Categories: Current Affairs, Legal Nonsense, Mainstream Media Narcolepsy, War on Christmas, Why my God is better than your God (or your non-God)
What on earth is Katherine Harris up to in Florida?
by Graham 
One of the more bizarre stories unfolding right now is how Katherine Harris appears to be adopting increasingly desperate measures to continue her campaign for the Senate. Having seemingly been unable to raise enough money from outsiders to finance her c… more »
03/26/06 10:24:24 pm, Presidential abuse of the signing statement concept...
by Graham
...courtesy of the Boston Globe. When Presidents sign legislation into law, they often issue Signing Statements to the media. These are usually of the form of "today I signed into law the Squibble-Turdfarm Act, which will mandate the provision of afforda… more »
It seems that I am low on the trust scale in the modern USA...
by Graham
...according to this study performed by the University of Minnesota. As follows:
University researchers found that Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in “sharing their vision of American… more »
A neat posting today...
by Graham
....which makes the point that when the President essentially starts holding public conversations with non-existent people, you can be sure that the rhetorical bag of tricks is just about empty.
Does George W. Bush think that all of us came down from t… more »
Interesting attempt at currency forgery...
by Graham
It seems that the forger either thought he was in the Weimar Republic or feared that inflation of that level would hit the modern USA, because he attempted to pass a Billion-Dollar bill (see article for photo). However, the idea that somebody would be ta… more »
Down in Miami, a journalist gets out the skewer...
by Graham
...and writes a blistering response to a local teacher (who also appears to be a pastor in her spare time) who has unleashed another collection of anti-homosexual pronouncements.
Frankly, the only way in which some measure of tolerance is going to be r… more »
Well, I won't be visiting South Dakota any time soon....
by Graham
Following the decision by the South Dakota legislature to enact a draconain abortion ban, I will not be visiting or spending any money in South Dakota. I also intend to check my credit card accounts to see if any of them are managed out of South Dakota.… more »
Well, Kanab is not the only example of theocracy in action...
by Graham
People reading my aviation blog will notice that I have pledged not to visit Kanab, Utah again until the town repeals a a resolution (seemingly lifted almost verbatim from the Sutherland Institute) that was passed in Janaury 2006. I have visited Kanab se… more »
And another public figure is caught being creative with facts...
by Graham
...in which Nancy Grace, an frontsperson for CNN, who has a "take no prisoners" reputation when talking to people with whom she disagrees, is shown to have (a) misremembered key details of an unpleasant incident earlier in her life, when a boyfriend was… more »
Iraq may be teetering on the brink of open civil war...
by Graham
...as violence is escalating in the country, with dozens of people being killed on a daily basis.
The USA is making the usual tut-tut pronouncements about the people of Iraq having to choose between order or chaos. However, there is a fundamental falla… more »