tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150072502011-07-14T17:31:18.455-04:00A somewhat-daily source for news clips, satire, and commentary. Whether you're anti-Bush, pro-Democrat, GLBT, anti-war, pro-choice, or just a fan of clips, this is the place for you.RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1170339200254355362007-02-01T09:07:00.000-05:002007-02-01T09:13:20.286-05:00

You know it has to be good, if it brings me back from my long blog absence.So Boston shit its pants yesterday over "suspicious packages" and shut the whole city down. And guess what? IT WAS A FUCKING MOONINITE LITE-BRITE! They spent HALF A MILLION DOLLARS and called out the bomb squad and shut down bridges, tunnels and highways, over a MOONINITE!This is the most hilarious (if perhaps involuntary

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1169756937516454692007-01-25T15:24:00.000-05:002007-01-25T15:28:57.556-05:00

There are already a few people hoping to be the next POTUS. And some of them made videos... In case you don't know, now you know:READ THIS.

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1168616159679597952007-01-12T10:33:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:38:14.616-05:00

Watch Congressman Barney Frank give Patrick McHenry the gavel bashing of his life! Welcome to the new congress, bitches!

Guilexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11854578005724361049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1166206219987429082006-12-15T13:09:00.000-05:002006-12-15T13:10:20.023-05:00

Junk science meets crybabyism, from today's Progress Report:Best-selling novelist Michael Crichton is a vocal critic of global warming science. His 2004 novel State of Fear depicts global warming as a hoax concocted by environmentalists to raise money. In January 2005, Crichton spent an hour talking with President Bush; the two were "in near-total agreement," according to Weekly Standard editor

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1166125317602970122006-12-14T14:33:00.000-05:002006-12-15T13:10:41.836-05:00

Check out the ongoing struggle at http://goodyearsolidarity.blogspot.com/, and read a great article at http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/12/14/11337/063.Go union!

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1166046534526595722006-12-13T16:48:00.000-05:002006-12-13T16:48:54.556-05:00

From the WSJ:South Dakota's Sen. JohnsonHospitalized for Possible StrokeBy DAMIAN PALETTADecember 13, 2006 4:43 p.m.WASHINGTON -- Sen. Tim Johnson (D., S.D.) was rushed to George Washington University Hospital in Washington on Wednesday afternoon after suffering a possible stroke, his office said.[Timothy Johnson]"As this stage, he is undergoing a comprehensive evaluation by the stroke team," his

ryanwhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363978630336374422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1165513196248697862006-12-07T12:35:00.000-05:002006-12-07T12:39:56.290-05:00

Their report (available here) came out yesterday, and it's a scathing indictment of the Bush administration's mishandling of the war. Here's a choice graf from the Times story: What played out on Wednesday morning, from the White House to Capitol Hill, was a remarkable condemnation of American policy drift in the biggest and most divisive military conflict to involve American forces since

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1165248277024885922006-12-04T11:03:00.000-05:002006-12-04T11:04:37.086-05:00

U.S. Ambassador to the UN John Bolton will step down because he sure as hell won't be confirmed by a Democratic-controlled Senate:Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires within weeks, the White House said Monday.Bolton's nomination has languished in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for more than a year, blocked by

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164990650150332002006-12-01T11:25:00.000-05:002006-12-01T11:30:50.186-05:00

This is a very interesting article on the US's internal debate over outreach to warring factions in Iraq (much of which has not been previously discussed). Key grafs:The Bush administration is deliberating whether to abandon U.S. reconciliation efforts with Sunni insurgents and instead give priority to Shiites and Kurds, who won elections and now dominate the government, according to U.S.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164905644997461282006-11-30T11:53:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:54:05.046-05:00

Man, it's really coming down now: http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2006/11/clinton-calls-iraq-civil-war-against.html

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164895892300017602006-11-30T08:59:00.000-05:002006-11-30T09:31:43.710-05:00

Here are this morning's top stories:IRAQMaliki, King Abdullah skip meeting with Bush: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/world/middleeast/30prexy.html?th&emc=th... But now Bush and Maliki are friends again: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-11-30T124518Z_01_COL153081_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ.xml&src=rssIraq Study Group to recommend "gradual pullback" of American

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164822570593709032006-11-29T12:48:00.000-05:002006-11-29T12:49:30.636-05:00

CNN: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday said Iraq's violence meets the standard of a "civil war" and that if he were heading the State Department now, he might recommend that the administration use that term to describe the carnage in the war-torn nation.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164818144305419582006-11-29T11:35:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:35:44.473-05:00

AP: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will not run for president in 2008, Republican officials said Wednesday, as the field of White House contenders continued to shrink more than a year before the first convention delegates are chosen.Frist's formal announcement was expected later in the day.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164816971546481852006-11-29T11:15:00.000-05:002006-11-29T11:16:11.576-05:00

