Archive for February, 2007
« Previous EntriesWednesday, February 28th, 2007
Everyone needs to read this article from the Post right away.
Jabour had spent two years in “black sites” — a network of secret internment facilities the CIA operated around the world. His account of life in that system, which he described in three interviews with The Washington Post, offers an inside view of a clandestine […]
Monday, February 26th, 2007
Today Whiskey Fire has the most concise explanation I’ve ever heard of why this whole Unity ‘08 thing is so unbelievably stupid.
The Unity Party is a project put together by Wise Men who are fed up with Partisan Bickering. The trouble with politics, they argue, is that people disagree. Their brilliant solution to this problem […]
Should Lieberman flip?
Friday, February 23rd, 2007David Sirota thinks that the Democrats (and the public) would be better off if Lieberman wouldjust flip to the Republicans already. I’m not so sure, but he makes a compelling case. Either way, the advantages of a slight Senate majority are definitely pretty close to the disadvantages of having somebody like Lieberman there botching every […]
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
I’m generally not a huge fan of the New York Times editorial board, but occasionally they really hit one out of the park. Like today, for example.
The Military Commissions Act is one of the most destructive pieces of legislation from a very bad session for Congress. The fact that the new Democratic congress, with the […]
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
John Kerry’s big push to set a time table for Iraq is now off the ground. Why don’t you add your name to the list?
There’s a place in the sidebar on this blog where you can add your name, but for Facebook where that won’t show up, here it is again:
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
My god, is there really any doubt how cool Tom Morello is? He’s one of my heroes, and not just because he’s an absolute guitar god - I could try for decades and I’d never be able to make my guitar sound quite like his.
And it’s not just because Rage Against the Machine is finally […]
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
It is extremely important that everyone in CT who is opposed to the war try to make it to a Connecticut Opposes the War town meeting on February 24, from 2 PM to 3:30 PM. There are over 20 such meetings occurring, and while I don’t know where they all are, I do know that […]
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Is it just me or is the 9/11 “Truth” movement gaining some ground? This kind of nonsense has been on the fringes of pop culture for the past five years, but it seems like I’m starting to hear more and more about it. It’s a disturbing development to say the least. I’m a little embarrassed […]
I love Philip K. Dick
Monday, February 19th, 2007A few weeks ago I finally got the chance to watch A Scanner Darkly, and holy crap, if it wasn’t the best adaptation of any of Philip K. Dick’s works I had ever seen. A week later I watched the movie again, and it was even better. It’s painstakingly faithful to the book and manages […]
Senator McCain goes to Hollywood
Sunday, February 18th, 2007A lot of people have been comparing John McCain’s website for his presidential exploratory committee to The Triumph of the Will, or even Star Wars. I can see why, but I’d like to throw another one out there. Watch the video “Stand Up.”
Recognize that music? It sounds eerily similar to the Pirates of the Caribbean […]