Happy Boxing Day to one and all! Christmas was a wonderful day. I’m in Connecticut, with sprite’s family as usual. We slept in, which isn’t too surprising, given that we arrived early on Christmas Eve day – 6:00 am, to be precise. Yup, we drove through the night, taking shifts on mostly empty roads, listening …
I read a newspaper story today that said “The world hasn’t stopped turning since the towers came down and the Pentagon smoldered and the earth was torn in a Pennsylvania field.” Yet for the Republican party (and certain Dems and “independent Democrats”), it’s as if the world did stop, then and there. Or if it …
It’s been five years since George W. Bush and his theocon cronies, with the complicit support of congressional Democrats, brought the United States to war with Iraq. A needless war. A senseless war. A deliberate diversion from the real war on terror and the pursuit of Osama bin Laden. A war that was more about …
George W. Bush should simply shut up. I mean, c’mon: calling Iran’s development of nuclear technology (which is equally likely to be for energy needs as weaponry, if not more so) a potential catalyst to World War III is ludicrous, reckless, and pedantic. You, Mr. Bush, are a fool. You’re trying to pick a fight …
He does not speak for me. He does not speak for intelligent people. He lies. He lies to his advisers – as they undoubtedly do to him. He lies to the people of the United States. He lies to the world. Under his watch, the United States has become less safe from terrorism. Under his …
If you believe that we are going the wrong direction in our Middle East military engagements, please vote against President Bush’s request for an additional $50 million in emergency war spending. That the president is already requesting such funding before the Patraeus shill report is issued shows that Bush will turn a blind eye to …
Keith Olbermann is a rare entity in journalism these days: a man who knows no fear, and who is willing to speak things that the corporate shills who run the major media outlets dare not say for fear of offending the Bush propaganda machine. And last night, as he has many times before, Olbermann said …
Activity: road cycling Location: Dupont Circle > Mt. Vernon, VA > Dupont Circle Distance: 37.9 miles (moderately hilly) Duration: 2:23 Weather: mostly cloudy, 80 degrees Avg HR: 135 (max 161) Type: aerobic A solo ride down the Mt. Vernon Trail to George Washington’s estate in Virginia. The crowds along the stretch of trail closest to …
Tonight’s Countdown featured Keith Olbermann’s most pointed, focused and necessary commentary on the corrupt folly and danger that is the presidency of George Walker Bush that has ever been set to video or audio archive. Olbermann’s point: Bush must resign to preserve what’s left of this delicate union we call the United States of America. …
Three things to ponder – not all of them beautiful: The cheering section along Park Central Road in Catoctin Mountain Park was reminiscent of a moment in Le Tour. These folks must’ve cheered on every rider on our club ride, and made us all redouble our efforts as we clawed our way to the summit. …
