Month: May 2007

Washington, D.C., meetup news

We have exciting news for the 3rd annual Mid-Atlantic blogger meetup — aka YearlyCarnacki, at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 26, in Washington, D.C. Special guests Wesley Clark, Elizabeth Edwards, Senator Jay Rockefeller and Rep....

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Microsoft’s Attempt to KILL FREE SOFTWARE

Daily Tech headline: “Microsoft Wants Royalties From Linux and Open-Source”. Since I have been around before there was a Microsoft (Gates and Ballner included), I just could not let this go by with a comment on the...

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Nutter Calls Knox a Scumbag

Well…we were having a nice little primary on the issues. The race for the Democratic nomination for mayor of Philadelphia had been remarkably free from rancor, race-baiting, and dirty politics. That has all changed in the...

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This is the part where we "Do justice"

Many progressive people of faith cite Micah 6:8 as one of their favorite verses of scripture: And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. This is the part where we do...

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Will 2010 be the Year for Women?

This diary is in response to BooMan’s diary Can We Get Some Female Senate Contenders? I agree with BooMan that, so far, the situation in 2008 looks very bleak. This is quite a disappointment as we’ve seen in the past...

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