Proving once again that modern public officials tend to be a whole lot more partisan, zealous, and short sighted than public officials from our distant past, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs actually implied that American businesses could and should boycott law firms who represent people held in detention because they are accused of being terrorists.

Some of us didn't, some did...watch Chimpy's addy to the nation last night, about his desire to send even MORE troops into Iraq...

You've undoubtedly heard about the ongoing scandal of allowing corporate executives to make millions off their stock options by the simple device of back-dating the grant of the option to guaranty huge profits. But did you know that the current popularity of the stock option as a means of compensating the expensive but empty suits was part of a "reform" effort that tried to tie executive compensation to executive "performance?

It is a clear sign of exasperation with Bush when an administration official admits that Bush is willing to sacrifice American troops and Iraqi civilians in order to protect his own delusions.

If you're like me (my regrets in advance), you get a funny feeling in the pit of your stomach when the talking heads start talking about the "job growth" statistics. I think there's a good reason for that funny feeling.

Such reflection would soon lead us to the realization that in situations leading up to war, action often precedes thought.

Have you noticed the recent flurry of commentary advocating the segregation of Iraq by sectarian loyalty?  In other words, if you can't make Shia, Sunni and Kurd play well together, then keep Shia, Sunni and Kurd from sharing the same playground.

In plain English, it's a version of break Iraq up into three separate areas (some people propose separate nations, other separate confederated territories).

From a February, 2003 NY Times article:

From the SF Chronicle:

As with Repub attitudes toward lawsuits, it turns out that the attitude of Repubs toward minority rights in Congress depends mostly on whether Repubs are the minority.

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