Month: July 2005

A Case for Rove: Devil’s Advocacy

I’ve been reading some of the right-wing talking points on Plamegate. They seem to have a braincramp that prevents basic reasoning. So, let me lay out a case for Rove that assumes his only motive was to raise (legitimate)...

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Today’s Economic News

DIA -.13%, SPY +.26%, QQQQ +.47% 10-year Treasury -11/32 to 4.15% Oil +$1.78 to $60.70/bbl Dollar -1%/euro -.8% versus yen The markets were mixed today, with the Dow dropping while the S&P and NASDAQ rose.  Oil’s...

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It WAS a Hate Crime

Chuck Currie, the king of UCC bloggers, has been all over the story of the arson attack on St. John’s Reformed UCC in Staunton, Virginia. He now passes on this article from the News-Virginian: Federal agents on Monday...

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Women Rejected by Iowa Voters

cross posted from Our Word It appears that the men and women of Iowa have a problem with women holding elected office.  It is the only state besides Mississippi to have never elected a woman to the governorship or congress....

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