Matt Lauer and Barry McCaffrey: http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=69945658-84da-4e09-b9a4-50d1432a7d8b&f=00&fg=copy

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164811915970440362006-11-29T09:50:00.000-05:002006-11-29T09:51:56.013-05:00

Supreme Court to rule on EPA's obligation to regulate CO2: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyid=2006-11-29T064422Z_01_N28256308_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-COURT-WARMING.xml&src=rss

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164809577413392272006-11-29T09:05:00.000-05:002006-11-29T09:15:13.783-05:00

Key stories of the past couple of days. Apologies for my delinquency. And if you have an RSS feed reader, you can get a feed of The Daily Clips -- particularly if you're using IE7.Yesterday's NewsEU Knew about CIA prisons: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-11-28-cia-prisons_x.htmBBC report on same: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6193010.stm US tank kills five Iraqi girls: http://

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164123458261233572006-11-21T09:46:00.000-05:002006-11-21T10:41:24.253-05:00

This morning's USA Today notes that the the US's stock of chemical weapons will not be fully destroyed until 2023 -- 16 years after the date agreed to by the US when it signed the international Chemical Weapons Convention. The US already asked for and got a five-year extension on the original deadline, and now it's unilaterally declaring that it's going to take 11 more years. And who knows --

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1164055854859318362006-11-20T15:47:00.000-05:002006-11-20T15:50:54.910-05:00

From the "you just can't make this stuff up" department:Bill O'Reilly:"I don’t own an iPod. I would never wear an iPod… If this is your primary focus in life - the machines… it’s going to have a staggeringly negative effect, all of this, for America… did you ever talk to these computer geeks? I mean, can you carry on a conversation with them? …I really fear for the United States because, believe

ryanwhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363978630336374422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163787847028063212006-11-17T13:23:00.000-05:002006-11-17T13:24:07.093-05:00

The Bush administration, to the consternation of its critics, has picked the medical director of an organization that opposes premarital sex, contraception and abortion to lead the office that oversees federally funded teen pregnancy, family planning and abstinence programs.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163780877989047862006-11-17T11:23:00.000-05:002006-11-17T11:27:58.040-05:00

"Don't fake it, don't do it if the other kids next to you are doing it... but if you feel those tears, don't hold it back because it's PROPHETIC WARFARE."Jesus Camp Take 2. This time the British are on the case looking at our wacky midwest! Someone should write a book about this.

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163545465140827632006-11-14T18:03:00.000-05:002006-11-14T18:04:25.240-05:00

From AP:Sen. Barbara Boxer, a liberal California Democrat and one of the biggest environmental advocates on Capitol Hill, was named Tuesday to chair the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. She replaces Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, who says global warming is a hoax and wanted to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency established by President Richard Nixon.Whew! Inhofe was a

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163460929008783192006-11-13T18:06:00.000-05:002006-11-13T18:57:33.550-05:00

From the Boston Globe:"The United States last year provided nearly half of the weapons sold to militaries in the developing world, as major arms sales to the most unstable regions -- many already engaged in conflict -- grew to the highest level in eight years, new US government figures show."According to the annual assessment, the United States supplied $8.1 billion worth of weapons to developing

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163189856503608002006-11-10T15:11:00.000-05:002006-11-10T15:17:36.713-05:00

This is just a thought, but what if Bush's new tack, especially in the coming weeks, is to go public in support of a bunch of stuff (esp. enviro-friendly-sounding policies) to steal the Dems' thunder? And what if he gets behind reform-oriented recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, with whom he's meeting on Monday, and steals the whole "let's get out of Iraq" thing? The upside is that maybe

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163187682751003532006-11-10T14:40:00.000-05:002006-11-10T14:57:17.613-05:00

I know we need to raise the minimum wage (read an excellent briefing paper from EPI on the subject), but we also REALLY need to do something about climate change:According to the FT, "Greenhouse gas emissions have been increasing four times as fast as in the 1990s, giving added urgency to international talks on climate change. Research carried out for Unesco found on Friday that the rate of

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163170615757098212006-11-10T09:42:00.000-05:002006-11-10T10:26:31.823-05:00

Ken Mehlman, the sleazy talking point machine at the head of the Republican party, is planning to leave his post. The two GOP advisors who leaked the news to AP said he decided to do it over a month ago, but I'd like to think he got fired.HA HA HA HA!Let's do The List (Republican assholes who've gotten the boot):- Ken Mehlman- Donald Rumsfeld (this one is so big and so awesome I can hardly

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163097639761480502006-11-09T13:38:00.000-05:002006-11-09T13:40:39.796-05:00

The Senate is ours.Burns conceded in Montana.Allen is conceding at 3 p.m. in Virginia.To quote Josh Lyman:Victory is mine! Victory is mine! Great day in the morning people. Victory is mine! ... I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land.

