Month: May 2005

The Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) plan to consolidate U.S. troop presence from 106 bases into four “giant” bases “is seen by some,” reports The Guardian, “as a sign that the US...

What’s the top story on CNN TV this morning? Someone found that 250 Level III sex offenders have had their Viagra prescriptions paid for by Medicaid in NY State. Shock abounds. What kind of doctor would prescribe Viagra to...

Via NBC’s “First Read”: [T]he Des Moines Register [NO LINK] reports that a group of influential Iowa Republicans and conservatives are warning potential GOP presidential candidates “that any GOP senator...

If you are not familiar with the case of Jeremy Hinzman a US soldier who deserted to Canada when his unit was about to be deployed to Iraq… His claim for refugee status was denied by Canada’s Immigration &...

Cross-posted rom dailykos here Today I embark on my 60th year.   That means this is not one of those major occasions, ending in a 0 or a 5.  But it is significant enough that I know this much  — I will spend...