Month: December 2005

(Cross-posted at Daily Kos and my blog) About two weeks ago, hannah posted this diary with links to New Orleans businesses for dKos users to shop during the holidays (and, hopefully, beyond). I took up Hannah’s call and...

In a rebuke to warm and fuzzy FEMA, federal Judge Stanwoood R. Duval Jr. (Eastern District of Louisiana) has ordered that the agency’s coverage of hotel bills for Katrina evacuees continue through February 7, 2006.Link...

I am amazed at how often the adjective “dog” has been applied by politicians to other politicians. Obviously this is not because a dog is loyal, but because the word serves as a wonderful handle by which you may grab...

When I saw a headline quoting Gov. Dean saying the US could not win in Iraq I knew we would shortly be hearing all the usual noise and complaints about his latest “gaffe.” Of course, I was reminded of his definition...

It began as America’s embarrassment. Now it is Europe’s dilemma. (FT) [A] dispute over the alleged kidnapping, detention and mistreatment of a German citizen by CIA agents, and a court ruling in the UK banning the...