Daily Archives: 10/09/2005

nola: karen hughes is a hack

Karen Hughes, “image czar” for BushCo, says that it was “the looters” that had a greater impact on the lowering of the U.S.’s image abroad, not the failure of leadership of President Bush, Michael Brown, Michael Chertoff, etc. Hmm. Seems that everywhere I look online, it’s the BushCo fumble that’s drawing mostof the ire of

dems: oppose all bush scotus nominees

A quick message to all Democrats who are in positions to make a difference: Stand in the way of John Roberts and all other Bush Supreme Court nominees! Stand in the way. Filibuster. Oppose. Obstruct. Hold press conferences. Outflank the theocons. Above all: stand your ground. If Frist unveils the “nuclear option,” let him. There

want more proof that theocons lie?

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released a statement yesterday that lambasted congressional Democrats for “voting against [a] $52B disaster relief package for Katrina survivors.” 65 Democrats were singled out by this release. The only problem: the statement was an out-and-out lie. In fact, the only members of congress to vote against the $51.6 billion

fun at rfk

Due to a last-minute ticket swap with our friend, Kathy, sprite and I were able to go to tonight’s Nationals-Braves game at RFK. The game was quite a treat. Atlanta got off to a hot start, scoring two runs in the second inning and adding another four in the fourth. The Nats added a run

mmmm… food references

Possibly the best time-waster I’ve seen in a while – especially if you’re a fan of The Simpsons: The Simpsons Archive: Food Index. (As seen at Slashfood)