Via Jeff comes this morally bankrupt editorial by Peggy Noonan (which Jeff mystifyingly refers to as “excellent”) which essentially blames Mark Felt for all the ills of the latter part of the 20th century. First, however, she needs to trivialize his actions: Was Mr. Felt a hero? No one wants to be hard on an [...]
Archive for June 7th, 2005
Never Mind Nixon, Felt Was the Real Villain
Posted in Politics on June 7, 2005 | 12 Comments »
Jesus the Jokester
Posted in Politics, Religion, Satire on June 7, 2005 | 16 Comments »
For a long time (dating even back to those days when I considered myself a Republican) I’ve wondered how it is that the GOP got such an exclusive hold on the “Christian vote” when so many of the policies they espouse run directly counter to Christian teachings. I tried very hard to reconcile GOP positions [...]
Making the World a Better Place
Posted in General on June 7, 2005 | Comments Off
Kevin Drum wants to know how we would save the world: Today’s subject is….civil rights. You may interpret that broadly to mean race issues of any kind. So here is my question: if you could pass any single piece of federal legislation related to civil rights, what would it be? Think big! Assume we have [...]
Protect the West
Posted in Environment, Politics on June 7, 2005 | Comments Off
The Bush Administration is getting ready to turn more conserved land over to oil and gas industries for the incredibly minute natural resources to be found under them. Instead of acting as a steward for all Americans, they are rewarding their campaign contributers. You can go here to take action.
Nothing Changes: Kerry Still Innocent, Bush Still Stupid
Posted in Bloggin, Culture, General, Media, Politics on June 7, 2005 | 10 Comments »
There’s much ado in the right-wing blogosphere about thisBoGlob article on what they found in Kerry’s military records after he recently released them – namely, that his grades at Yale ranged from poor to middling, and he finished with an overall average almost identical to George Bush’s. The Globe has this puzzlingly superficial take on [...]
On Doggie Genocide
Posted in Doggie Bloggin' on June 7, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Xrlq (pronounced “Jeff”), with whom I rarely agree on anything, has a post with which I agree wholeheartedly. The gist of the post concerns backlash against pit bulls as a breed, wherein people are calling for banning the breed (and having some success), even so far as confiscating and killing dogs: “I’ll tell you what [...]
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