Month: November 2005

Froggy Bottom Lounge Welcome newcomers! Please introduce yourself Come on in! Grab a martini glass, the shaker’s on the bar CDs are in their regular spot next to the stereo Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge...

Murray Waas, an investigative reporter whose stories appear regularly in the National Journal has done yeoman’s work on the Fitzgerald investigation story. He has been consistently out in front of the parade regarding the...

Today is Veterans Day; also known as Armistice Day.  It is also the anniversary of a notable day in early U.S. history: the 211th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Canandaigua. Americans tune out Native American...

Liberal Street Fighter We hear it often, the assertion that protests at home destroyed troop morale in Vietnam, and that peace protesters “hurt the troops”. This convential wisdom, a cultural ointment smeared on any...

Jordan Flaherty of Left Turn has written some excellent articles about Katrina and its aftermath on New Orleans and other Louisiana residents.  This is from his most recent article, dated November 4: White New Orleans is...