Archive for May, 2007
Fooling Themselves
I am not now, and have never been, a Christian. It’s not out of some sort of antipathy toward the faith, at least not initially: I wasn’t raised in a religious family, and as my father’s atheism was often a topic on long car trips, I became a skeptic quite early in life.
However, recent [...]
Oil for Blood! Oil for Blood!
Remember back in 2003 when everyone marched through DC and NYC chanting “No Blood for Oil”, only to be roundly ignored by just about everyone in power?
“No Blood for Oil” accurately expressed our resistance to the war: it was clear that one of the main reasons for going to Iraq was to steal secure the [...]
The Simple Life
I spent most of Memorial Day in my house doing nothing. Christina’s was (is) in the middle of moving in, and was finishing her thesis on her laptop, while I sat in front of my computer blogging away. It was a beautiful day outside, and I was embarrassed at sitting in my room.
I [...]
Happy Last Throes Day!
Via Americablog, it’s the two-year anniversary of Dick Cheney’s “last throes” comment. Boy that Dick sure is prescient!
I think we may well have some kind of presence there over a period of time. But I think the level of activity that we see today, from a military standpoint, I think will clearly decline. I [...]
Separated at Birth?
Also, they’re both puppets.
Read More..>>Pennsylvania Representatives and Senators Who Voted to Keep Troops in Iraq
Jason Altmire voted against the Mcgovern Amendment.
Chris Carney voted against the McGovern amendment.
Tim Holden is a capitulator.
Allyson Schwartz is also a capitualtor (she voted for the Bankruptcy Bill too).
Senator Bob Casey voted to kill more troops (guess he’s not so pro-life after all).
Read More..>>Harrisburg Decides to Screw Philadelphia. Again.
Senator critical of SEPTA’s delay in raising fares
“The chairman of the state Senate Transportation Committee yesterday criticized the SEPTA board for delaying its approval of a fare hike, saying the strategy could endanger legislative support for more transit funding.
“SEPTA must do its share by raising fares and trimming costs – the state cannot be expected [...]
Bullet laVolta
More great Boston rock from Tim. I never saw Bullet laVolta live, but man did they sound great on vinyl.
Here’s “The Gift”. And after you watch/listen, here’s a great interview with BV. Man… now I’m gonna have to search out some Moving Targets to accompany this.
Cindy Sheehan Quits (And Who Could Blame Her)?
Late last night I saw two articles from Cindy Sheehan: one was her fare-thee-well to the daily kos community and the so-called left that abandoned her when she began to criticize Democrats for the same cowardice and corruption as the Republicans, and the other was her fare-thee-not-so-well to the Democratic Party, which has betrayed all [...]
Read More..>>Michael Smerconish Learns Another Lesson Others Learned a Long Time Ago.
I think Michael Smerconish needs to start wrapping his skull in plastic wrap. It’s quite clear that whatever grey matter he has floating around in that big shaved head of his is seeping out of his pores and into the air.
For Memorial Day, the Shame of Philadelphia interviewed a World War 2 Marin.
I said to [...]
