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January 31, 2006

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January 29, 2006

roman senators - clipart
roman senators

Josh Marshall-TPM- on Barack Obama's comments about talk vs action.

"Sen. Obama (D-IL) said this morning that Democrats need to focus on convincing voters that "their values are at stake" in cases like the Alito hearings rather than relying on procedural gambits like the filibuster."

 Excuse me, Senator Obama, precisely how will that deal with the problem of judicial appointments?  I believe quite a number of US citizens are aware of the threat to our democracy.  That's why we've been looking for our senators to act.








January 25, 2006

Tweety,Moore and Murtha
3 art clips I combined.

THE TRIANGLE: Matthews, Moore, Murtha, and the Media

This is the best description I have read of what is happening with the MSM.  However, it only explains the"how" and not the "why."









January 23, 2006

illegal snooping
I took two copyright free art clips, edited and
combined them to get this image of illegal snooping.

Herbert's column today points to the fact that illegal wiretapping can have a chilling effect on the First Amendment.

Have you ever talked sexy to your wife or your girlfriend - or your husband or your boyfriend - on the telephone?  Would you keep talking if you thought that one of Dick Cheney's operatives was listening in?

Talk about a chilling effect.






January 22, 2006

Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall pointing to The Coming Tug of War Over the Internet All this points to the decline of our civilization. If the Telecommuniations industry gets to control what companies we are directed to, it's...

January 6, 2006

THE NEWS BLOG Steve Gilliard highlights a story from Fast Company Magazine that illustrates what my recent posts have only stabbed at. And that's stabbing with stiff ski mittens on. When will people wake up. This is just a holding place for this topic. I have a family party to prepare for, but boy! this story is right up my alley.