Month: August 2007

It really shouldn’t be a big surprise to anyone that the Bush administration is preparing to put on a big con of the Congress and the American people over the situation in Iraq. We can get bogged down in the details of how...

Crossposted from Left Toon Lane, Bilerico Project & My Left Wing click to enlargeHe blames his faux pas on jet lag, but I don’t believe a word of it. During the Democratic debate on the Gay-centric network, Logo, Bill...

Booman wrote a short post today titled Gingrich is Latest Republican to Lose His Mind. I started to write a differing opinion as a comment on that post, and it grew. Read on if you so desire.You are wrong, Booman. Gingrich has...

In a story in the LA Times this morning “Top general may propose pullbacks” Julian E. Barnes and Peter Spiegel report that Petraeus may announce pullbacks from some areas in Iraq, including al Anbar province and a...

Bill McKibben, who’s run the Step It Up! efforts to draw attention to the climate crisis has urged people to support carbon emission reductions of 80% by 2050. That people are paying attention, that Congress is starting to...