Open Thread

7 Comments

1. 

   Kahli on May 1, 2007 at 12:21 pm

   Good luck with your hand.

   I wonder if the Smithsonian will add the nasty, stinky codpiece to its collection.  But maybe it will go the the GWB library when its built.  I supspect it will need to be strong in the memorabilia since it is likely to be light on books.

2. 

   dada on May 1, 2007 at 12:25 pm

   thought you might enjoy this little tidbit from the local birdcage liner:

   The Newfies are coming!

   later….must work….arrggghhhhh!

   

   • 

     BooMan on May 1, 2007 at 3:06 pm

     warms the heart.  

3. 

   boran2 on May 1, 2007 at 12:46 pm

   Good luck with your hand.

4. 

   MikeInOhio on May 1, 2007 at 1:32 pm

   Spreading the principles of freedom and democracy in Iraq looks like it’s really taking hold.

   Sounds like a familiar form of governance to a lot of us.

   Iraq’s prime minister has created an entity within his government that U.S. and Iraqi military officials say is being used behind a smokescreen to carry out an extreme Shiite agenda that is worsening the country’s sectarian divide.

   [snip]

   The “Office of the Commander in Chief” has the power to overrule other government ministries, according to U.S. military and intelligence sources.

   Those sources say the 24-member office is abusing its power, increasingly overriding decisions made by the Iraqi Ministries of Defense and Interior and potentially undermining the entire U.S. effort in Iraq.

   The Office, as it is known in Baghdad, was set up about four months ago with the knowledge of American forces in Iraq. Its goal is ostensibly to advise Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki — the nation’s new commander in chief — on military matters.

   According to a U.S. intelligence source, the Office is “ensuring the emplacement of commanders it favors and can control, regardless of what the ministries want.”

   Sound familiar to anyone?

5. 

   janinsanfran on May 1, 2007 at 6:36 pm

   Our contemporary working class — immigrant low wage workers — are out carrying the holiday to our streets in many cities. Lots of pictures from Oakland, CA here.

6. 

   Renee in Ohio on May 1, 2007 at 10:18 pm

   Happy Beltane, everyone!