Categories: Current Affairs, Legal Nonsense, Mainstream Media Narcolepsy, War on Christmas, Why my God is better than your God (or your non-God)
Rep. Murtha's broadside against the war in Iraq
by Graham 
Unless you have been outside the USA or in a coma, you will have noticed that the temperature of the debate about the US military campaign in Iraq is steadily rising. This is thanks in no small measure to comments made by Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a deco… more »
11/18/05 07:16:33 pm, There's something ironic about this newspaper headline....
by Graham
...about a crackdown in the Tallahassee Department of Corrections...
I tell you, you can't make this stuff up... more »
This week's Altercation....
by Graham
...has this little gem of a posting, which neatly encapsulates my views about two current issues:
These are two things I believe:
Thing One: It is time to march virtually every high-priced reporter in Washington D.C. out across the Key Bridge and d… more »
Sometimes political leaders say the most unbelievable things...
by Graham
It seems that Sen. Bill Frist, the Senate Majority Leader, is rather less concerned about the fact that the US runs covert detention facilities in Eastern Europe than the fact that the information has leaked into the public domain. Here is his comment on… more »
Texas Proposition #2 passes by large majority
by Graham
This commentary in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram eloquently explains why this amendment is a ticking bomb for Texas.
Speaking personally, I have a couple of comments:
1. The election turnout was less than 20%. A very large majority of registered vot… more »
Article by Fareed Zakaria about torture...
by Graham
...in which he makes the point that the current weaselling by the US administration to try and retain some sort of loophole for the use of torure on detainees is a losing tactic, taking into account the deeply negative views that this arouses in the rest… more »
Senate closed session on Iraq
by Graham
Earlier this week, the Senate held a closed session to debate the evidence for waging war in Iraq. The session was forced by the Democratic minority.
What struck me when reading accounts of this event in the media was how nearly all of the mass media a… more »
Speech by Robert Byrd from 2003
by Graham
In 2003, when the Senate held a debate on a resolution to give the President authority to wage war in Iraq, Senator Robert Byrd gave this speech opposing the resolution. He was one of only 22 senators that opposed the resolution. He was, of course, round… more »
Utah judge with 3 wives fights to keep his job
by Graham
...in which a judge is under pressure to step down following the rather awkward revelation that he currently has 3 wives, which is a felony under current Federal and State anti-bigamy laws.
My favourite part of the article is this:
"You can't have i… more »