Archive for February 2007

The monthlies.

• Afternoon Politoon

  Tony Auth on the Iraq distraction… Image: goComics

• In the News… The Way I Do Business.

  - The diocese of San Diego will “file for bankruptcy protection to put off going to trial in more than 140 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests.” One hundred, forty. – A veteran of the Iraq war lost his leg in the war, but he wasn’t supposed to be allowed to serve, because he is [...]

• 9-to-5 Thoughts: Grocery Shopping

  While shopping at a grocery store last night I realized how much food there actually is. As I strolled the aisles, I wondered, “Who the hell buys all this stuff?” And then as I briefly watched other shoppers, I noticed the things they went for, items I would never imagine myself (or anyone else, for [...]

• In the News

  - VP Dick Cheney may have been the target of a suicide attack in Afghanistan. I thought the war in Afghanistan was over. – The democrats are unsure how to move forward, legislatively, in Iraq. – Laura Bush is not so smart for a librarian. – And a new poll suggests “being over the age [...]

• Where Are You Going, Al Gore?

  Following Al Gore’s Oscar win last night, I commented on Jake Tapper’s blog… I honestly don’t know what Al Gore is thinking if he doesn’t run in 2008. On another note, has there ever been a “losing” presidential candidate this popular six years later, almost to the level that people, albeit “Hollywood-types,” are begging him [...]

• In the News… Jesus, Mary and Joseph. And Mary.

  - Al Gore finally had a chance to deliver an acceptance speech after his film “An Inconvenient Truth” won an Oscar. What will he do for an encore? – Jury tampering may be in the works in the Libby CIA Leak case. Well, that is how I interpret it. – If I had only gotten [...]

• 3.4

  Just felt a 3.4-magnitude earthquake (hit at 3:46pm). I am on the ninth floor of an historic building in downtown Berkeley. This was the first earthquake I have felt since changing jobs. The earthquake was centered two miles southeast of here. Pretty damn close. It was a short pulse, more of a push than a [...]

• Quote of the Day… Quagmire.

  Dick Cheney on invading Iraq (circa 1991)… “The notion that we ought to now go to Baghdad and somehow take control of the country strikes me as an extremely serious one in terms of what we’d have to do once we got there. You’d probably have to put some new government in place. It’s not [...]

• Morning Politoon

  Gary Markstein on Bush’s (now damp) security blanket… Image: Time.com

• In the News

  - Turncoat Joe Lieberman may join the GOP because of the “Democratic opposition to funding the war in Iraq.“ – Giuliani is using a Bush technique by only attending friendly gatherings. – MP3 was invented by someone who wants money they’re due, including $1.52 from Microsoft. – And democrats are “drafting legislation that would effectively [...]

• Quote of the Day

  Bush pushing alternative fuels… “If you really want to reduce the amount of oil that you consume, you have to reduce the amount of gasoline you use.“

• In the News

  - People are upset about a basketball team in Syracuse nicknamed the Bullies. I am surprised the movie industry hasn’t sued the Pittsburgh Pirates for promoting illegal downloading (er, piracy). – Cheney in Japan: “[The Democrat's plan will] validate the al-Qaida strategy.” All along, all Al-Qaeda wanted was a slow, phased troop withdrawal in an [...]

• Quote of the Day

  President Bush while traveling in the South… “‘I’m tired of the politics just like you’re tired of the politics,’ Bush told a health care round-table discussion, saying he wanted to work with lawmakers to find ‘common ground on common-sense ideas to solve common problems.’“ Oh, common problems; just not Iraq.

• In the News… y2k7.

  - Cheney’s first-hand accounts of Iraq aren’t so first-hand: “Cheney said he had spoken with a friend who traveled recently from Baghdad to Basra and ‘found the situation dramatically improved from a year or so ago.’” That isn’t what my friend told me. – The anti-Tauscher movement (started by Kos) has gone mainstream. (I am [...]

• SVU Hits Home

  Tonight’s Law & Order: SVU episode hits home, believe it or not. In a straight-from-the-headlines episode, titled “Haystack,” SVU tackles the missing baby story and the mother who committed suicide after appearing on Nancy Grace. Somehow my family comes into play. Following my wedding in mid-September, my cousin flew home to Florida and was detained [...]

• Photo of the Day

  Bush being punished by Lady Liberty… Image: Yahoo!

• Out Of Dodge

  Are these headlines related? Cheney makes 3-day visit to Japan- AND -Both sides give closing arguments, jury likely to get [Libby CIA leak] case Wednesday Too close to call.

• Quote of the Day: King George

  The president yesterday likened the war in Iraq with the war for American independence more than two hundred years ago… “Today, we’re fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life. And as we work to advance the cause of freedom around the world, we remember that the [...]

• Midday Politoon

  Toles on the hidden truth… Image: Washington Post I blogged in June 2006… “And the fact that the greatest crime of all, the defrauding of the American public into supporting an unnecessary war by intentionally misleading the American people with known unthruths, goes undetected and unreported.“

• In the News

  - The Fox News Channel’s Daily Show ripoff fake news program was originally titled “Pissing Off Berkeley.“ – There are renewed calls for an airline passenger bill of rights, which would probably end up being a bunch of crap anyway. (Here is an idea: Put doors at both ends of the plane, so passengers can [...]

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