Month: April 2007

Guns Aren’t the Answer—A Personal Story

Posted by Marty Aussenberg | Apr 18, 2007 |

Gadfly is Marty Aussenberg, a columnist for the alternative weekly Memphis Flyer. Marty is a former SEC enforcement official, currently in private law practice in Memphis, Tennessee. The carnage at the Virginia Tech campus this...

Hillary Clinton is Doomed

Posted by BooMan | Apr 18, 2007 |

Gallop Polls is somewhat mystified about the precipitous fall of Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers. And, I admit, a close look at the polling numbers is somewhat confusing. But, it comes down to political engagement and a...

Just STFU, you bitches and ‘hos.

Posted by Kahli | Apr 18, 2007 |

Okay, don’t shut up. Wail, rage, weep. And you guys who have yet to start listening, now might be a good time. Imus, Markos, Cho-Seung Hui, The Supreme Court, Charles Carl Robert IV, Duane Morrison, The...

How Many Dead Equal Failed Government?

Posted by Larry Johnson | Apr 18, 2007 |

What are we to make of the bizarre contrast between our national grief over the terrible slaughter of students and faculty at Virginia Tech and our muted reaction to the continuing bloodbath in and around Baghdad? One mass...

Cafe Closed. New Cafe Opened

Posted by froggybottom | Apr 18, 2007 |

Newbies, Lurkers, and SplashersHop on In!Question for everyone:What was something you learned at your first paying job?New to the site? Check out the FAQs and New User GuideDon’t be shy! Now’s your chance...