Monthly Archives: March 2008

As featured on Crooks and Liars So, let me get this straight: I’m defending Abraham Lincoln from Northwest REPUBLICANS? Blog WAR (between the states)! Infamous trampler of Southern Rights? I took offense today. I took offense at a posting that … Continue reading →

Now that the putative Republican nominee is fixed, he is, therefore, no longer much worthy of notice. He is relegated to a series of half-hearted photo-ops, including the almost criminally stoooopid sales pitch of McCain — with a supporting SURPRISE! … Continue reading →

They learned some of the lessons of Vietnam, all right. They confined protests to Orwellian “free speech zones.” They kept

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To a recovering Republikan, who cannot fathom the circular firing squad nature of Democratic party politics: There is a fundamental difference in style between the two parties — but they switch sides on issues constantly. (Remember when REPUBLIKANS were screaming … Continue reading →

EXTERIOR – ESTABLISHING – DAY We see a high, helicopter shot. Against the backdrop of the Rockies, a summer ski resort, backed against the green of the mountain slopes, with the grassy ski runs transforming the mountainside into a manicured, … Continue reading →

I, who have been against this obscene war from day one, sometimes think myself beyond the capacity to be shocked by any bullshit pulled on its behalf by the media whores who roll over so casually for the Usurper and … Continue reading →

Note: For those expecting comment on the 4,000 death milestone in Iraq, er, I covered that on FRIDAY. No point in getting crushed in the avalanche of commentary on that. Jane Fonda speaks and NBC flummer-flibs, following Instead, this is … Continue reading →

Courage.

Friday Hello. It’s the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. And being the curious sort of person that I am, I have always wondered WHAT today’s supposed to be. It’s hinted at in the Nicene Creed, the Constantinople revision … Continue reading →

Arthur C. Clarke died the other day. It was during the black festivities of the Fifth anniversary of our Forever War. I have refrained from commenting on either, because suddenly we are so beset with a storm of cosmic, karmic … Continue reading →