Archive for the 'personal failure' Category
When You’re Wrong…
back in March 2008, former Republican and blogger John Cole had this to say about Iraq:
since I was as big a war booster as anyone, I thought I would list what I got wrong:
Everything.
And I don’t say that to provide people with an easy way to beat up on me, but I do sort of [...]
Dear AIG: Don’t Quit! I Have a Better Suggestion!
Via atrios, I learned that the crybabies executives at AIG might quit if they have to take a pay cut:
Five senior executives at American International Group told the bailed-out insurer last week they may quit if their compensation was cut significantly by the U.S. pay czar, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The five senior AIG executives [...]
It Has Been a Tough Week.
As I’ve written earlier this week, it’s really hard to spend 5 months without an extended visit with my guy, and driving up for his first day of school where I’ll get about a half hour of time with him makes it all the harder.
I just found out today my aunt is dying at the [...]
Like I Said, No Foresight
Worried about swine flu?
Guess what’s missing from Obama’s stimulus?
With money for pandemic influenza preparedness stripped from a huge economic stimulus bill that appears headed for final congressional approval, public health advocates say they have to look to the regular budgeting process for the next chance to get some pandemic funding.
The House of Representatives had [...]
Gramps McKKKain Gets Forgetful
“Zero?!?!”
Read More..>>An Open Letter to John McCain
Dear Senator McCain:
It’s been quite a week for you: your vice-presidential candidate is getting called out by the likes of Campbell Brown, after which she came off like a total idiot in an interview with total idiot Katie Couric, your own staff says she’s unprepared for the VP debates, you’re trying to duck the debates [...]
My Head Hurts
I am banging my head on the table right now, but I can’t tell you why.
A bunch of you DO know why actually, but because it’s part of the secret plan I’ve been working on for the past 6 months or so, and because I’m doing the whole thing all over again because now I’m [...]
Salt, Meet Wound
I wrote a post entitled Seething. Simmering. Coming to a Full Boil. in August 2006, detailing how my ex’s decision to keep the baby and then run away to Canada pulled the rug out of any realistic plans I had to pursue a career as a musician, which I’d been steadily sacrificing and working toward [...]
Read More..>>Public Apology
Unlike Arlen Specter or Richard Cohen, I firmly believe in apologizing when you’re wrong. Sometimes the apology can be a long time coming, and what follows is one of those instances. The story below does not portray me in a very good light, nor should it.
The other day, I bopped by my long-neglected [...]
Andrew Cohen’s Series on Gonzalez
if you have not yet read it, Andrew Cohen’s four-part series on Alberto Gonzalez is a must read, a profile of a dirty, vile, and utterly immoral little man. if it were up to me, Gonzlez would be disbarred, tried for a variety of crimes including malpractice, unlawful execution, violations of ethical standards, and [...]
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