Woo-hoo!
The Dodgers are in the playoffs! The Dodgers are in the playoffs! (Take that, Russ Hodges! On your team’s home field, no less!)
The Dodgers are in the playoffs! The Dodgers are in the playoffs! (Take that, Russ Hodges! On your team’s home field, no less!)
TORTURE BILL PASSED Originally uploaded by Kier42. Hey, Democrats, here’s a free ad for you. Caption it Republican values, not American values.
It’s official. The United States now has torture, detention with no recourse and presidential authority to “interpret international standards” as he/she sees fit on its lawbooks. Take that, moral authority. The wishy-washy Arlen Specter tried to amend this abomination to get habeas corpus included, then turned around and voted for it, as did the sainted …
What the hell. Habeas corpus has only been part of law for seven hundred years; why keep it around? How did your Senator vote on the retention of the legal principle which allows a prisoner to contest his imprisonment in front of a judge? Oh, Mr. Broder? Your favorite “Independents,” McCain, Warner, and Graham? They …
The torture bill is S.3930. Call your Senators (R or D) and tell them that codifying torture into law and denying detainees habeas corpus goes against 230 years of American history, not to mention ethics and Judeo-Christian teachings. Find your Senator’s contact information here.
Ah, memories. I walked into the Dollar Store to pick up cigarettes today, and the oldies radio station was playing a song from “Hair.” Back in 1969 or 1970 my fraternity (Alpha Kappa Lambda) was teamed up with (I think) the Chi Omega sorority to perform this song during Greek Week. Picture a whole bunch …
Trust the Republicans to allow the White House to broaden the definition of unlawful combatants to include anyone who “has engaged in hostilities or who has purposefully and materially supported hostilities against the United States or its military allies.” That’s sufficiently broad, don’t you think? My goodness, as Rummy would say, there might be a …
The man who extemporaneously wrote Mammoth Salad as a comment to a blog post has just died. If you can judge a man by the number and quality of his friends, then Mike Ford will be greatly missed. Here’s part of the text at the first link: Hot Gingered Pygmy Mammoth & Jumbo Shrimp Salad …
Yow. Chris Simms of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers played part of his football game today with a ruptured spleen. “Losing a spleen is not life-threatening, though the lack of one can increase the risk of infections.” Query: How do proponents of Intelligent Design explain the fact that we have organs like the spleen and the …
If I’ve learned one thing about hosting a pot-luck party at your house, it’s that you needn’t do any cooking for a couple of days afterward. Leftovers include pasta salad, green salad, fruit salad, mochiko chicken and ahi poke.