Friday, September 28, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
down with doofus boy
daily kos
A lot of Very Important People keep telling me that I have to continue being patient with the Iraq war. People like the President of the United States:
March: Bush Pleads for Patience in Iraq War
May: Bush Urges Patience on Iraq
June: Bush urges patience on Iraq
July: War In Year 5; Bush Requests Patience
August: Bush pleads for more patience for Iraq war efforts
September: Iraqi civilian deaths up, Bush urges patience
Contrary to what the frequently-wrong media pundits say, I (and, I'm willing to bet, you) do understand the gravity of the situation in Iraq. It's the mother of all messes. One of the worst blunders our country has ever made. It's just a big ball of bad and there's no way to get around it. If we stay it's bad and if we leave it's bad. The word of the day, the week, the month, the year and the decade is: "Bad."
And here we are, four and a half bad years after we strolled into Baghdad with our picnic baskets and Starbucks franchise leases, being asked to be patient just a little while longer because we're this close to going from "baddest" to "badder" on the scale of bad. Fine. I'm a reasonable man and perfectly capable of being patient. I've even heard it's a virtue.
But I want something in return. I want the nincompoops who orchestrated this farce in a massive rush of non-patience to excuse themselves from the public stage. That includes the president, the vice president and the secretary of state. They need to resign, find a nice rocking chair far away from D.C., and never be heard from again.
It includes the neocons and their think-tank buddies who continue to flap their gums about how awesome the Iraq war is going and wouldn’t it be swell to bring the same kind of awesomeness to Iran NOW NOW NOW!!!
It includes the journalists who helped beat the drums of war by "catapulting the propaganda" and advancing the official White House narrative. And it includes the members of the House and Senate who believe that buying "five rugs for five bucks" at an Iraqi marketplace surrounded by armed guards and attack helicopters is all the proof I should need that things are going swell, so sit down, shut up and be patient.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Slashdot | Do Not Call Listings to Expire in 2008
Slashdot | Do Not Call Listings to Expire in 2008:
"'Yahoo! News report that the cherished dinner hour void of telemarketers could vanish next year for millions of people when phone numbers begin dropping off the national/United States (U.S.)'s Do Not Call list. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which oversees the list, says there is a simple fix. But some lawmakers think it is a hassle to expect people to re-register their phone numbers every five years. Numbers placed on the registry, begun in June 2003, are valid for five years. For the millions of people who signed onto the list in its early days, their numbers will automatically drop off beginning next June if they do not enroll again.'"
"'Yahoo! News report that the cherished dinner hour void of telemarketers could vanish next year for millions of people when phone numbers begin dropping off the national/United States (U.S.)'s Do Not Call list. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which oversees the list, says there is a simple fix. But some lawmakers think it is a hassle to expect people to re-register their phone numbers every five years. Numbers placed on the registry, begun in June 2003, are valid for five years. For the millions of people who signed onto the list in its early days, their numbers will automatically drop off beginning next June if they do not enroll again.'"
Monday, September 17, 2007
Friday, September 07, 2007
NPR : Former Baseball Player Says He is Not Dead
NPR : Former Baseball Player Says He is Not Dead:
"Last week, an obituary of Bill Henry, the former major league relief pitcher, was picked up by news wires, only it turned out to be the obituary of a Florida man with the same name who had been impersonating the baseball player for nearly two decades."
"Last week, an obituary of Bill Henry, the former major league relief pitcher, was picked up by news wires, only it turned out to be the obituary of a Florida man with the same name who had been impersonating the baseball player for nearly two decades."
Facebook eases freshmen fears, fosters friendship.
Facebook eases freshmen fears, fosters friendship - CNN.com:
"Wellesley, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Sang-Hee Min and her college roommate met each other this July and began planning for their year together. During the summer, they chatted about shared interests, discussed ground rules for living together, and agreed on what to pack."
"Wellesley, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Sang-Hee Min and her college roommate met each other this July and began planning for their year together. During the summer, they chatted about shared interests, discussed ground rules for living together, and agreed on what to pack."
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