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163087812714880362006-11-09T10:56:00.000-05:002006-11-09T10:56:52.750-05:00

Echo what Ryan said, and I'll add my two cents. Everybody, sing along!So long sad timesGo long bad timesWe are rid of you at lastHowdy gay timesCloudy gray timesYou are now a thing of the pastHappy days are here againThe skies above are clear againSo lets sing a song of cheer againHappy days are here againAltogether shout it nowTheres no oneWho can doubt it nowSo lets tell the world about it

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163083603503860862006-11-09T09:30:00.000-05:002006-11-09T09:46:43.666-05:00

Oh baby. OH BABY. This almost couldn't get any better (Cheney in jail would be nice):1. Don Rumsfeld got canned yesterday (how long have we all been waiting to say that?), replaced by an ex-CIA guy. Of course, shitcanning the guy most directly responsible for screwing up Iraq (well, besides Bremer... or Bush) makes investigations into Iraq by a newly Democratic House potentially less biting (

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163010852377876822006-11-08T13:33:00.000-05:002006-11-08T13:34:12.416-05:00

CNN, CBS et al calling Montana for Tester.ONE MORE, BABY!Come on, Virginia! Webb claiming victory with 50% of vote; Allen not conceding with 49%.

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1163008803417947912006-11-08T12:59:00.000-05:002006-11-08T13:13:51.636-05:00

Just came across on CNN. Story on the Washington Post.This is a win for our troops. I nominate Joe Lieberman for the job.CNN reporting that some say former CIA director Robert Gates is a candidate to replace him. Gates is currently serving as president of Texas A&M University (my alma mater).

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162917283517777632006-11-07T11:31:00.000-05:002006-11-07T11:34:43.560-05:00

No cynicism here: I live in VA and I voted for Webb and against the gay marriage ban this morning, and it felt great. And you know what? Just VOTING felt good, like in the face of so many beat-downs and rights abuses, there's still this thing we can do -- however flawed -- that lets people come together and make a decision. Sure, the candidates exist in a narrow partisan band and the voting

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162910669751516312006-11-07T09:34:00.000-05:002006-11-07T09:44:29.820-05:00

The networks are keeping exit polls underwraps today... I am against this in theory. In practice however, it might make my wife more calm due to the lack of suppositions and hypotheses.

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162577476445148772006-11-03T13:10:00.000-05:002006-11-03T13:11:16.536-05:00

While you’re watching this, remember that this guy paid a male prostitute for sex and drugs every month for YEARS. Please, please, please tell me this + mark foley + kuo book = 1 million evangelicals don’t vote.http://www.evangelicalright.com/2006/11/ted_haggard_gay_bashing_in_the.html

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162571444903676272006-11-03T11:19:00.000-05:002006-11-03T11:30:44.983-05:00

If you are already paying the outrageous rate for premium cable (that's right COMCAST! I'm coming after you next!), tune into HBO's new documentary about how the voting machines used in current elections are giant metal liars:Electronic voting machines count about 87% of the votes cast in America today. But are they reliable? Are they safe from tampering? From a current congressional hearing to

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162558612808753922006-11-03T07:48:00.000-05:002006-11-03T07:56:52.853-05:00

Ted Haggard has resigned as the president of the National Association of Evangelicals, and has temporarily stepped aside from his church's pulpit, in the face of accusations by a male prostitute that he and Haggard had a three-year affair involving sinful gay sex and drugs. Which makes sense--it's tough to advocate for a state constitutional gay marriage ban in Colorado when you've been paying

opheliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09909451942654221150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162496198994848492006-11-02T14:28:00.000-05:002006-11-02T14:36:39.040-05:00

Think this will get wall-to-wall coverage on CNN? (hint: no) From today's Progress Report:Yesterday, the New York Times reported on a classified U.S. military briefing prepared two weeks ago that "portrays Iraq as edging toward chaos," with "urban areas experiencing ‘ethnic cleansing’ campaigns to consolidate control” and “violence at all-time high, spreading geographically.” The assessment stood

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162415814196447492006-11-01T15:52:00.000-05:002006-11-01T16:16:54.496-05:00

So on Monday John Kerry said something really fucking dumb at a campaign rally:"You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."Here's what his prepared remarks (which he clearly deviated from) said:"Do you know where you end up if you don't study, if you aren't smart,

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1162217956550653182006-10-30T09:16:00.000-05:002006-10-30T09:19:16.600-05:00

From AP:Unchecked global warming will devastate the world economy on the scale of the world wars and the Great Depression, a major British report said Monday. British Treasury chief Gordon Brown, who commissioned the report, said former Vice President Al Gore, who has dedicated much time to warning of the effects of global warming, would advise the British government on climate change.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161975320220599692006-10-27T14:51:00.000-04:002006-10-27T14:55:20.266-04:00

