Monthly Archives: September 2008

There are 111 days remaining in the Bushian Term — although a different sort of additional Term is earnestly desired — and we are accorded the moral epigram of the Reign of Bush the Dumber: Pfizer to focus on more … Continue reading →

Associated Press: “Fear swept across the financial markets on Monday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down as much as 705 points, after the government’s financial bailout package failed in the House….” I’ve been looking for the story that follows since … Continue reading →

I haven’t commented on the Rightie Bloggers’ snarking after the Debate, mostly because it was too pathetic and desperate to warrant mention. Grasping at straws, they seemed to fail to notice that McCranky, Patriotic War Hero, wasn’t wearing a flag … Continue reading →

[except as noted, all photos ©2008 Hart and Jayne Williams] [This is part ii. Part i is HERE. I'm breaking this down into 1,500 word bite-sized chunks.] There is a fundamental contradiction in our view of the West. On the … Continue reading →

[note: all photos are © 2008 Hart and Jayne Williams.] The West in all its cluttered, rapine glory. The West and I are so intertwined that I cannot speak of one without the other. I have lived my entire life … Continue reading →

I was going to note that in Rovian politics, it doesn’t matter who won the debate. What matters is who wins the DEBATE about who won the debate. But John McCain made the point for me earlier in the day … Continue reading →

Tomorrow’s news today. From the Wall Street Journal (24 minutes ago): SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 WaMu Fails, Is Sold Off to J.P. Morgan Biggest Banking Collapse in U.S. History; Government Arranges a Deal to Safeguard Huge Thrift’s Deposits, Branches By ROBIN … Continue reading →

Now, wait just a goddam minute here: This is EXACTLY the same stunt that McCain pulled for the Republican Convention, attempting to turn it into a telethon for Hurricane Gustav, lest we be reminded that Bush and McCain were, literally, … Continue reading →

[Part the Second] What we gots here, kids, is yer classic Jeffersonian/Hamiltonian split. They hated each other’s guts and so do we. ii. Republican mendacity is based on rapacity Michael Goldfarb called his brownshirts on the New York Times again … Continue reading →

[Part the First] Belief is a funny thing. If you believe ANYthing strongly enough, the mind can come up with infinite justifications, can rationalize ANYthing, will DO anything. But belief without any actual evidence to back it up has another, … Continue reading →

Happy Equinox. Exact this morning at 8:44 PDT. I am back from 3,000 miles in the American West, and, having prepared my blogs a week in advance, the timeliness of the instantaneous news cycle has been absent — for a … Continue reading →