November 22, 2008 – 3:34 pm
Hope! Change! A New way of…..ah, forget it Continuing a tradition among Washington’s power elite, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have decided to send their kids to Sidwell Friends School. Michelle Obama confirmed yesterday that Malia and Sasha, the incoming first daughters, will enroll at the pricey private school when the family moves into […]
November 21, 2008 – 1:39 pm
Army sets date for its first execution since 1961 The Army has set a date for its first execution in nearly 50 years. The military said Thursday that former North Carolina soldier Ronald A. Gray is to be executed Dec. 10 at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute (TEHR’-uh HOHT), Ind. He was convicted […]
November 21, 2008 – 8:03 am
I wonder if the ACLU will sue for mixing church and state? Hezbollah Marshals The Young Via Scout Troops On a Bekaa Valley playing field gilded by late-afternoon sun, hundreds of young men wearing Boy Scout-style uniforms and kerchiefs stand rigidly at attention as a military band plays, its marchers bearing aloft the distinctive yellow […]
November 21, 2008 – 7:46 am
Surrendie and his cousin Do! love this story, because it involves surrender of kids to public schools, creating the perfect Democrat voters! More than twice as many Americans – 56 percent — know that Paula Abdul is a judge on “American Idol†as know that the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for […]
November 19, 2008 – 7:46 pm
First, they call Obama a house negro, then they have to get all jiggy on the whole “peace” thang, in a letter sent to a Christian bishop in Iraq (CNA) “There’ll be no room in Iraq for the Christian infidels from now on,†the letter continues, threatening that those who remain will have their throats […]
November 18, 2008 – 4:01 pm
Paging Dr. Cluebat. Paging Dr. Cluebat. Bush Reversal on Iraq Deadline Gives Obama Breathing Room By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree to anything but a “conditions-based” plan for phasing out the American military role there. But […]
November 18, 2008 – 8:30 am
This is what we have to look forward to for the next 4 years from the mainstream left, starting with Crooks and Liars, the perfect name for a Progressive blog As we predicted before the election, Barack Obama’s victory has loosed a flood of hatefulness from the racist right in America. Digby yesterday had a […]
November 15, 2008 – 10:37 am
Save us from hysterics, who probably just want money: Report: Climate change threatens half of California A University of California, Berkeley, report released Thursday estimates that $2.5 trillion of California real estate is threatened by climate change. Real estate and insurance represent the largest sectors at risk from climate change in the state, according to […]
November 15, 2008 – 9:40 am
Ah, the policies of sanctuary for young absconders. Aren’t they wonderful? A teenager accused of stabbing a 14-year-old boy to death in a gang-motivated attack had been given sanctuary from deportation under San Francisco’s previous practice of shielding young illegal immigrant felons from federal authorities, records show. Rony Aguilera, 17, known as “Guerrillero,” has been […]
November 9, 2008 – 4:15 pm
Asia Times Online For the millions around the world who supported the candidacy of United States president-elect Barack Obama, let the disappointment begin. Rhetoric fades and symbolism pales in the harsh light of familiarity. But the biggest culprit in this emerging, imminent disillusionment is simple reality. The world’s investment of hope in Obama will likely […]