Here are the most egregious, racist, sexist and outright ridiculous GOP ads run in this year’s campaign (so far):1. The “Harold Ford likes white women” ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWkrwENN5CQ2. The “Ron Kind pays for sex” ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLWbS5dkotQ3. The “Arcuri sex call” ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZ_bPYWjd84. The “Chris Murphy loves courts and terrorists” ad:

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161969695728056732006-10-27T12:45:00.000-04:002006-10-27T13:21:36.016-04:00

So it's less than 2 weeks before the election and my political blog hasn't had a single post on it in over a week. Shame on me. Here's a quick rundown of key developments:1. Bush is backing away from his "stay the course" message on Iraq, and while he gave a press conference stressing "benchmarks" for progress, the Iraqi PM rejected any US-imposed benchmarks. Meanwhile, the VP said that

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161964595342230022006-10-27T11:49:00.000-04:002006-10-27T11:57:12.633-04:00

Here is a link to possibly one of the most dynamic polling systems in place. It includes Senate, House, and Governors races. The good news is K. Harris is getting trounced.

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161286669196940002006-10-19T15:24:00.000-04:002006-10-19T15:37:49.600-04:00

Oh boy. Today, "the senior US military spokesman in Iraq acknowledged" that "American and Iraqi efforts to improve security in Baghdad have failed to reduce bloodshed in the increasingly violent Iraqi capital." What could be better than that? "Mr. Bush on Wednesday made a comparison between Iraq and the Vietnam War when he said Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, 'could be right' in

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161122968789727642006-10-17T16:57:00.000-04:002006-10-17T18:09:29.030-04:00

Oh boy. First they say he "died" (he's totally in Cabo with a new face). Now "a federal judge in Houston has vacated the conviction of former Enron chief Kenneth Lay." He was "convicted in May of defrauding investors by trying to hide the giant energy trading company's crumbling finances... Vacating the 2004 indictment and 2006 conviction against Lay also blocks federal prosecutors' efforts to

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161117165079192822006-10-17T16:28:00.000-04:002006-10-17T16:34:58.850-04:00

This just in from AP:Satellite images indicate North Korea appears to be getting ready for a second nuclear test, officials said Tuesday, as the defiant communist regime held huge rallies and proclaimed that U.N. sanctions amount to a declaration of war. Concern over a second test stems partly from new satellite imagery showing increased activity around at least two other North Korean sites, a

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161012165671987452006-10-16T11:14:00.000-04:002006-10-16T11:22:45.776-04:00

For anyone who has to deal with global warming skeptics, here's a nice piece of proof: the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf, which was a highlight of "An Inconvenient Truth," has now been linked for the first time to human-caused global warming. From the Reuters article:Scientists said on Monday that they had found the first direct evidence linking the collapse of an ice shelf in

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1161004962551721812006-10-16T09:15:00.000-04:002006-10-16T09:22:42.610-04:00

Who wouldn't believe this? AP reported yesterday that "the head of the Republican Party said Sunday he did not have a former State Department official fired at disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff's request, despite e-mails that reportedly suggest otherwise." Further:Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, denied playing a role in the firing of Allen Stayman from his job as a

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1160758945763434382006-10-13T12:54:00.000-04:002006-10-13T13:02:42.050-04:00

Every day I get the Progress Report, a news and commentary email from the Center for American Progress. If you don't get this little jewel, you're missing out. You can sign up for it here.Today the PR has so much great stuff, I'm just basically gonna cut and paste the whole thing:LOSING THE FAITH"More than five years after President Bush created the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives," David Kuo,

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1160587855298554642006-10-11T13:24:00.000-04:002006-10-11T13:32:42.310-04:00

Oh man... Rumsfeld is so busted! No doubt it will be the Neo-Cons that turn on him if Korea goes bad as they were already against it (the sale was part of Clinton's NK Nuclear Detente Policy).I guess this is why we've been keeping Korea out of the papers!

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1160396025887428842006-10-09T08:13:00.000-04:002006-10-09T08:13:46.023-04:00

Oh, good. North Korea just tested its first nuclear weapon, a device they exploded underground in defiance of international pressure. This means North Korea now has at least the technology to produce a small weapon (the bomb was "equivalent to 550 tons of TNT, far smaller than the two nuclear bombs the U.S. dropped on Japan in World War II") and this is likely to "dramatically alter the

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1160160236613804312006-10-06T14:42:00.000-04:002006-10-06T15:27:45.283-04:00

From today's Progress Report:36 percent: President Bush's approval rating, down from 38 percent in August, according to a new Time poll. "Two-thirds of Americans aware of the congressional-page sex scandal believe Republican leaders tried to cover it up."

