Month: June 2011

Third World America-Not Just Da Bronx

This piece is a followup to my post of a few days ago, Third World America-The United States of the Bronx. Friday morning, two days after my little Bronx odyssey. I work nights, mostly, and rarely get to bed before 3AM. This...

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Guess Who Supports More Asthma for Kids

Actually, you already know the answer if you read this site. It’s the REPUBLICANS. And I bet you can already guess why they think stricter clean air standards to help prevent (or at least lessen the impact of) childhood...

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East Africa Embassy Bomber Fazul Abdullah Killed

. BREAKING NEWS: NAIROBI, Kenya – The mastermind of the 1998 twin bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam Fazul Abdullah has been killed by Somalia government forces in Mogadishu  « click The alleged body of the...

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African Embassy Bomber Killed

Under Bush, terrorists were “elusive,” “masters of disguise,” and the president didn’t spend that much time thinking about them. Under President Obama, terrorists are dead. Hell, even pirates are...

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Pawlenty Goes Through the Looking Glass

People did not understand what they were doing, but they voted for this in November 2010. “It’s not even gridlock. It’s worse than that,” said Allan Lichtman, a history professor at American University who once ran for the...

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