Archive for January 2006

The monthlies.

• "Stop pointing that fucking gun at my dad."

  I didn’t realize I could curse in a blog title. Hmm… Sad news today that Christopher Penn has passed away at the age of forty. Of course, I will remember him for Footloose (“Let’s hear it for the boys;” okay, that was weird. Moving on…) and yes, that Reservoir Dogs film, too (from which the [...]

• Duh, Oil Profits Soar

  They showed us whose boss… Who would have guessed it? The oil companies’ profits are skyrocketing… “ConocoPhillips reported a 50 percent jump in quarterly profit, propelled by soaring oil and gas prices.” Do you own their stock? Or better yet, do you own stock in any companies that are exploring abandoned oil fields? There is [...]

• No Anticipation At All

  How many times have your heard it, from friends, family members, colleagues… “Yea, but they didn’t know the levees would fail.” All evidence up to yesterday hinted that the White House had little (but some) foreknowledge of the “anticipated” damage, but with yesterday’s news, it is absolutely clear that the Bush administration not only mishandled [...]

• The Bloggies Sham

  Should I take the high road? Nah. I know I probably should but… How could there be any legitimacy to the Bloggies this year when this site isn’t even nominated? Image: Bloggies And, yes, I do give props to Wonkette (who has retired, by the way, to write novels nonetheless), Crooks and Liars (great content, [...]

• Justice Alito

  Okay, okay, as I have predicted, Samuel Alito is headed to the Supreme Court to replace retiring moderate Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. As Jake Tapper notes, that will place five (of nine) catholics on the bench, which may bode well for anti-choice proponents (that has got to be some sort of double negative). But [...]

• Liberal’s Worst Nightmare

  (Editor’s Note: Man, I am on an abortion kick today. Can’t help it though; it’s in the news.) Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist had some choice words regarding Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito… “[Alito is the] worst nightmare of liberal Democrats.“ But what could he ever mean by that? When asked to clarify Frist’s comments, [...]

• And I Says To Me…

  It sometimes amazes me how Bush can get involved in a dialogue with himself while delivering speeches. For example, today he discussed the illegal wiretaps he signed off on… “It’s amazing that people say to me, ‘Well, he’s just breaking the law.’ If I wanted to break the law, why was I briefing Congress?” On [...]

• Honest Abramoff

  What does raising one hundred thousand dollars for the president’s re-election campaign get you? Well, at least one photo-op with the president, and a title, “pioneer.” (That should be the minimum, wouldn’t you think?) Fallout to come…

• Preachy Morning After

  (Editor’s Note: Man, this has become a preachy morning; it won’t last too long, I hope…) The thirty-third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade (January 22) came and went with not much more than a whimper. Pro-life marches were conducted in cities across America but were marked by peaceful, rather than [...]

• State-Directed Counseling

  I am not trying to get preachy here (a la Daily Kos) but Roe is virtually overturned already in Nebraska… “Nebraska has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Women must attend state-directed counseling and wait 24 hours before they can undergo the procedure. At least one parent must be notified before [...]

• Former EPA Chiefs Rip On Bush Regarding Global Warming

  The Bush administration’s stance on the effects of global warming is that the science behind the phenomena is still up in the air (and it may be, to a point; but the majority of scientists believe there is a significant and damaging level of artificial warming of the earth). Well, that is the opinion of [...]

• Chris Matthews: Osama = Michael Moore

  I used to be a big fan of MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and his show “Hardball;” I watched the program daily, I read his book (and did a paper on it while at Syracuse as an undergrad). For awhile there, he was one of the best political pundits on television. It is not as if I [...]

• Blogger Cheese

  (Editor’s Note: I have been wanting to do this post for a while now…) I know I probably shouldn’t poke fun at the hand that feeds, but while trolling about the Blogger Help menus (if you’re a Blogger user, you spend a lot of time using Blogger Help to try and figure out what is [...]

• Bush Flu

  Ever wonder why conservatives get frustrated by the comic strip “Boondocks?” And not just because they may not like black people; well, actually, maybe that is the reason. These haters get irked because of the satire employed by Aaron McGruder; take today’s Boondocks, for example… (Click image for full cartoon.) Image: Yahoo!

• The Highest Ethical Standards

  Hidden within the news that Jack Abramoff, who has pleaded guilty to a slew of charges including bribing of government officials, had several staff-level meetings in the White House, is this morsel of fun: “[White House Press Secretary Scott] McClellan said, ‘This president expects everybody in his administration to adhere to the highest ethical standards.’“ [...]

• Introduction, Take 1 [reyonthehill does dc]

  While in DC, I pulled out my digital video camera (a ridiculously-tremendous gift given to us by my future sister-in-law, er, sister) and filmed a documentary I titled, “reyonthehill does dc.” I am in the middle of editing the full-scale film, but I have the individual scenes prepared for showing. I figure I should start [...]

• States’ Laws Will Change After Roe Is Overturned

  What does Samuel Alito’s possible confirmation to the Supreme Court mean? And what do his prior statements, opinions and general disregard for abortion rights mean for the future legality of Roe v. Wade? The answers to these questions are undoubtedly nebulus, but take into account the following graphic published two Sundays ago in the San [...]

• Democrats: "We didn’t do it"

  Jake Tapper makes a great point regarding the inability of the democrats to capitalize on the tumultuous events occuring in the republican (read: evil) party. He asked his readers to comment. Mine… The democrats need a catch phrase. Hmm… What about, “We didn’t do it.”

• Conservatives Win, Religious Right Lose

  Today’s Supreme Court decision upholding Oregon’s assisted-suicide law is a victory on many fronts, for liberals and constitutional constructionists. The only loser is the religious right; one of their leaders brought the case… Tuesday’s decision is a reprimand of sorts for [former Attorney General John] Ashcroft. [Justice Anthony] Kennedy said the “authority claimed by the [...]

• DC At Night [reyonthehill does dc]

  No description needed, really. So here goes… This photo was taken as we trekked back to our hotel; the Capitol is in the background. I am a fan of the clock tower to the right, but I have no idea what building that is. The pedestrian crosswalks all have those handy-dandy countdowns. A little twist [...]

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