Monthly Archives: January 2009

There are 165 hours remaining as I write this . I am writing this at 12:00 PST on Tuesday, January 13. (12:00 Noon EST on Tuesday January 20 = 9:00 AM PST.) At 9:00 AM PST, there were exactly 7 … Continue reading →

We are now under 200 hours remaining in the Bush Maladministration. And THEN we start the investigations. Courage.

There are less than 200 hours remaining in the Bush Interregnum. Georgie is out in front of the press, kissin’ ass and justifying his every action. T’was history’s (and Clinton’s) fault. Please don’t mind that this is somewhat rambling and … Continue reading →

But what possible purpose can this serve, this political equivalent of being Amish? They withdraw from a world of facts to a world of their own imagining, and it used to be that we put people like that in rubber rooms so they didn’t hurt themselves, instead of breathlessly watching their progress via tabloid headlines.

When you promote a culture of ignorance, and pretend that whole professions are instantly available to a non-licensed plumber, you are promoting, what? A society in which no one takes pride in a job well done? Continue reading →

Courage.

Eagle-eyed reader Phil E.* responded to my response to his response to my post “The Aristocrats” with this observation. [* NOTE: It is our policy, at his vorpal sword, that any reader responded to is, by definition, “eagle-eyed” and, we … Continue reading →

George Bernard Shaw: THE DEVIL: Hell is a place far above their comprehension: they derive their notion of it from two of the greatest fools that ever lived, an Italian and an Englishman. The Italian described it as a place … Continue reading →

I know a little something about humor. I’ve written two cover stories on L.A.’s comedy scene, listened to Harvey Lembeck telling his class how to play Sancho Panza on Broadway, and, the one time I was ever on stage at … Continue reading →

or, Custer Used To Be a Hero, Too The Pentagon honored George W. Bush today, putting him one step closer to being able to display a chestful of medallions at embassy dinners — and we all know how much Georgie … Continue reading →

Computing …. Courage.

Marianne I was idly musing on the question of prosecution: should we prosecute the crimes (like the outing of Valerie Plame, the war of aggression, torture, hiring on the basis of loyalty, etc. etc. etc. ), or should we just … Continue reading →