Month: March 2006

Crossposted at Dailykos I woke up to this from the Washington Post: an article headlined Cost of Rebuilding New Orleans’ Levees Triples.  The lede is as starkly simple as a sucker punch. The Bush administration said...

Hope doesn’t come from calculating whether the good news is winning out over the bad.  It’s simply a choice to take action.  – Anna Lappe

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. Army Bans Use of Privately Bought Armor WASHINGTON (MSNBC/AP) March 30 — Soldiers will no longer be allowed to wear body armor other than the protective gear issued by the military in the latest twist in a running battle...

We’ve all shared a few giggles over Howard Kaloogian’s geographical shortcomings and felt a little horror at the blunt stupidity of his war cheerleading. Giggles and horror are good for a good horrified giggle, but...