No, Hillary, Thanks All The Same...

Huh. Seems the opinion polls show that a possible "president" Hillary Clinton don't look good all of a sudden...

Iraq Intel, Part 364; 60 Minutes of truth about Iraq & WMD

The steady drip of refutations continues.  The latest public statement contradicting the Bush administration claims that they genuinely thought Iraq had WMD before we invaded comes from Tyler Drumheller, who headed CIA covert operations in Europe during the run-up to the Iraq war, detailed in a Reuters release appearing in the Sydney Morning Herald.

Polls, Polls, Polls

More info in the never ending attempt to predict the "then" based on the "now."  "Then," being of course November, 2006 and a later "then" being November, 2008.

A Bad Time to Be Alive: America And Sleaze-Centrism

In 21st century America, the fix is in. The spin is spun.  The come-on came, the scam is run, the small print now runs rampant down the American page.

Doesn't matter whether we're talking about presidential elections or a public opinion poll on a celebrity actor.  Witness this report from World Entertainment News Network (WENN):

When Dubai buys American, or supplies American, can controversy be far behind?

Tomorrow's Asia Times reports that congressional trouble is probably brewing once again over the effect of a Dubai company's corporate purchase of a British company.  This time the controversy will be over Dubai's access to US military technology and weapons systems as a result of the purchase.

How Christian of You

America is home to a growing number of Christian colleges and universities.  To my knowledge, you don't have to be a member of a specific denomination to attend, but you do, apparently, have to be straight, celibate, or...

Where we are & how we got here--quotes from the other side

It's crazy these days, and I don't mean that in the sloppy, vernacular way.  It's crazy these days.

In making sense of where we are and how we came to be here, try these quotes from people that absolutely fit right into a time characterized by craziness:

Watergate VS Phone Jam: History Of The End, Part Two?

Neat little oped piece courtesy The New York Times regarding the possible similarities of Dick Nixon and Dumbya...

Hurry Up, Rapture

Those who know me personally, those who know me by my rants know full well: Living in a red state has its pitfalls....

Billions And Billions, But Are They Really Earned?

If anyone needs to ask what America's genuine religion is, look no further than outgoing CEO of Exxon-Mobil, Lee Raymond....