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1160065005988069922006-10-05T12:13:00.000-04:002006-10-05T12:16:46.066-04:00

Remember the Lincoln Group? You know, the company that DOD hired to bribe Iraqi newspapers so they'd run fake, pro-American "news" stories written by American military officials? Yeah, they've been given a new, $12 million contract. Here's what the Holmes Report from Tuesday had to say about it (note the new poll saying that 6/10 Iraqis support attacks on US troops):A $12 million, two-year

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159990544182273762006-10-04T15:29:00.000-04:002006-10-04T15:35:44.273-04:00

Here's something to think about next time you hear someone complaining about those who want to limit US military expenditures: according to this month's issue of Foreign Policy, "The American military's budgeted defense spending grew 39 percent between 2001 and 2006. Put another way, in 2001, the United States' military expenditure of $325 billion was the same as the next 14 biggest militaries

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159948362428541702006-10-04T03:48:00.000-04:002006-10-04T03:52:42.463-04:00

First the revelation that Fox News was approached with evidence of the Foley scandal a year ago and chose to cover it up, and now Fox repeatedly labels Foley a Democrat on the air.

ryanwhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363978630336374422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159914125058227912006-10-03T18:22:00.000-04:002006-10-03T18:22:48.003-04:00

Bad news, America:The Republican-dominated National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voted along party lines to slash long-time federal labor laws protecting workers’ freedom to form unions and opened the door for employers to classify millions of workers as supervisors. Under federal labor law, supervisors are prohibited from forming unions.The NLRB ruled on three cases, collectively known as “

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159914112157720982006-10-03T18:19:00.000-04:002006-10-03T18:21:52.230-04:00

First, we get the "I'm an alcoholic" defense. Now...On Lou Dobbs right now, they're reporting that Foley's attorney is saying the following:Foley is gay.Foley is an alcoholic.Foley "never had sex with a child."Foley was molested by a clergy member when he was young.Wow. Now we're blaming the Catholic church?Also, whenever your lawyer has to go on national television and reiterate that you never

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159900081922258032006-10-03T14:19:00.000-04:002006-10-03T14:28:01.973-04:00

Breaking (and gross) news:Former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) interrupted a vote on the floor of the House in 2003 to engage in Internet sex with a high school student who had served as a congressional page, according to new Internet instant messages provided to ABC News by former pages.Here's the IM excerpt obtained by ABC:Maf54: I miss youTeen: ya me tooMaf54: we are still votingMaf54: you

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159881160304058152006-10-03T09:12:00.000-04:002006-10-03T09:20:47.636-04:00

How's this for a reversal with qualifications? The NYT reports today that State Department spokesman Scott McCormack confirmed Monday that "a review of White House records has determined that George J. Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, did brief Condoleezza Rice and other top officials on July 10, 2001, about the looming threat from Al Qaeda."At the briefing, "according to two

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159804479114409852006-10-02T11:30:00.000-04:002006-10-02T11:54:39.156-04:00

If you haven't yet heard about Bob Woodward's new book, State of Denial, then you're out of the loop that's threatening to strangle the Bush administration. The Times broke the story on Friday; "60 Minutes" did a scathing piece last night; and today there's this from the Progress Report:Administration officials did not inform the 9/11 Commission of a July 2001 meeting between CIA Director George

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159549678016288382006-09-29T12:41:00.000-04:002006-10-02T11:58:07.043-04:00

UPDATE, Oct. 2: The US is selling 18 new F-16 fighter jets, along with missiles and other technology, to Pakistan. Can anyone say, "quid pro quo"?So Afghani President Karzai and Pakistani President Musharraf had dinner with Bush earlier this week to "see how far their relationship has frayed." Bush, of course, made it sound like they were old pals trying to work out a minor spat, and the media

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159471031381100512006-09-28T15:05:00.000-04:002006-09-28T15:17:14.183-04:00

From the Guardian, by way of the Boston Globe:The Iraq war is currently costing US taxpayers around $2bn (£1.07bn) a week, as the military replaces damaged equipment and tries to establish more permanent bases, reports in US newspapers said today. A report by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service projected that the war would cost $110bn for the fiscal year 2007, the Houston Chronicle

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159305664770381042006-09-26T17:03:00.000-04:002006-09-26T17:21:08.326-04:00

Ugh -- this is why I hate Newsweek (this, and the fact that every fourth cover is a movie promo, a story about how your kids are gonna be fat or die or both, or an in-depth look at Jesus).The Europe, Asia and Latin America editions of the magazine this month feature a cover story on the resurgence of the Taliban, entitled "Losing Afghanistan." Here's a choice excerpt:Ridge by ridge and valley by

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159278760936351202006-09-26T09:47:00.000-04:002006-09-26T09:52:40.986-04:00

