Monthly Archives: August 2008

Preamble . [Note: On the anniversary of their TRYST three years ago, Bush and McCain are reluctant — for some reason — to be seen together. Monday’s GOP speeches, including Bush and Cheney have now been canceled due to the … Continue reading →

I awakened, returning from the Land of the Freed Balloons, and there was a thought, no, a conclusion, no, even more than that, a deep conviction that hasn’t altered all day.

Today, John McCain broke the GOP’s world record for cynicism by picking a breeder Barbie™ doll from Alaska as his running mate. In a grotesque setback for oratory in general and political oratory specifically,

It’s the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina taking out New Orleans and a huge chunk of the Gulf Coast between Louisiana and Florida. Bet you’d like a CAKE, John McCain! Oh, that was the cake that you and Bush paused … Continue reading →

According to the last information I have, Bernie Ward is due for sentencing in court in San Francisco  today, August 28, 2008. When more information becomes available, I’ll post it. Courage. UPDATE, 11:57 AM PDT: Here is the story at … Continue reading →

And there will be no blog, as we have plans that preclude the writing time normally accorded this blog. Courage.

If you don’t know what “ratfucking” is, read yesterday’s post. It’s OK. I’ll wait right here until you get back. Back? OK. Today’s kindergarten bullying insult is “I know you are but what am I?” And today is anti-officially, according … Continue reading →

All along the icy wastes there are faces smiling in the gloom. Roll up roll down, Feeling unwound? Step into the viewing room. The cameras were all around. We’ve got you taped; you’re in the play. Here’s your I.D. (Ideal … Continue reading →

There is a political point in this, so don’t let the math scare you. There won’t be any pop quiz. I took an awful lot of math in high school and university.  Fourier Series and L’Hopital’s Rule and Fibonacci Series, … Continue reading →

The big story is, of course, the perfectly stage-managed “who is it?” media frenzy that the Obama campaign whipped up for the Democratic Convention. (It’s Joe Biden, but then everybody knows that now). The Veepstakes, as media has now dullardly … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, Mark Twain tells us‡, there was: THE WOUNDED SOLDIER. In the course of a certain battle a soldier whose leg had been shot off appealed to another soldier who was hurrying by to carry him to … Continue reading →