Daily Archives: 06/09/2005

nola: telling bush quote

Just heard this one from President Bush: “Bureaucracy’s not going to stand in the way of getting the job done.” No, it isn’t – especially when the federal bureaucracy refused to do anything until well after the point of being effective. In the same photo op, Bush also said that he’s going to send VP

shoulder, day 21

Three weeks ago tonight my shoulder decided on a trial separation that lasted 2 hours and change. Right now, it’s doing okay. I still can’t lift anything, and I have an appointment with my orthopedist for a check-up this Thursday. I’d like to find out that I can do some small tasks that involve movement

dems, this is your spine: call me sometime

I’m sick and tired of seeing high-level Democrats – senators and representatives galore – not lashing out vocally against the BushCo failure in NOLA. Sure, you hear carefully-scripted words calling for “an investigation,” but not one of them is framing the issue like this: If you voted for George W. Bush in 2004, are you

all hail gilligan

I write this during a break from my econometrics class… A tip of the white sailor’s cap to Bob Denver, who passed away today last Friday at 70 years of age. He was undergoing cancer treatments at the time. Smooth sailing, li’l buddy!