First of all, I just watched the video (after reading the transcript posted by RyanH), and it's awesome. Required viewing for anyone who's critical of Bush and tired of the lies.This has obviously generated lots of responses, including:MSNBC's Keith OlbermanCondoleezza Rice (in a perfect example of vague denials and misdirection, aided by the pliant Post)William Kristol (ever the right-wing

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159206046817156622006-09-25T13:40:00.000-04:002006-09-26T10:08:07.013-04:00

I should've posted this a couple of days ago. The National Intelligence Estimate, a classified document on the global security situation prepared by all 16 of the US's intelligence agencies, has "found that the Iraq war has invigorated Islamic radicalism and worsened the global terrorist threat."The details are still classified (indeed, the report was finalized in April and we're only now

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1159035751491978622006-09-23T14:20:00.000-04:002006-09-24T22:40:32.566-04:00

Somebody had to do it, and I, for one, am glad it was Clinton himself. This ought to teach punk Fox News reporters to tangle with a Rhodes Scholar who led the country for eight prosperous years. Here's the transcript:http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/22/clinton-fox/Update: video here.

ryanwhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363978630336374422noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158703422783677392006-09-19T17:48:00.000-04:002006-09-19T18:03:42.836-04:00

General's in charge Prime Minister is ousted Martial law is rough.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158684203135774342006-09-19T12:23:00.000-04:002006-09-19T12:47:04.430-04:00

"We're being trained to be warriors, but in a much funner way..."-- Jesus Camp CamperOkay, I totally wasn't prepared for this. There is a documentary coming out pretty soon called "Jesus Camp." It's about an evangelical camp for kids, and the debate is about whether or not the camp is indoctrinating it's campers or just providing a more reasonable and directed experience for American youths.ABC

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158594908613918652006-09-18T11:53:00.000-04:002006-09-18T11:55:08.666-04:00

From the Center for American Progress:McClatchy reporters Warren P. Strobel and John Walcott wrote Saturday about "an echo of the intelligence wars that preceded the U.S. invasion of Iraq," as administration hard-liners "have tried recently to portray Iran's nuclear program as more advanced than it is." Editor & Publisher noted that "reports from Strobel, Walcott and others in the former [

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158342845711752052006-09-15T13:38:00.000-04:002006-09-15T13:54:06.056-04:00

I can't seem to find it online or on Lexis, but in this month's issue of Harper's, Daniel Ellsberg (the guy who leaked the Pentagon Papers) has an essay appealing to the people currently working on the Iran attack plans to leak the documents now, before it's too late. His essay is great; it discusses his own failure to release the documents proving that the Tonkin Gulf resolution was based on

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158341428279838412006-09-15T13:30:00.000-04:002006-09-15T13:35:34.466-04:00

From CNN.com:Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in the congressional investigation into corruption and bribery involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to the Justice Department.Ney pleaded guilty to conspiracy and making false statements in a deal in which he will cooperate with the Justic Department's influence peddling investigation.The plea

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158259347428509382006-09-14T14:36:00.000-04:002006-09-14T14:42:27.466-04:00

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158247721822713042006-09-14T11:28:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:29:49.856-04:00

The House committee on intelligence, led by Rep. Peter Hoekstra, released a report on Iran's alleged efforts to acquire nuclear weapons on August 23. Now the IAEA has issued a scathing letter to Hoekstra decrying what it calls "erroneous, misleading and unsubstantiated information" in the House report.As the Post noted, this letter isthe first time the IAEA has publicly disputed U.S. allegations

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158240694843773382006-09-14T09:31:00.000-04:002006-09-14T09:39:43.910-04:00

Former Texas Governor Ann Richards has died.Ann Richards, the feminist groundbreaker with a whip-quick wit who promised a "new Texas" as the state's first female governor in 50 years, died Wednesday at her Austin home. Richards, 73, had battled esophageal cancer.With glinting blue eyes and an expressive face crinkled by an infectious grin, Richards charmed the state and the nation during her

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158165922769070512006-09-13T12:44:00.000-04:002006-09-13T12:45:22.770-04:00

We were all so stirred up about it. Remember? Ah, memories.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158164771720574122006-09-13T12:26:00.000-04:002006-09-13T12:37:48.843-04:00

Hot on the heels of calling a nonwhite college student "macaca" at an essentially all-white campaign rally in August (resulting in shock, disgust, and reams of bad press), Sen. George Allen (R-VA) decided that it'd be a good idea to hold an "Ethnic Rally" to show that he's sensitive to the needs of the mud people.To echo Talking Points Memo, I guess "Ethnic Rally" is better than 'brown people

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1158073530628573202006-09-12T10:25:00.000-04:002006-09-12T11:14:04.530-04:00

