Graf: Leadership is “above my paygrade”
Link: www.azstarnet.com. Asked if he believed the U.S. should engage in dialogue with North Korea, Graf said: "On that I can’t say. There are people way above my paygrade currently that have laid out the course. Our commander-in-chief is obviously in charge of that decision right now, and I’m going to trust his judgment." Advertisement … Read more
McCain Makes Grunting Noise
McCain actually guest-posted at: Captain’s Quarters. Boy, is he ever slumming of late… His statement is cut from the same cloth as Bush’s stance regarding NORK: Time for Decisive Action on North Korea Korea doubts the world’s resolve. It is testing South Korea, China, Russia, Japan, and the United States. They launched seven missiles in … Read more
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! Coming to Tucson
Link: Tucson, AZ (Static: Book Tour). Amy’s coming! If ever I had a crush on a reporter, it’s Amy Goodman (well, I also had a thing for Kris Pickel, back in the day…). Amy’s promoting her new book "Static: Government, Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back." She will speak at the Rialto … Read more
The Atheist Tapes – Steven Weinberg
Excellent discussion of the friction between religion and science. Some of my favorite moments: "I think science is corrosive of religious belief, and it’s a good thing too." "I don’t like God. In the sense that I don’t like Iago, or some other fictional characters."
Copper Kleptos
A recent AZ State Dems newletter suggests (carefully) that GOP vandals are behind a recent incident of vandalism at the Pima County Dems HQ: Democrats Targeted for Vandalism If all of this wasn’t enough, we learned Friday that the Democratic Party Headquarters in Tucson was vandalized and the phone lines to the call center were … Read more
