5.14.2008

Close Encounters Of The Gubernatorial Kind

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For the first time in years, I made a date this (Wednesday) morning to have breakfast away from home while I got my tires balanced (which is...
4.29.2008

Former Reddites And Indies Leap Onto Democratic Party

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As I noted at All Things Democrat , I think there are a host of reasons so many former Republicans and thirdies/Indies have joined new voter...

Kudos to UVM: Offering Total Education To Low-Income Vermonters

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Hurray for UVM , which happens to be an excellent set of schools. It's not that UVM isn't feeling the financial stress. But it makes...
4.26.2008

On Funerals And Other Oddities

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Sorry for the paucity of posts. I've apparently reached the point in my life where I spend more time attending or helping organize or se...
4.04.2008

Just Like I Learned in Journalism School: Dog Bites Man Equals No Story BUT When Woman Bites Pit Bull, There's a Story!

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And it's here: the story of the little woman who bit a pit bull defending her dog. They also used to tell us, besides that if it bleeds...
3.18.2008

Iraq War Blogswarm: Three Trillion Lies And Still Going Strong

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Today, as we mark that dark mid-March day in 2003 when President Bush, complete with a raised fist pumping air like he was about to go into ...

Swarm Swarm Swarm! How To 'Do It"

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You can be as low tech - talk to others about Iraq face to face vs. cyber - or high tech as you care to be. The point is to get people talki...

A Blogswarm To End All Swarms? Dream On!

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However, the March 19th blogswarm commencing now is not to be taken lightly. Indeed, this war has never been a lightweight when it comes to...
3.14.2008

War With Iran Closer?

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General William Fallon, who until this week was the most recent head of CentCom and the atrocity that is Iraq, has been referred to many tim...
3.12.2008

The Spitzer Resignation: Our Loss As Well As His

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OK, color me fucking amazed (and not in a good way): you can lie entire nations INTO a war, and then lie about the results of that war every...

Howard Fineman Falls Over Himself Gushing About John McCain

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Yes, this man - well, genetically male anyway - actually earns income as a chief correspondent for Newsweek AND as an MSNBC political consul...