Archive for July 2007

The monthlies.

• reyonthehill does dc :: Bush v. Gore

  Chapter 14: Bush v. Gore The legacy of the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore makes me tremble.

• In the News

  - Come September, the rhetoric from the administration will turn from “wait until September” to “achieve sustainable security [in Iraq] by the summer of 2009.“ – The democrats took part in the CNN-YouTube debate last night which, with all sincerity, wasn’t too bad. CNN could have trimmed a few of the questions, but overall, not [...]

• Politico Spell-Check Gets Low Mileage

  As of 8:26am, The Politico ran a glaring typo on its main page, which should haunt every editor in the business. “Mileage…” (Fourth story down on the right.) Image: The Politico

• Early Evening Politoon

  Toles on Bush’s hit-and-miss approach in the global war on terror… Image: Yahoo!

• reyonthehill does dc :: Protest

  Chapter 13: Protest A few people were protesting outside the Supreme Court. It was my job to make them feel uncomfortable.

• In the News

  - Former presidential aspirant Senator Russ Feingold (of Wisconsin) will be introducing a censure resolution that will “condemn Bush and his administration for misleading Congress in the lead-up to the war and how it has been carried out, as well as for failing to properly train and equip the U.S. military.“ – The newly-redesigned Talking [...]

• reyonthehill does dc :: Supreme Court

  Chapter 12: Supreme Court Our plan to protest outside of the Supreme Court fell through. There were no common causes.

• reyonthehill does dc :: Reading Room

  Chapter 11: Reading Room The Library of Congress’ Reading Room makes you think of one thing: All the President’s Men.

• reyonthehill does dc :: Gutenberg Bible

  Chapter 10: Gutenberg Bible My wife isn’t easily impressed, but this bible certainly did the job. It must have been stolen.

• Liberal Men In Boston And Philadelphia

  I agree with Bill Maher’s assertion that “America was invented by liberal men in Boston and Philadelphia,” however, his argument goes flat when three out of the four people he references are from Virginia. I’ve always been up-and-down on Maher as a political commentary. He often comes off as an asshole to me. Even though [...]

• In the News

  - “More than 60 percent [of voters] think [Hillary Clinton] is likely to win the presidency.” Wow. – Bill Richardson has gotten rich since leaving the Clinton White House. Join the club. If Bloomberg joins the race, the personal wealth of the candidates is going to trump the GDP of several small countries. – Liberals [...]

• Morning Politoon

  bLaugh on the blogstyle of the rich and famous… Image: bLaugh

• 4.2

  A 4.2-magnitude earthquake woke us up this morning at 4:42am, as our house shook back and forth for ten or so seconds. Being naive, I thought to myself, “This is the big one.” It wasn’t. (I wish it was.) The light-to-moderate earthquake, which occurred along the Hayward fault roughly 15 miles from our house, was [...]

• Overheard At The Dog Park

  Arriving at the dog park last night with Haley, who weighs about fifty pounds now at seven-and-a-half months (she was nine pounds when we got her at nine weeks), I overheard the following conversation between dog owners… “Well, how happy are you when you have diarrhea?” Umh, dog owners — me included — are so [...]

• reyonthehill does dc :: Library of Congress

  Chapter 09: Library of Congress If there is anything you haven’t done in DC, but should have, it is the Library of Congress.

• In the News

  - A new poll finds that “a majority of Americans think Congress should not continue to fund the war unless a timetable for withdrawal is put in place.” I participated in this poll. A little before dinner time, I received a phone call. “What are your feelings on the Iraq war?” asked the poller. “Bush [...]

• reyonthehill does dc :: Outside

  Chapter 08: Outside After listening to some deliberations in the Senate chambers, I pretend to know what happened.

• In the News… Political Theater.

  - Some advice to liberal representatives: do not compare the Nazis or Hitler to the events of nine-eleven. It doesn’t equate, and it is not good politics. But the first Muslim congressmen was right when he said that the Bush administration has “exploited the fears that grew from 9/11, in order to pass legislation and [...]

• Kendall Plain Sucked

  I have been so happy since I learned that my beloved Oakland Athletics traded the worst player in baseball — Jason Kendall — to the Cubs. Words do not describe it. (Almost every edition of the A’s Superfan Network included a conversation on the disaster that was Kendall’s time in Oakland.) From my local paper… [...]

• Afternoon Politoon

  Daryl Cagle on the re-emergence of public enemy number one… Image: MSNBC.com

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