Archive for September, 2007
Right on Time…
Right on time, the funding requests from Patrick Murphy and Bob Casey begin hitting my inbox.
I don’t think either of these people really want my money. After all, I’m a MoveOn member, and my views are condemned. By Congress no less, which has decided, however symbolically, that it’s in the business of censuring [...]
Read More..>>And On a Happier Note!
Philly Bits is back! Go give Ray some sugar, and for the love of God, someone atrios him already: he’s a great writer and needs the traffic.
Read More..>>“Something Completely Disingenuous”
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“There was something completely disingenuous about the feigned outrage of the Republicans and the White House and then the Congress about this. This was classic bait and switch.” Bill Clinton, speaking on the condemnation of MoveOn.
In what I see as a transparent and insincere attempt to distract rank and file Democrats from their [...]
Cutting Off Your Nose
1. Chris Murphy (D-CT) – $502,997.60
2. Jason Altmire (D-PA) – $447, 939.94
3. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) – $378,950.54
4. Michael Arcuri (D-NY) – $183,495.05
5. Zack Space (D-OH) – $170,158.40
6. Nick Lampson (D-TX) – $168,200.01
7. Chris Carney (D-PA) – $168,107.14
8. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) – $163,643.00
9. Tim Mahoney (D-FL) – $159,580.97
10. Paul Hodes (D-NH) – $150,017.00
11. Kirsten Gillibrand [...]
“You Could Just Send the Money”
There’s a pretty long period of time between the end of Sam’s last visit (he went home September 9) and his next arrival (November 15 or November 17). I’m supposed to have him every other month because his mom claims she can’t afford to bring him to me every month, and unfortunately that next visit [...]
Read More..>>Open Letter to the Democrat Party
Sirs and Madams:
You will note that I refer to you using the pejorative “Democrat Party”: given your recent votes to condemn political speech and citizens’ advocacy, it is clear there is nothing democratic at all about your party.
Sometimes a poem or song more effectively communicates emotion better than simple prose. I would like to offer [...]
Biting the Hand that Feeds
The House joined the Senate in condemning MoveOn: Representatives voting for this useless waste of time included Chaka Fattah, Joe Sestak, and Patrick Murphy.
Here is the text of MoveOn’s latest email to me regarding this oh-so-important-issue-before-Congress:
Dear MoveOn member,
They didn’t condemn Vice President Cheney when he falsely connected Al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein.1
They didn’t condemn [...]
Bush PArdons Himself, Senate to Abet
Disgrace.
Read More..>>Censure the Post, Bob and Arlen!
Oh dear. It seems that MoveOn’s ad did more damage than anyone thought. Now the Washington Post is contradicting General Petraeus: just like MoveOn, they’re suggesting he may have cooked the books:
Apparent contradictions are relatively easy to find in the flood of bar charts and trend lines the military produces. Civilian casualty numbers [...]
A Gig in Philly!
If you live in Philly, I’ll be thumping the upright bass this evening at the Tritone with Skip Heller opening up for Radio I Ching and supposedly Tommy Ramone (though I don’t see that name in the listings, so caveat emptor (I’m just the bass player, what the heck do I know?)
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