Month: August 2006

Albert goes by many names.  The longest is “Grand Poobah of the Ancient and Venerable Order of Floor Lickers.” He licks the floor a lot.  We don’t know why.  Sometimes it’s obvious that we...

A reminder to Connecticut Democrats as they prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday to elect their candidate for Senator.For all the discussion of Karl Rove’s outreach to church groups in 2004 to drum up support for George...

Got this courtesy of Think Progress: Continued Republican House and Senate majorities would likely mean more of the same on climate. House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said he would oppose global warming mandates if...

While Lebanon’s death by thousand cuts fills the news, the Israeli ravaging of Gaza continues unabated: The United Nations has called on world leaders not to forget the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, saying it is at least as...

“Some say, ‘Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.’ I say, ‘Those who ignore history are in for a big surprise.'” – Stephen Colbert (2006) History does have an unforgiving way of...