Categories: Current Affairs, Legal Nonsense, Mainstream Media Narcolepsy, War on Christmas, Why my God is better than your God (or your non-God)
Article on the challenges of ballot initiatives in CA
by Graham 
Here in Texas, we have a state ballot on November 8th at which a motley collection of initiatives will be subjected to a popular vote.
In California, the voters, using the same mechanism, have been busy limiting the ability of elected representatives t… more »
11/01/05 02:02:04 pm, George Galloway vs. US Senate Committee - Round 2
by Graham
After the publication of the US Senate Committee report, which effectively charges George Galloway with perjury, Galloway predictably has come out swinging, daring the committee to file charges against him.
It's always interesting to watch political pl… more »
What exactly did George W Bush learn from his military service?
by Graham
Lost in the charges and counter-charges being bandied about last year in the election campaign about the military service of George W Bush and John Kerry was any discussion of what both men might have learned from their military service.
Since, as far… more »
Latest on Harriet Miers nomination
by Graham
Here's a very good question from Ari Emmanuel over at Huffington Post.
You know when there is insufficient substance to the qualifications of a nominee when the nominee's defenders are forced to utter irrelevant nonsense like "she is a good Christian".… more »
Journalism is doomed...
by Graham
..if the published letter by a journalism student is actually a serious piece of writing and not satire. This blog poster writes about the concept of "Idiot America", using the published letter as an example of ludicrous nonsense. more »
This looks like an interesting book...
by Graham
Courtesy of my original discussion forum home, The Well.
The Sanctity of Marriage Handbook - The Ultimate Guide to Marriage-Between a Man and a Woman-by Those Who Cast the First Stone
Bryan Harris - Author
Composed of short profiles of some of th… more »
Extract from latest article by Paul Krugman
by Graham
From the NY Times, courtesy of Eric Alterman:
Right now, with the Bush administration in meltdown on multiple issues, we're hearing a lot about President Bush's personal failings. But what happened to the commanding figure of yore, the heroic leader… more »
Sometimes fiction is so prescient...
by Graham
...that is comfortably shades the truth. One of the more disturbing features of a lot of modern events is how it has become very difficult to tell the difference between satire and reality. Here is another zinger from The Onion about how Bush has finally… more »
President's videoconference with Iraq soldiers
by Graham
In which we are introduced to the extent to which the current administation is prepared to create an illusionary facade of spontaneity to cover up the reality that just about very word, phrase and answer in this event was pre-ordained.
I may be getting… more »
Now here's a real man's man's candidate...
by Graham
No more of those business-as-usual politicians...here's the real guy for the 2008 election! more »