Life’s Long Walk
my friend spadoman is on hiatus while he participates in the longest walk. he has graciously opened his archives and dusty has graciously let me post them. spadoman does not know how long he will be on the longest walk, but has assured me he will return- hopefully having found what he [...]
If you think the Telco’s don’t have the Dems in their pocket..think again.
Surely this isn’t a surprise to anyone that pays attention. In an investigative piece for TruthOut, Matt Renner’s opening salvo is this:
A think tank with close ties to the telecommunication industry has been working with a key Democrat in the Senate on a domestic surveillance bill that would provide telecommunications companies with retroactive immunity for [...]
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
I know that I said, yesterday, that I am sick to death of politics. No…no, that wasn’t a lie.
You see, the thing is, the main reason I put together this round-up, these days, is not so much for my own pleasure (narcissist, though I may be), but to give SSG Dizzy (currently serving his [...]
Instead of rebates, lets fix our infrastructure and put people back to work.
With the news that every working American will get a rebate check from Uncle Sam..eventually, it made me wonder just how far $600 is supposed to go to ‘fix’ our economy? To some of us, the economy has been in the crapper for quite awhile now. Choosing between paying bills, filling the gas tank, buying [...]
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
It’s still January and yet, I am sick to death of politics.
Sadly, the primary wars are just like major car wrecks: you can’t help but stop and take a quick peek, no matter how gruesome the carnage may be.
The same can be said for my penchant for watching bad musical movies. And it’s not [...]
great quote
“George W. Bush’s final state of the union message was as empty of inspiration as the entire tenure of his presidency.” john nichols
i didn’t watch- i have never acknowledged this ‘man’ as my president.
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i’m feeling kind of gray
usually folks ‘feel blue’ but i feel pretty gray- that washed out feeling that comes two weeks into january when there’s nothing to look forward to but more gray. georgie porgie had his last ’state of the union’ speechifying but i would hazard a guess that he lied in it- i never watch [...]
Dizzy’s Ten Post Round-Up
My internet connection was down on Sunday evening/Monday morning, so I was unable to get out my round-up in a timely manner.
But, I’m back and ready to go despite the busy, yet, hugely successful weekend that just ended (Dizzy plus one microphone plus 400 people = &%$# awesome!). Too bad it wasn’t a political rally [...]
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY:rebellion dissected
Set in 1916 in Ireland, THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, is a beautifully, tightly filmed tale of rebellion, the fight for Irish independence and the fates of two brothers. Damien ~ (Cillain Murphy) and Teddy ~ (Padraic Delaney) start out as both brothers and comrades in at arms, yet at films end are tragically [...]
Torture anyone?
There is a new haunt for Spencer Ackerman, who used to write for TPM muckraker. Its called The Washington Independent. He has a very good post up this morning about Torture and BushCo..two words that sadly go together like hide and seek. A small blurb from his writeup entitled “CIA Largely in the Dark on [...]
Toni Morrison backs Obama, not Clinton
Ironically, it was Ms. Morrison that dubbed Bill Clinton the “First Black President”:
In an October 1998 essay in The New Yorker, Morrison wrote: “Years ago, in the middle of the Whitewater investigation, one heard the first murmurs: white skin notwithstanding, this is our first black president. Blacker than any actual person who could ever be [...]
That Damn Dam
Today, we have a guest author, Omnipotent Poobah. I love his writings and I hope that you will check out his blog here if you enjoy this one by him~Dusty
Page, AZ – I’ve always had a great love for travel. There’s something comforting about feeling the miles unspool under my feet. For me, the destination [...]
The Davos Question
It is all over the net,youtube etc…what is your answer? Bono,An astronaut,Kissinger,a mother,Peres,a college student,Karzai,a young boy,Emma Thompson,a working woman,Yo Yo Ma, and more are responding:check it out and go to ~~~
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=thedavosquestion to see some answers
The question being posed is: “What one thing do you think that countries, companies or individuals must do to make the world [...]
Alan Grayson live at FireDogLake today..
Its a pleasure to announce that a true progressive is over at FDL today..soon actually, at 11pm Left Coast time. Stop by and check him out..its a wonderful breath of fresh air to see a true progressive running for office. Down with Tyranny also has a great post up about Alan here that explains what [...]
Nothing Pays Like Failure
I guess none of us should be surprised, really.
At the top of the Federal Government are two miserable failures. Chimpy ran 3 businesses into the ground, traded Sammy Sosa when he ran the Texas Rangers, and as President has yet to do anything that could be pointed to as a positive accomplishment. Chimpletons may tell [...]
