseas...

Monday, April 27, 2009

The stupid, it burns

CNN's on a roll today. Headline: "Historian: Give Obama an 'incomplete'" Wow? Really? He's completed roughly 6% ...

Disingenuous much?

The headline story on CNN.com: Bipartisanship didn't last long for Obama There's little debate that Democrats who run Congress will ...

Thursday, April 23, 2009

You mean like this, Carlos?

Taking the day off, going to the Bulls game tonight.

Back to torture

So, now it appears that BushCo. Inc. was torturing to get confessions they knew were phony, i.e., the ridiculous to assume even from the beg...

Meanwhile, back in Frostbite Falls...

Anyone notice this little tidbit from Madame Secretary? I think we cannot underscore [enough] the seriousness of the existential threat pose...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Torture Memos: A Question of Justice

Regarding the release of the torture memos: The CRIMINAL Bush regime is putting forward a full-court press -- Dick Cheney (former acting pre...

See, it worked, right? It worked! It's in the paper!

Don't ask me why (my own personal penance, perhaps?) but I do occasionally listen to right-wing gasbag radio. Today was so SO rich. The ...

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