September 7, 2005

Insult To Injury

As floodwaters begin to recede from New Orleans, the bloated, rotting corpses of thousands of Hurricane Katrina’s most obvious victims are not the only ghastly elements of the disaster surfacing. For any who care, nay, dare to look, the callousness, megalomania, and utter incompetence of the Bush Administration has also shown itself in all its criminal wretchedness. And while Karl Rove and a host of the nation’s genteel lawmakers have decreed that what happened in the City that Care Forgot during the past week was either the fault of local politicians, or nothing for which anyone should point fingers in blame, the truth of the matter is that the President should turn in his scorecard and head for the 19th Hole.

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August 24, 2005

Not In My God’s Name

Proving conclusively that Islamic mullahs have no corner on the market for incendiary hate speech, America’s own notorious televangelist, Pat Robertson –the one-time Republican candidate for President and long-time confidant of George W. Bush– called this week for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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August 18, 2005

WARNING: Voyeuristic Content

Since starting this blog I have spent some time reading other blogs, trying to get a sense of what the blogosphere is comprised of. It’s a mighty vast place, let me tell ya, and I won’t even begin to try and explicate its dimensions, qualities, or import here. Or now, anyway.

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August 6, 2005

Paint By Numbers

There is no getting around the fact that we live in a rich world of complex interactions that often make life and its events seem difficult to understand. This complexity drives whole industries and branches of scientific research, whose existence is predicated on a mission to explain everything from the causes of hypertension and heart disease, to price activity in world markets, to the feeding and mating habits of insect colonies, to the behavior of value maximizing consumers.

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August 1, 2005

Back Door Man

Revealing the depth of his disregard for both the United Nations and the long-term security of the American people, President George W. Bush made John Bolton the United States’ ambassador to the U.N. today. The appointment comes while Congress is in recess, thereby circumventing the unpleasant fact that nearly half the members of the U.S. Senate understand how poorly qualified Mr. Bolton is for the position, and have thus refused to approve the appointment originally tendered this past March. By making a recess appointment, Mr. Bush will have Mr. Bolton as his government’s representative at the international diplomatic body until the next full session of Congress convenes in January 2007.

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July 20, 2005

Much Ado

President Bush has named his first appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court, The Hon. John G. Roberts, of Washington, D.C. Widely hailed as a thoughtful, intelligent man, with a distinguished pedigree in Law and a record of exemplary practice both before and above the Bar, Mr. Roberts would appear to be a shoo-in for confirmation in the current climate.

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July 19, 2005

Felons Rn’t Us

President Bush assured the nation yesterday if anyone in his administration committed a crime in connection with the public leak of the identity of an undercover CIA operative, that person will “no longer work in my administration.”

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July 18, 2005

Show’s Over, Move Along Now

During the slow-motion unfolding of Karl Rove’s connection to the original smear campaign against former Ambassador Joseph Wilson –that he got his assignment because of his wife– I’ve wondered why it never seemed to matter.

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July 12, 2005

Gimme 12 Steps

One of the greatest things about the Universe is that, often, just about the time I am feeling good and satisfied with my progress in it, it reveals to me just how little I do know, and how much further advanced are others around me.

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