Month: February 2006

I have been estranged from a family member for a few years.  Actually several of them.  I guess there is a turning point for everyone.   The two I am most estranged from are a brother and an uncle, both career...

Take with the regular Capitol Hill Blue shaker of salt: A written report from Secret Service agents guarding Vice President Dick Cheney when he shot Texas lawyer Harry Whittington on a hunting outing two weeks ago says Cheney...

Buon Giorno! Tonight’s host is Izzy. Wine! Cappuccino! Tiramisu!!Salute! Nothing is in its regular spot next to the door — we’re in Italy! Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier) Where...

[From the diaries by susanhu with minor edits.] Why We Can No Longer Afford George W. Bush by Lewis H. Lapham I would like to draw your attention to this essay in March 2006 issue of HARPER’S. Lapham bases much of his...

Here is some of the “evidence” our nation’s counter-terrorism experts are bringing into court: FBI agents suggested answers to some of their questions during a protracted videotaped interview in which a Lodi...