Saddleback Church Forum and Sarah Palin are Mutually Exclusive
If Sarah Palin had been tapped before mid-August, Saddleback would have never happened.I realize that by indicating any postive feelings about August's Saddleback Church Forum, I am once again leaving...
View ArticleThe Housing Crisis: Opportunity for Environmental Policy Reform on a...
I work in an industry -- the housing industry -- with direct exposure to the forces behind the current economic situation.And I see a brilliant opportunity for those prescient enough to seize...
View ArticleAssuming We Win in November
I have some questions about the future.Isn't it time to think beyond January's inauguration?I'd just like to see a bit of good, old-fasioned policy discussion
View ArticleCOMMUNISTy Organizers!! A Scandalous History of Scandal
Mark Hemingway, writing today for National Review Online, clarified for the nation the specific danger of the ACORN voter fraud scandal.
View ArticleHousing Crisis and Environmental Opportunity: Repost - With Update and...
A while back, before the Bailout, I posted this article about the opportunity to motivate grassroots reform in the building and housing industry.I am reposting it because I have taken my own words to...
View ArticleA New Twist on an Old Poster
this is neither substantive nor informative, and is therefore in violation of posting policies. But made it to say a couple of things on a couple levels. Please to enjoy...
View ArticleThoughts on Race and the Vote from Hannity, Steyn, Beckel
I'm fed up with the open and blithely dismissive comparison TV commentators often make of racists voting against Obama to African American voters voting for Obama. There is no comparison -- and the...
View ArticleComments on Limbaugh's theory of Dems and the Recession
Apparently, everyone had something to gain. Even me.
View ArticleSo I wrote to my senators about this Stimulus bill
... And then i decided to do something useless: blog about it.As I typed out my personal relationship to the bill as written, I tried to hold back my urge to whip out my cynical fears.I am, of course,...
View Article2 Weeks Early - Hunter S. Thompson 4 Years Gone
As I've been following the stimulus bill wrangling closely, my mood has become abysmal. A good friend and co-worker retired today, even though he's uncertain that he can afford it. He didn't want to...
View ArticleJindal Tapped to Give Response to Obama Speech
The President's first address to the entire congress on Feb 24 is to be answered by Gov. Jindal, according to the the new york times website..
View Article4 Years Gone: A Tribute To Hunter S. Thompson
I posted this two weeks ago, but felt a duty to remind everyone that today is the 4th anniversary of HST's passing. Break out the Chivas and grapefruit.I attempted in this article to write a tribute to...
View ArticleTexas Mini-Madoff Scammed My Teacher Sister - Help?
My family has been caught up in Texas' second-biggest investment fraud. Now, my little is sister -- a first year teacher, and one of the Fraud's victims is up against a lawsuit.I don't know how to help...
View ArticleDavid Rees (Get Your War On) Comments on AIG Bonuses
With Bush out of office, Dave Rees, the author of the seminal (i.e. fucking awesome et al) "Get Your War On" Cartoons, has retired his pithy Accounts Receivable/Payable clip-art characters.For me, and...
View ArticleIran and the Evangelical Death Wish
I would like to preface this essay by noting that I should neither be impelled to clarify my current position nor disavow my prior in order to be taken with some degree of serious thought. At the same...
View ArticleHealth Care, False Equivalence, and a Delicious Pie!
Don't let them confuse you. Health doesn't pick sides. Disease isn't going to go hide in the same place Conservatives think Gays will eventually disappear to.This is a really good diary that I wrote. I...
View ArticleSalmon -- and Why the Stimulus Has Not Failed.
In this diary, I will discuss the effort to restore the Puget Sound and protect Salmon in the Northwest, as they relate to the Stimulus package. This diary is not interesting and not particularly good.
View ArticleThe Shrinking White Collar Pool
I haven't diaried in a while, so this long form writing excercise shows a real lack of practice.My concern, as suggested by the title, is that this recession has -- and will continue to -- accelerate...
View ArticleWashington State's Gay Partnership Affirmation Referendum
Looks like it's going to pass... Elections WA State
View ArticleDept of Defense vs Contractors
I can't find any verification if this in the press, but I have unnamed sources within the USAF confirming that thousands if stateside (and possibly overseas) miltary contractors are being asked to...
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