FISA: You Can Do Something
Kossack, do not give up. Our fight has only begun. Barack cannot do this by himself, as much as we wish he could. The Junior Senator from Illinois is just that: A junior Senator who gets pretty...
View ArticleThe (Almost) Dead Hand of Charles Keating
A long time ago, in a younger political world, when illegal wars were waged secretly, not openly, Americans were shocked (shocked!) to discover that one rich man, Charles Keating, had other rich men...
View ArticleBangor? I just met her: Palin in Maine
UPDATE BELOWCalling all Mainiac Kossaks: Sarah Palin will rally at the Bangor Airport, Thursday, October 16. Whaddya say we give her a big welcome?Tickets are required. You can RSVP to our beloved...
View Article[UPDATED] Bangor? I just met her: Palin in Maine
UPDATE BELOWCalling all Mainiac Kossaks: Sarah Palin will rally at the Bangor Airport, Thursday, October 16. Whaddya say we give her a big welcome?Tickets are required. You can RSVP to our beloved...
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Stretch Run: Canvassing NH w/Pictures
I do not like making phone calls. I do not like meeting new people. I don't like bothering strangers. I take rejection personally. I am not a natural canvasser.Ian, my friend, knows this. But he...
View ArticleObama Mix: A simple request
There are a growing number of great beats getting put out in support/honor/inspired by Barack Obama.If this thing comes together the way we all hope, would it be too much trouble, could I ask, can we...
View ArticleProp 8 Fallout: Maine Clergy Back Same-sex Marriage
The fall-out from the California Prop-8 battle continues, and not all of it is bad news. The "mainline" Protestant denominations have largely trended with progressive values for years. This progress...
View ArticleHolder: "Waterboarding is Torture"
From The Blog of Legal Times:Attorney General nominee Eric Holder Jr., in response to Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy's first question, said unequivocally that waterboarding amounts to...
View ArticleClimate Change: Debunking a Denier
I got an email from my Aunt last Thursday:Dear [Gooch] - I got this e-mail from Bob [xxx], who is in our small group at church. He is the son of Bob & Betsy [xxx] who were active in the...
View ArticleFalse Choices: WSJ's self indulgent crap continues
The Wall Street Journal's editorial page has become as predictably shallow as Rachel Ray, without the useful side effect of dinner.This week's victim: the energy crisis. In "Let's Get Real About...
View ArticleDeath-talker "A Danger to the Community"
Finally, death-speech is getting some attention. Calling Hal Turner "a danger to the community," a federal judge in Chicago has denied bail to the Web talk show host who has been charged with...
View ArticlePoem(ish): An Ode to Colorado Springs
Thanks to Bink's diary of earlier, many of you already know the sad saga of Colorado Springs.Due to a combination of civic intransigence and the hand-cuffing effects of TABOR, the City finds itself in...
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