Month: January 2011

Casual Observation

The CIA’s zombies never die. Dewey Clarridge is still running amok two decades after Poppy pardoned him on Christmas Eve 1992. This is the guy running his own private spy network in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The private...

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Cowengate (Updated)

[UPDATE 2, 23/1/11] The Green party ministers have just announced their resignation from the government bringing the number of remaining cabinet ministers down to the constitutional minimum of 7. They have also called for the...

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Michelle Bachmann and Socialism

I saw this headline, and became upset: Michele Bachmann: Health Care Law “Crown Jewel of Socialism” Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, a Republican and founder of the Tea  Party Caucus in the House, today cast...

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Olbermann Quits

I wonder what precipitated this: Keith Olbermann, the highest-rated host on MSNBC, announced abruptly on the air Friday night that he was leaving his show, “Countdown,” immediately. The host, who has had a stormy relationship...

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