Month: November 2006

In the wake of the missile attack on a madrassa in the Bajaur region of Northwestern Pakistan which killed 80 people in an attempt to assassinate Ayman al Zawahiri, attacks on Pakistani military forces by groups aligned with the...

Post-election edition, cross-posted in orange. Dear Batshit Loopy Lame-duck Prez, I understand it has been a tough twenty-four hours for you, sir.  What with staying up past your bed time watching the country rebuke your...

While I sound utterly despondent in the last post (at my blog), my mood improved dramatically as this is clearly the first step in major changes afoot in D.C. In honor of the demise of Donald Rumsfeld, I bring you some of the...

Before the media goes overboard extolling the virtues of Bob Gates as the replacement for Don Rumsfeld, it is important to look back at Gates’ record and reputation.  Gates has some “splaining” to...

Our long national nightmare is receding. The American people have rightfully performed a national intervention (possibly an exorcism?) against the fear, hate and division so long sponsored by the Bush Administration, rejecting...