"For decades, marriages between Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq were as ordinary as the daily call to prayer. But the sectarian warfare gripping the country has created a powerful barrier to Sunni-Shiite romances."According to a very recent Washington Post article, even romance is getting harder to maintian in the peaceful streets of Baghdad and elswhere. It seems that Sunni's and Kurd's can no

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1157741780138186342006-09-08T14:56:00.000-04:002006-09-08T14:56:26.200-04:00

In the midst of Bush's 9/11 Anniversary brouhaha, it's nice to have a clear reminder of how evil that fucker is. Here's a great one from Mark Fiore of the Village Voice:

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1157561497537420312006-09-06T12:50:00.000-04:002006-09-06T12:51:37.613-04:00

From today's Progress Report:ABC Docudrama Blames President Clinton For 9/11Next week, Americans will commemorate the five-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. ABC Television is marking this important moment with a miniseries called "The Path to 9/11." Promos for the movie say it is "based on the 9/11 Commission Report." The miniseries' writer, Cyrus Nowrasteh, claims he “

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1157137195261608522006-09-01T14:59:00.000-04:002006-09-01T15:00:31.370-04:00

From today's Guardian UK:Zachary Guiles knew he was being provocative when he showed up for school two years ago in a T-shirt that accused George Bush of being a war-mongering draft-dodger, a drunkard and a drug addict. What the 13-year-old may not have realised was that he would provoke a major free-speech battle that culminated this week in a court victory.An appeals court in New York found

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1156958855048990602006-08-30T13:27:00.000-04:002006-08-30T13:29:00.886-04:00

How did I miss this story? Apparently Newsweek and the Washington Post reported earlier this week that former Dep. Sec. of State Richard Armitage was Robert Novak's original source of Valerie Plame's name, and now he's verified that through his attorneys.As the NYT reports today, "Mr. Armitage disclosed casually to Mr. Novak that Ms. Wilson worked for the C.I.A. at the end of an interview in his

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1156949166590421032006-08-30T10:46:00.000-04:002006-08-30T10:47:21.060-04:00

Yesterday, in a speech to the American Legion, Donald Rumsfeld compared critics of the Bush administration's policies on terrorism to those who wanted to appease Hitler."Once again, we face similar challenges in efforts to confront the rising threat of a new type of fascism," Rumsfeld said. "But some seem not to have learned history's lessons."Well, he's right that we face the threat of fascism

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1156524115792946852006-08-25T12:34:00.001-04:002006-08-25T12:44:20.660-04:00

One of my preffered blog leads reacts to the Washington Post's List of the Best Bets 2006 in the following way:BEST CRABS: I'm just surprised that the Capitol Hill interns weren't nominated. Wife of DCeiver snarks: "It's been harder to get crabs in DC since Polly Esther's closed. Zing.Basically a rant on how DC is less like a city and more like a strip mall, it's funny 'cause it's true. And even

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1156454418072212462006-08-24T17:20:00.000-04:002006-08-24T17:20:18.446-04:00

The International Astronomical Union decided this week that Pluto is no longer to be considered a planet. That means that only the 8 "classical" planets will continue to have that distinction.A range of effects are expected. 3rd grade classrooms around the country will have to change the space allotted to each student for their ceiling-based solar system dioramas. The Disney Corporation will

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1156451923012219582006-08-24T16:36:00.000-04:002006-08-24T16:38:43.050-04:00

Great cartoon from Harper's online:

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1156427703002043692006-08-24T09:55:00.000-04:002006-08-24T09:56:03.223-04:00

This is an excellent look at the Bush administration's changing message on Iraq (from blind optimism to benchmark-touting to damage contol). As the author points out, Bush's speech on Iraq earlier this week didn't once mention the word "progress"; now, instead of touting the deaths of enemy leaders or political milestones, it looks like even Bush recognizes that, at best, we're in big trouble. Of

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1156366504259341112006-08-23T16:46:00.000-04:002006-08-23T16:56:36.666-04:00

If any of you happen to have the Sundance Channel, could you please tape (how 1999 is that?) the premiere of The Hill?Okay, you don't have to tape it, just WATCH it and tell me if it is any good. Part of me hopes that it is really interesting and smart, the other part of me is DYING to have it be all about those smarmy interns getting drunkst in the midst of crafting HR Whogivesashit.Questions

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155936027637993332006-08-18T17:19:00.000-04:002006-08-18T17:20:27.640-04:00

Check this out over at Huffington Post. It's a spoof on what wingnuts really see when they read the New York Times. Click here.Bonus: It includes the phrase "Two dudes strokin' it!"

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155932451263508742006-08-18T16:20:00.000-04:002006-08-18T16:20:51.313-04:00

... or just love wacky, crazy shit, watch this.

