Random Articles

• George Lakoff on Katrina - Failure of Moral Values In a nice follow up to my earlier There’s No Helping the NeoCons post, George Lakoff comments that Katrina was not only a natural disaster and federal failure, it was a complete failure of the Republican moral and political philosophy. (emphasis is Lakoff’s) “The [right-wing conservatives] central principle: Government has no useful role. The only common good
• Done Monkey-ing Around “…my fear on this one is that no one will want to drink [the beer] for fear they will be implicated, or worse yet, sympathetic to the kidnappers.” - Bongo’s slightly regretful kidnapper.
• Don’t Visit the Truckstops Just got off the phone with my dad who recommended not to visit the TA truckstops in Ontario, California. I’m going to heed his suggestion. Though, I’m not sure where that leaves for dinner.
• Offshoring the Military “The armed forces, already struggling to meet recruiting goals, are considering expanding the number of noncitizens in the ranks — including disputed proposals to open recruiting stations overseas and putting more immigrants on a faster track to US citizenship if they volunteer…” - Bryan Bender, Boston Globe
• One Hell of a Bad Day “The 9/11 reaction that sent us into Iraq was based on our need to kick the dog after a bad day at the office. The war never made any sense and the new Secretary of Defense always knew it. - brittb”