Month: April 2006

“Dr. Dean Won! The Ponies Gather”

Posted by howieinseattle | Apr 13, 2006 |

The Good Dr. Dean on CNN today, “We have turned the Party around.” For those of you who may not have noticed or who have forgotten, Dr. Dean has been waging a battle for control of the Democratic party.Over the last...

Cafe Closed ~ New one open.

Posted by froggybottom | Apr 13, 2006 |

Martinis are in the shaker, chilled and ready to pour. Snacks are on the bar Please recommend (and unrecommend the Cafe/Lounge from earlier) May the 4’s be well chilled

Nuclearly Inchoate Nations (Or, Why Do I Even Bother?)

Posted by zentiger | Apr 13, 2006 |

(Crossposted over at dKos.) Before the Iraq War began, I put my Congressional Delegation on notice as to how I felt at the time. Now, sadly, three years later, I have had to quote my own predictive warning back at them,...

Libby’s Defense and George Tenet

Posted by BooMan | Apr 13, 2006 |

Reading through Scooter Libby’s defense discovery motion makes for some intereting reading. I think I find the following to be the most intriguing. It relates to the documents the CIA drew up for the Department of Justice,...

Denial of TV to the Poor as a Metaphor of US Industrial Decline

Posted by Londonbear | Apr 13, 2006 |

Television in the USA is often a murky mix of political interference and cow-towing to the interests of business at the expense of consumers. I am not only talking about what’s shown but how the picture arrives on the...