Month: October 2007

Mission Accomplished. Again

Know how our conservative compatriots long for the good old days of the Cold War, before nuclear arms agreements and the collapse of the Soviet Union allowed that particular existential threat to “our freedoms” to...

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Making the case for World War III.

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeIf an alliance of first world nations like France, Germany and the UK joined in battle to stop America’s reckless foreign policy, it...

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Maybe this is Why Myanmar is so Repressed

After reading this story now I know why they don’t allow many foreigners into Myanmar, and send minders out to make sure they don’t mingle too much with the natives. It’s not just the political repression they...

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A Note to Roscoe Bartlett

It looks like our Congressman in the Hagerstown area (Washington County, MD) is going to vote to uphold Bush’s Veto on S-CHIP. This is disappointing, as I believe most of the people I live around would like to see this...

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Crooked Hastert Calling it Quits

You know it’s bad when you’d rather quit Congress than stick it out until the next election. Apparently, Denny Hastert can’t take it anymore. Former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) is expected to announce that...

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