I came across this comment and was compelled to share: A haiku poet wrote the following and submitted it for approval to his teacher: A dragonfly Remove the wings Bright red pepperpod! The teacher disapproved strongly and suggested this: Bright...
Politics
We all have very high standard and ideals and are desperate to see this country great again. That feeling is felt to the left and right of the spectrum. We want a sense of safety and security back, yesterday. Problem is that...
The Limits of Labels
It's amazing. Everything Barack does now as a Senator brings out the Constitutional Lawyer Brigade (not a actual attorney among them) to SCREAM FROM EVERY THREAD - Obama is Destroying the Country I Love and Ending Democracy as We Know...
I’m not a lawyer, but I play one TV.
When a Navy vessel is under attack or suffers a catastrophic emergency the ship's captain declares general quarters. Without a second thought, thousands of individuals (conservatives and liberals) drop everything they are doing and come together as one cohesive unit...
General Quarters, General Quarters – All Hands On Deck
I officially take back every bad thing I have said about TPM, though I still think it would be a no-brainer to tailor their Internet development strategy to be more responsive to requests by their members. They should be turning out...
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My personal political ideals fall somewhat to the left of Dennis Kucinich and to the right of Karl Marx. In contrast to many caricatures of my posts at TPM, my understanding of Obama's stance on FISA has zero to do with...
The last time I use the acronym FISA
For the last 40 years, America has lived George Orwell's worst nightmare. It was a bit more subtle than Orwell had imagined, but our domination by powerful men was no less complete. We have been fed propaganda instead of news...
In Defense of a Good Offense
It is clear from the Constitution that we were not meant to have an enormous, world-straddling military. That what military we did possess should used as a defense mechanism and not a tool of global dominance. The founders were quite...