Remember when the Soviet Union was the laughingstock of the civilized world because it continually put party loyalty ahead of experience and competence in administration of the country?

According to a piece in the Boston Globe we can say hello to Comrades Bush and Rove (or, as they are known to familiars, Comrade Bushnik and Comrade Rovelinski).  And say hello to protection of Christians (in a Christian country) while saying good-by to protection of racial minorities.

Apart from their obvious concern for their political lives, there's a real reason that so many Republicans, like Gil Gutknecht are getting real nervous about Iraq.

Take a long look around you, think about the political events of the last 5.5 years, and read this excerpt from George W. Bush's first acceptance speech at the 2000 Republican National Convention:

I've written about Jim Kouri before, and unfortunately feel the need to so it again.

There's a sociopathy loose in America, which affects all aspects of our lives, from business to politics to religious institutions.  You can find any number of very good examples at the national level, but let me nominate one local Connecticut politician to be this month's poster boy for sociopathy.

Rejecting White House claims that the lawsuit, once again, "endangers national security" by exposing state secrets, a federal judge in San Francisco refused to dismiss the lawsuit against AT&T for breaching the privacy of its customers when it aided the NSA in obtaining AT&T customer communications.

It isn't just the good old U.S. government that has trouble with logic when defending itself from attacks and criticisms.  Just ask the Iranians.

Some president's make grand statements that history prove to have been prescient.  Some make grand statements that fade rapidly from memory because the grandness is thinly wrapped around a vacuum.  Others make....statements.

Seems web engine Yahoo took a beating in the stocks....

The Editor & Publisher site has several letters defending Ann Coulter's latest loony comments and attempt at Coulter-humor.

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