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155923979118678912006-08-18T13:58:00.000-04:002006-08-18T13:59:39.163-04:00

Since we're on a SOAP kick, and due to recent events at the airports that have caused a crack-down on liquids on all flights, let me present:

Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06085070628029274925noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155920152486997462006-08-18T12:40:00.000-04:002006-08-18T12:58:34.623-04:00

I'm just going to post this image with a link. But in order for you to feel completely embarrased, you have to figure out who's responisble AND then click on the picture: (update, can't click the pic, just click here.)Can't figure out the braintrust in charge of this one? Fine, here you go quitter!

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155916848657396642006-08-18T11:44:00.000-04:002006-08-18T12:00:49.103-04:00

So I've been a bit irresponsible these past few days, as important news stories have come down the pike and I've allowed them to go unmentioned here at The Daily Clips. Some of you may have heard about them, but here are a few choice stories, just for the sake of completeness:1. Last Sunday, Lebanon, Hezbollah and Israel agreed to a UN-brokered ceasefire on the condition that UN troops and the

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155913065682241552006-08-18T10:53:00.000-04:002006-08-18T10:57:45.740-04:00

Not sure if you, The Daily Clips Fans, are also fans of the popular videoblog Rocketboom. While the topics of the vlogs range from wacky to wackier, sometimes they hit topical news events with interesting interviews and articles not seen elsewhere. And without the pressure of sponsors there is no need to edit the content (see BIASED). Anyways, great little piece here on the escalating costs of

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155590253186908112006-08-14T17:03:00.000-04:002006-08-14T17:21:24.140-04:00

Someone, somewhere, thinks this is a real chart. Seriously, read this before freaking out and forming an Executive Agency.

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155147235060466222006-08-09T14:09:00.000-04:002006-08-09T14:15:01.686-04:00

If you're interested in politics and you don't already read ABC News' "The Note," you're really missing out. Here's their analysis of the Lieberman loss and its impact on the '06 election etc.:If you want to understand the Lieberman story going forward, you have to play four-dimensional chess.First Dimension: It is an article of faith among most elite Democrats that Joe Lieberman will get out of

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155137636395266352006-08-09T11:05:00.000-04:002006-08-09T11:37:10.390-04:00

Mm-hmm... I could not agree with the Wonkette's opinion more if I were being paid: whomever was involved in the creation of this article should be ashamed. An article on the art of "wing-man"? Sweet sassy molassie...It showcases the talents of two less than impressive George Washington U. studs full of wonderful anecdotes:Moniello says his hometown wingman -- good wingman relationships never

ivtenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06180718981097930027noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155083299953799402006-08-08T20:08:00.000-04:002006-08-08T20:36:16.136-04:00

This may sound insanely simplistic, but it's just occurred to me with an as-yet unprecedented clarity.So it's commonplace now -- and has been for years -- to directly question the Bush Administration's justification(s) for invading Iraq. The manner of the justifications' delivery alone merit questioning: first they're portrayed as "a new product" that couldn't be "rolled out" in an off-month

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155057102922650752006-08-08T13:11:00.000-04:002006-08-08T13:35:19.753-04:00

Ugh. A few years back an American woman won the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the movement to create an international treaty banning the use of antipersonnel landmines. Guess what? The treaty was signed by over 150 nations -- but not the US.Now the Pentagon has contracted out production on a landmine system called the "Spider," which technically only detonates its (up to 84) mines if told to

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155056884888086102006-08-08T13:08:00.000-04:002006-08-08T13:08:05.083-04:00

Ann Coulter is a terrible, terrible human being., and she's written a new book, Godless: The Church of Liberalism, which is filled with her unique brand of insane, jingoistic, ignorant liberal-bashing. The best part is that she -- and her publisher -- are defending this screed by pointing to the "19 pages of endnotes" that supposedly document her various claims.Thank God for Media Matters. They

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155045366211721552006-08-08T09:56:00.000-04:002006-08-08T10:33:41.470-04:00

Sometimes the simplest headline is the best.Two pieces of good news this morning:1. Rep. Bob Ney (R-Ohio), AKA "Representative #1" in the Jack Abramoff trial and a close associate (AKA partner in crime) of that sleazy criminal, has chosen to retire from the House rather than continue his bid for re-election. To that I say: HA HA HA HA HA. Next: jail.2. Former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas), the King of

RyanChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03126344935659062794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1155005187301964782006-08-07T22:45:00.000-04:002006-08-07T22:46:27.340-04:00

The terrorists have won, and it's our politicians that are to blame.

ryanwhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363978630336374422noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15007250.post-1154981601256010312006-08-07T16:13:00.000-04:002006-08-07T16:13:21.570-04:00

In today's Washington Post there's a very important story on new changes to Federal welfare law that will push more people into the low-paying (or no-paying) jobs that are required of welfare recipients -- and at the same time will reduce the number of people who are able to get drug counseling, mental health help, or a better education. The article is worth reading in full so I'll link to it

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