Kolbe Makes His GOP Retirement Confession
Link: Kolbe: GOP on wrong path. I was gratified and impressed by some of Kolbe’s candor upon retirement. I found myself strongly in agreement on his views on the theocrats’ misguided culture war and his realization that the Iraq war must be ended. Why is it that Republicans seem only to be able to tell … Read more
Drinking Liberally 12/28
Happy New Year! (Well, almost…) As 2007, the penultimate year of the Bush Debacle, creeps up on us, Liberals will be gathering at the Shanty on 4th Avenue this Thursday evening starting at 6pm to begin the process of drinking away the memories of Auld Lang Syne. This week, in the tradition of Time Magazine, … Read more
The Nazi Philosopher at the root of GOP politics
Link: The Chronicle: 4/2/2004: A Fascist Philosopher Helps Us Understand Contemporary Politics. An interesting look at Nazi intellectual Carl Schmitt’s political philosophy and how it lives and breathes in today’s movement Conservatism. At base, Schmitt saw politics as a no-holds-barred struggle to define who is a friend and who is an enemy – an art … Read more
Subtopia: Orwellian Wormholes
Link: Subtopia: Orwellian Wormholes. An interesting and comprehensive post on the tunnels beneath the Arizona border and what happens in them. A great read with lots of interesting links to other resources on the subject.
Drinking Liberally 12/21
It is once again time for liberals to gather in good cheer and fellowship at the Shanty on 4th Avenue starting at 6pm this Thursday. This week our special guest really is May George. No mistake about it this time. May is a Fulbright scholar from Baghdad, Iraq. She has been here in the States … Read more
Bush Admin Beats the Drums for Space Weapons
The lamest of lame duck Administrations continues to ratchet up fear and concern about unproven and non-specific threats to our space infrastructure in order to leave behind yet another expensive paranoiac turd hanging around America’s neck: an arms race in space the is as useless as it is ruinously expensive. Please read my earlier post … Read more
Drinking Liberally 12/14
It’s time once again for liberals to wander down to the old watering hole. You can see these wonders of nature this Thursday at the Shanty on 4th Avenue starting at 6pm. This once wary and skittish species have begun to throw off their camouflage and socialize openly with their own kind once again. They … Read more
Drinking Liberally 12/7
Drinking Liberally will be happening this Thursday starting at 6pm at the Shanty on 4th Avenue at the underpass. This week we will either be on the patio or inside the bar, depending on whether it’s just cold out or damn cold out. Dress warmly, but wear layers, is my advice. As with last week, … Read more
