Archive for January 31st, 2006

• What is the "blogosphere" exactly, someone please tell me…

  When the ever-more irrelevant Chris Matthews asks David Shuster to examine the reaction of the SOTU in the blogosphere, and David Shuster then handedly carries out that task, delivering the viewers of the ever-more tedious Hardball program the commentary provided in the “blogosphere,” where exactly is David Shuster reading to get the “reaction” from the [...]

• Liveblogging the State of the Union

  Okay, as the president speaks, a few thoughts… – Whose pessimistic? – Renewable energy good. Nuclear power, certainly the main part of his so-called plan, bad. Safe nuclear power is a misnomer. – The Great Spender, the Great Tax Cutter, which one is it? UPDATE: – And the “creator.” Yea, he doesn’t really exist. – [...]

• A Constitutionally-Mandated Event

  In order to take a refreshingly-clear view of tonight’s presentation in the nation’s Capitol Building, the “State of the Union,” as delivered by the President of the United States, George W. Bush, a constitutionally-mandated event, let us recall the sentiment of the public… A majority disapprove of the job Bush is handling just about everything, [...]

• A Phallic Symbol [reyonthehill does dc]

  In the middle of the Washington Mall lies the George Washington Monument, seen from nearly everywhere in DC (it is drastically flat along the Atlantic). The next installment in the “reyonthehill does dc” project… “A Phallic Symbol” (9 seconds) Click above to play movie. Quicktime required (free).

• In the News

  I am not sure if this will become a regularly-posted feature, but sometimes there is so much news to comment on, and so little time to do so; therefore, a la so many other blogs (you read it here, first)… – Speaking of ExxonMobil’s horrific profits, they are now asking for their money back from [...]

• When Democracy Bites You In The Ass

  Cursing in the blog title again… In an unmistakable, possibly-insurmountable task of rewriting the short (but ever-lengthening) history of the war in Iraq, Bush has realigned the planets on the argument that promoting democracy (sometimes, even against the nation’s will) will yield peace on earth, or, at least, more profits for Halliburton (HAL) and Bechtel [...]