Month: December 2009

Thursday Dog Blog

What?If you look closely you can see that lily’s left forepaw  has been shaved in the middle.  That’s because it’s grass seed season here.  She got one stuck under the skin between her two middle...

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Sorry, But No…Jane

I love this shit. Jane Hamsher responds to my piece by saying that Rahm Emanuel did too start talking about triggers in January. To do this, she creates a timeline of sorts with the first date listed as February 2009. But, if...

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Reimporting Drugs

Getting back to that PhRMA deal that bars the reimportation of drugs… President Barack Obama still supports the re-importation of pharmaceuticals from other countries even though a deal he struck with the drug industry...

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Hamsher Finishes Off-Key

I get emails. Dear Martin, The Senate is cutting a deal to kill the public option by giving the President the “trigger” that his Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, has been fighting for since he took office. Shoveling...

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Can We Get Some Accountability, Please?

I don’t even disagree with the Justice Department’s decision to ask a judge to throw out Jose Padilla’s case against John Yoo. We can’t have government attorneys getting hauled into court to account for...

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