Month: August 2005

Sleeping on the Leather Sofa

How many nights? How many different apartments different cities? How many years since my first night slept on this couch? Thank God for friends who still unlock their door for you when you show up unannounced unwashed and...

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Frog March For Booman — Part II

The frog march that we are really anxious to see — the frog march of Karl Rove out of the White House — may take many more months. In the meantime, I and the Better Half have been tracking a more local frog march,...

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Is the American Dream Dying?

Last evening, my teenage daughter,who is taking a U.S. History course as a Junior in High School, talked about a question posed by her teacher:What is meant by the term America as a Promised Land?The entire class   said...

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Today’s Topical Limericks

“We support you…”  Bush faux southern drawl. “We’re expendable…” just about says it all. These Buffalo riders, Stalk IED’s and their hiders, While chickenhawks dodge...

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Gore Won! – Hindsight by New York Times

If only we could go back to 2000 and start over. I worked on Gore’s campaign and was devasted by the loss. By running for the U.S. Senate, Katherine Harris, Florida’s former secretary of state, has stirred up some...

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