THE BLOODY CIRCLES AND CYCLES OF THE MIDDLE EAST - Yahoo! News
No comment needed. Truly depressing.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Great Review of Calvin Trilling's new Book
I ran across this review of A Heckuva Job: More of the Bush Administration in Rhyme on Amazon and it's a classic:
Our nation's second term-ite, June 1, 2006
The president's a perfect foil
For author Calvin Trillin.
The nation's in a big turmoil
Thanks to our dimwit villain.
But to the rescue comes "C. T."
Who sheds some light on "Dub-ya".
Each page evokes a firm "teehee"
And will the right way rub ya.
His commentary lights upon
Those Bushies lacking shtick.
There's Mushroom Cloud and Orange John
And Five Deferments Dick.
Yet our commander is the one
That Trillin writes the most of.
It could be said that when he's done
The president's made toast of.
I highly recommend this work
For wit that's nicely offered.
And in '09 that White House jerk
Is goin' home to Crawford.
118 of 129 people found the following review helpful:
Our nation's second term-ite, June 1, 2006| Reviewer: | Jon Hunt (Old Greenwich, Ct. USA) - See all my reviews  |
For author Calvin Trillin.
The nation's in a big turmoil
Thanks to our dimwit villain.
But to the rescue comes "C. T."
Who sheds some light on "Dub-ya".
Each page evokes a firm "teehee"
And will the right way rub ya.
His commentary lights upon
Those Bushies lacking shtick.
There's Mushroom Cloud and Orange John
And Five Deferments Dick.
Yet our commander is the one
That Trillin writes the most of.
It could be said that when he's done
The president's made toast of.
I highly recommend this work
For wit that's nicely offered.
And in '09 that White House jerk
Is goin' home to Crawford.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
The Blog | Bob Cesca: Rush Limbaugh: Wood on Loan From God | The Huffington Post
The Blog | Bob Cesca: Rush Limbaugh: Wood on Loan From God | The Huffington Post: "Why did Rush need to take a BOTTLE of Viagra with him to the Dominican Republic?'"
Additional story.
Additional story.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Are the Grunts Being Held to a Different Standard
On June 26th, KCRW's "To the Point" had a very interesting show discussing the increasing level of concern of troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan that they are being held to a different standard than the pilots of warplanes when it comes to the deaths of innocent civilians, so-called collateral damage. From a legal standpoint, if say Osama Ben Laden is targeted (and apparently Defense Department lawyers are involved in target decisions) but happens to be in an area with many civilians, the deaths of those civilians can be legally justified if he is killed in the process. Grunts on the ground have to make more difficult distinctions under far more difficult circumstances as to whether a given individual may or may not be a legitimate target.
The great irony is that aircraft pilots who have little role in the targeting decision and are rarely asked to make high level decisions, are all college grads, predominantly white, and upper middle class, and reasonably well paid. Those on the ground being asked to make split-second difficult moral decisions while they are under fire, a lower paid high school grads, often minority, and who may be subject to extreme punishment if they make the wrong decision.
And yet we spend millions to protect these pilots with drones, rescue missions, etc. Sounds a little screwy to me.
The great irony is that aircraft pilots who have little role in the targeting decision and are rarely asked to make high level decisions, are all college grads, predominantly white, and upper middle class, and reasonably well paid. Those on the ground being asked to make split-second difficult moral decisions while they are under fire, a lower paid high school grads, often minority, and who may be subject to extreme punishment if they make the wrong decision.
And yet we spend millions to protect these pilots with drones, rescue missions, etc. Sounds a little screwy to me.
Saturday, June 24, 2006
The Latest from King George
Bush challenges hundreds of laws - The Boston Globe
I urge you to write your congressman protesting President Bush's attempts to accumulate extraordinary state powers normally reserved to Congress. This is a serious threat to the separation of powers and democracy as we have enjoyed it.
Link for additional information
Statement of conservative lawyer Bruce Fein's call for presidential censure based on his use of "signing statements."
I urge you to write your congressman protesting President Bush's attempts to accumulate extraordinary state powers normally reserved to Congress. This is a serious threat to the separation of powers and democracy as we have enjoyed it.
Link for additional information
Statement of conservative lawyer Bruce Fein's call for presidential censure based on his use of "signing statements."
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