As his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee approaches, it looks like Alberto is in deep doo-doo and his cramming sessions are not paying off: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has virtually wiped his public schedule clean to bone up for his long-awaited April 17 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee—a session widely seen as a crucial test as to whether … Read More
Even The Late Jeanne Kirkpatrick Was Against The War
Wow. Even the godmother of modern neo-conservativism disliked Bush’s policies: The Nation: It’s stunning criticism from a hawk who for over two decades has been a guiding light for the neocons who cheerleaded the nation to war in Iraq. In her book, she contends that the invasion has so far been counterproductive: On a personal note, I have dedicated much … Read More
Columnist Kaye Grogan Heavily Hits The Sauce
The thing I love about reading conservative columnist Kaye Grogan is that you can just tell that’s she’s sitting there with glass of bourbon at her computer-side, as she rambles on about, well — you’re never really sure. Last week’s column was a diatribe about money raised in presidential elections. We’ll join her somewhere in the middle (her second drink, … Read More
Oh, Hi!
Haven’t blogged for a while. Just a stready stream of hits are keeping me busy these days. Too bad really. I would have liked to chimed in on Imus (who cares), Schilling’s pitching (yay, it’s back), various machinations going on in our nation’s capital (shorter version: Republicans suck)… But mostly, I would have liked to have written a timely kudos … Read More
First They Told Me About Contaminated Wheat Gluten In Wet Dog Food…
….and I said nothing. Then they told me about contaminated wheat gluten in cat food, and I said nothing. Then they told me about contaminated wheat gluten in dry dog biscuits, and I said nothing. Then they told me about contaminated wheat gluten maybe even being in human food, but then I read wikipedia and decided I’m okay, since it … Read More
Tangled Web, And All That
One of the humorous side-stories to the U.S. Attorney purge scandal involves the firing of the U.S. Attorney from the state of New Mexico, David Iglesius. As former Gonzales chief of staff Kyle Sampson admitted last week, there was no real performance reason to fire Iglesias. In fact, it’s indisputable at this point that Iglesias was actually fired because he … Read More
Consequences Of The Surge
This is what happens when it’s more important to get U.S. soldiers in Iraq as opposed to getting appropriately-trained U.S. soldiers in Iraq: Two soldiers killed in Iraq in February may have died as a result of friendly fire, Army officials said Wednesday, not from enemy fire, as the press reported.The military suspected friendly fire later in February but did … Read More
Nathan Tabor, Criminologist
You may have heard the story from Florida about those two 10-year-olds and an older teen who brutally attacked a homeless man. Nathan Tabor thinks he knows why the kids did it: (1) They weren’t allowed to pray in schools; (2) they thought that killing was okay, because abortion is legal. Seriously, that what Nathan says.
U.S. Government Funding an al-Qaeda-Related Terrorist Group
This seems like a bad idea: In the years since 9/11, al-Qaeda as a centrally controlled organization has been largely crushed. Its core leadership has been reduced from several thousand to several hundred, its ability to mount large-scale attacks has been seriously degraded, and it has evolved into something closer to a franchise operation than a single coherent group. According … Read More
Awesome
Chances are you’ll probably never see the Japanese drama/comedy/action film with absurdist overtones called Zatochi (2003). It’s about a blind nomad — a master swordsman — who saves a small town from ganglords. But at least you can see the last scene — one of the best tap numbers ever filmed (yes, they tap in traditional Japanese garb!)
Sanjayamania!
A smattering of recent Sanajaya related comments from the media and around the blogosphere: Washington Post: Sanjaya, if you’ve missed the show to date, is the Heather Mills of "American Idol." Instead of dancing without a leg, he’s singing without a vocal cord. A talent amputee. New York Times: Outsiders always have an inside edge. Mr. Malakar, who is of … Read More
A Post That Probably Only I And My Brother Might Find (Slightly) Interesting
The picture below is causing a bit of a stir, because it shows Karl Rove at a company called Coptix, a Chattanooga computer outfit which — speculation goes — may have something to do with "privatizing" White House emails so that they cannot be discovered through pesky things like subpoena and FOIA requests. But it is the picture on the … Read More
Surge Report Card
No, it’s not all hunky-dorey, Senator McCain: U.S. and Iraqi forces launched the security offensive in February. In March, violent deaths dropped in Baghdad, according to Iraqi morgue and police statistics. But violence rose elsewhere in Iraq, fueled largely by suicide bombings. In March, a total of 2,762 Iraqi civilians and policemen were killed, down 4 percent from the previous … Read More
Dear CNN
Just because a shooting happened in your building, doesn’t mean it is "breaking news" to the rest of us.