Time for us to go

With Republicans controlling Congress and the White House, conservatives these days ought to be happy, but most aren’t. They see expanding government, runaway spending, Middle East entanglements, and government corruption, and they wonder why, exactly, the country should be grateful for Republican dominance. Some accuse Bush and the Republicans today of not being true conservatives.… Continue reading Time for us to go

Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes

Matching an earlier condemnation of Israel, Amnesty International on Thursday accused Hezbollah forces of war crimes and “serious violations of international humanitarian law” during the Lebanon war, including indiscriminate rocket attacks and “deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects.” From Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes – New York Times I wonder if the… Continue reading Amnesty International Says Hezbollah Committed War Crimes

Why is Washington exaggerating the pirate threat?

Despite their impressive exploits of late—seizing oil platforms off the coast of Nigeria and, memorably, firing rockets at a cruise ship off Somalia—modern maritime pirates have been robbed of the mystique that once made them stars of the criminal underworld. A steady increase over the last decade in the number of thefts, hijackings, and killings… Continue reading Why is Washington exaggerating the pirate threat?

The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington

if you expect me to pass up a scandal involving poker, hookers and the Watergate building with crooked defense contractors and the No. 3 guy at the CIA, named Dusty Foggo (Dusty Foggo?! Be still my heart), you expect too much. Any journalist who claims Hookergate is not a legitimate scandal is dead – has… Continue reading The Best Little Whorehouse in Washington

How bad is he?

Bush ran as a moderate, tacked right and governed ineffectually – before 9/11. Since then he’s become the most radical American president in history – and arguably the worst. From Salon.com By Sidney Blumenthal Wow. After reading this I’m not sure what I need more, a drink of a shower.

Mocking Bush is my patriotic duty

Anyone who opposes the indefinite occupation of Iraq shouldn’t be labeled an al-Qaida supporter. That’s like saying that if I tell my exterminator that there are more efficient ways to rid the house of vermin than hitting them with a hammer, I’m “for the rats.” Bill Maher on Salon

Colburn-Obama pork act (S 2590)

The Senate passed legislation Thursday night that would create a massive, Google-like searchable database to track federal spending. From TPMmuckraker The cynic in me views this as election year bipartisanship. But this is a good bill. And one of the best reform since Sarbanes-Oxley. I happen to be against a prohibition against earmarks as it… Continue reading Colburn-Obama pork act (S 2590)