Monthly Archives: September 2007

Here are some links for further reading: From Google News: Shame on Cheney Salt Lake Tribune, United States – 6 hours ago It was with dismay that I read that Dick Cheney will be in Utah once again (Tribune, Sept. … Continue reading →

[NOTE: Because it just might make you read it, longtime newsman Doug Krile lists this in today's Krile Files as "The Best Story of the Night: Oh, my. There's enough intrigue here to keep anybody interesting. Follow the twists and … Continue reading →

A followup to my post on Wednesday: 2007-09-26 What? Politeness Counts in Foreign Relations? And just imagine how we look to the REST of the world with our clueless and crapulous performance. Not that we care a fig for what … Continue reading →

SMOKING GUN UPDATE 4:04 AM PDT: Paul Singer is one of the three richest libertarians, according to Ron Paul‘s ex-Congressional Senior Aide and District Representative, Eric Dondero [Rittberg]: # Eric Dondero Says: January 30th, 2007 at 3:22 pm Just breaking… … Continue reading →

[Note: Read the "prequel" to this post, "Private Legislatures" first and this will make a lot more sense to you. -- HW] The California media are chasing their tails over the revelation that the “Electoral College” initiative that’s supposedly failing … Continue reading →

Good news of a sort, today — unless you happen to be one of those who make their living gathering petition signatures, or running petition campaigns for money in those twenty-plus states that allow ballot measures and initiatives. Another “stealth” … Continue reading →

There is some “law” of debates that states whenever “Hitler” or “Nazi” is used, the rational portion of the argument goes off the tracks, and reasonable debate concludes.* [* Godwin's Law. See HERE for how to get around it.‡] [‡This … Continue reading →

As noted HERE, HERE and HERE, other writers seem to have noticed what rude, boorish slobs America has been to the visiting Iranian head of state. It wasn’t about the Iranian President. The way that he was treated is seen … Continue reading →

I have tried for the past three days to say what Rick Perlstein says here brilliantly, and far better than I could have. If that doesn’t pique your interest, nothing else that I can say will. Please read it. Please? … Continue reading →

This is about the fallacy that the entire Rightie attack on The New York Times over the MoveOn ad is based on. The fallacy that, when revealed, drops their whole house of cards. I have been chided privately for using … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I wrote the following: MoveOn Moves On, Challenges Rudy To Do His Duty MoveOn has just released the following press release on PRnewswire, which reads, in part: Now that the Times has revealed this mistake for the first time, … Continue reading →