…a group going by the regal-sounding name of the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is planning to ask voters here to change the name of a prize-winning water treatment plant on the shoreline to the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.
An Honor That Bush Is Unlikely to Embrace
Monthly Archives: June 2008
A Suitable Memorial
Monday, June 30, 2008
Moving Towards The Center
Sunday, June 29, 2008
To read the editorials this week, you’d think that Barack Obama was more closely approximating some kind of consensus by saying that he’ll vote for the new FISA bill even if it contains telecom amnesty. They call it “moving towards the center.”
The thing is, according to this poll, 61% of the public wants the government [...]
Very Dissapointed
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Can I just tell you how disappointed eighteen-year-old me is with the Libertarian Party today? You see, eighteen-year-old me voted for Harry Browne for president because he was a card carrying Libertarian (Yes, I still have the card somewhere) and the Libertarians were right even if they were going to lose, and eighteen-year old me [...]
Devo vs. McDonalds
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Devo Sue McDonald’s Over Happy Meal Toy
Weird Al didn’t even use the Power Dome when he made the Dare To Be Stupid video, probably because the thing is a registered trademark. You know whose side I’m on.
FISA
Friday, June 27, 2008
So, should I be hopping mad about Obama’s FISA behavior, or should I just relax because it’s all part of a double-secret triple-back plan because a very smart man told Keith Olberman so.
Some organizer who wants me to volunteer for Obama tomorrow gave me a phone call. I mentioned my dismay about the Senator’s recent [...]
Understanding Polls Is Hard
Friday, June 27, 2008
Chuck Todd Sez:
Be careful over-interpreting the independents number for McCain in current polls. The reason he’s doing well among indies is that a growing slice of them are former Republicans.
This goes to the party I.D. issue. As more folks refuse to identify themselves as GOPers, they move into the independent category, making those voters more [...]
Buried Alive
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Conyers: Could the President order a suspect buried alive?
Yoo: Uh, Mr. Chairman, I don’t think I’ve ever given advice that the President could order someone buried alive. . .
Conyers: I didn’t ask you if you ever gave him advice. I asked you thought the President could order a suspect buried alive.
Yoo: Well Chairman, my view [...]
Harsh
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Our traditional media is hardly squeamish. They talk about all manner of deplorable acts from child rape to crystal meth whores to serial killers. Why then can’t they call torture what it is, instead opting to call it “harsh interrogation techniques” every single time they bring it up? Why are they “detainees” and not prisoners?
It [...]
Talking White
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Nader: Obama ‘talking white’
Thanks, Ralph. You’ve been a big help.
Centralizing Power
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
How come there’s a legal limit to how much money I can give to my favorite political candidate, but there’s no limit to how much money I can give to a corporation?
