“…Shut her down and get governing”
– The President, to Iraqi politicians. Truly inspiring words.
Song: Message In a Bottle
Artist: The Police (Wikipedia)
Genre: Rock
Speed: Fast
Lyrics: Lyrics Freak
Notes: This is a really good song about being alone, and putting your SOS in a bottle. Or something. I’ve always wanted to communicate by messages in bottles. Like in the comic B.C. Oh wait, he ssends messages by slabs of rock. Never […]
Associated Press:
Two Democratic senators said Thursday they have found a way to pay for a program to fund rural schools without selling 300,000 acres of national forests, as the Bush administration has proposed.
Sens. Max Baucus of Montana and Ron Wyden of Oregon said their plan would raise $2.6 billion over the next 10 years for […]
Apparently, preaching tolerance of one’s fellow man is very controversial. Funny, I thought Jesus advocated tolerance.
This morning, journalist hostage Jill Carroll was set free after 3 months of captivity. Her family is very relieved, as are journalists around the world who have spoken out against her captivity. Journalists and her friends are celebrating. Meanwhile, Republican pundits are saying other things…
MCGUIRK: She strikes me as the kind of woman who would […]
Apparently that false yellowcake claim that the Administration made in the 2003 State of the Union Address which led us into war was much more important than anyone thought– at least in the eyes of Karl Rove, senior Presidential aide:
Karl Rove, President Bush’s chief political adviser, cautioned other White House aides in the summer of […]
The Pew Research Center has released a detailed poll on American public opinion towards the issue of immigration. The results? Entirely mixed. There’s no consensus on most of the questions asked. However it was heartening to see that there was a consus on some of the more obvious questions posed.
For instance, take the notion that […]
Remember when it looked like ultra-conservative racist Republican pundit Ann Coulter had (in local elections)voted in the wrong district, with fake identification? Apparently law enforcement thinks she’s got a little bit of explaining to do:
Palm Beach County’s elections supervisor has given the right wing’s unofficial mouthpiece 30 days to explain why she voted in the […]
“The judge paused for a second, then looked directly into my lens and said, ‘To my critics, I say, ‘Vaffanculo,’ †punctuating the comment by flicking his right hand out from under his chin, Smith said.
The Italian phrase means “(expletive) you.â€
I privately predicted that sooner or […]
From Knight Ridder:
Schools to limit military recruiting
Thousands of parents in South Florida have won a small victory in their fight to regulate military recruiters’ access to high school students.
In Miami-Dade County, district officials plan to implement a uniform policy next school year that regulates on-campus military recruitment visits, said district spokesman Joseph Garcia.
The policy will […]
Chris has some great quotes and facts relating to this year’s midterm elections over at MyDD. I suggest you check them out. Quite an upper, rather than a downer. If that makes any sense. Go check it out.
Associated Press this morning:
Kidnapped U.S. reporter Jill Carroll has been released after nearly three months in captivity, Iraq police and the leader of the Islamic Party said Thursday. She was reported in good condition.
She told a Washington Post reporter: “I was never hurt, ever hit…I was kept in a safe place and treated very […]
The Bush administration, amid record budget deficits, has been spending huge amounts on advertising and public relations contracts to counter a hostile media environment.
The administration spent $1.62 billion on advertising and public relations contracts over two and a half years. Most of the money was spent by the Defense Department amid its efforts to recruit […]
Associated Press:
Americans question the ability of the United States to create democracy in other countries, and are divided on whether successful efforts could even make the U.S. safer, according to a poll released Thursday.
Only 36 percent of those surveyed by the Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index believe the U.S. can help spread […]
Boy, this War on Christmas… er… War on Easter… er… War on Christians. Boy, the FOX news guys sure do love to fabricate attacks on their own religion. I gotta wonder what’s next. Any ideas?
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