Categories: Current Affairs, Legal Nonsense, Mainstream Media Narcolepsy, War on Christmas, Why my God is better than your God (or your non-God)
At last, somebody is fighting bigotry and stupidity with ridicule...
by Graham 
...in the Ohio legislature, a Democratic member is going to introduce a bill to forbid any household with more than 1 Republican voter from adopting children...this is a direct response to the pathetic piece of legislation already proposed to prevent gay… more »
02/24/06 08:18:07 pm, Update on the Cheney hunting incident...- I correct myself
by Graham
Well, contrary to my earlier posting, it seems that local law enforcement did get involved, questioned both VP Cheney and his shooting victim, and have decided that it was an accident.
The media were not informed until the owner of the ranch where the… more »
Dick Cheney shoots hunting companion...
by Graham
As has already been observed, think of the fuss that the GOP would have raised if John Kerry had shot somebody while hunting...and where the hell are the media on this story? They were asleep at the wheel...as usual.
Since the NRA is always informing u… more »
Litany of distortions of scientific research by BushCo
by Graham
...is outlined here. Some of the administration leaders need to go look up the words "scruples" and "integrity", understand their meaning, and then go back down the road and find those parts of their personalities. more »
Bush Administration scores an own-goal
by Graham
One of the more sinister aspects of the current administration is their consistent campaign to suppress unwelcome criticism or dissent. This takes many forms, from the reluctance to have the President answer unscripted questions, their not-at-all disguis… more »
Why are we calling the Abramoff affair a "lobbying scandal"?
by Graham
A widely-used meme for what I will call the Abramoff Affair is that it is a "lobbying scandal".
It is nothing of the sort. This blog entry explains why that frame is all too convenient for politicians, since it paints the lobbyists as the bad guys.
T… more »
Well, the Alito saga appears to have reached its conclusion....
by Graham
...via the quaintly named "cloture" vote in the Senate. The result was 75-25 in favour. While forcing and winning a vote against cloture was always going to be a tall order, the surprise was the large number of Democrats voting Yes instead of No.
This… more »
I interact with suppliers according to the Social Customer Manifesto
by Graham
...which is why I am currently avoiding major music industry players and retailers. I would like to completely avoid the cellular service providers, since I have yet to be treated in an equitable and respectable way by any of them, but sadly I may have t… more »
It's time for some comic relief...
by Graham
...in the UK, a woman's illicit affair was revealed when a pet parrot started repeating cries of endearment...
The only sad thing is that the parrot has also been given a new home... more »
Here's the permission slip to send off to the current Executive branch
by Graham
The current administration famously remarked that the USA did not need a permission slip to invade Iraq.
So...building on that delightful concept, and in the interest of pre-authorizing the abridgement of rights supposedly conferred under the U.S. Cons… more »