by David Safier Yes, Deposit-gate. Create a hypenated word with "gate" at the end, and everyone knows what kind of story it is (though, I wonder if people remember that Watergate had nothing to do with Water.) Yesterday I wrote a story about newly elected Rep. Vic Williams (R, LD-26) not returning a $400 rental … Read more
by David Safier When Tasha Downum returned from Iraq in June, 2008, she took her five year old son, her mother and her grandmother on a two week vacation to Newport Beach, California. Her son had never seen the ocean, and after a year in Iraq's heat and sand, she was looking forward to being … Read more
by David Safier According to an AP article, Bush was "reflective" during a speech at Texas A&M. Listen to what passes for reflection in this deeply shallow and uncaring man. According to the article, Bush told graduates that "popularity is capricious and what matters is whether they think they’ve done what is right." Not whether … Read more
Posted By AzBlueMeanie: A friend of mine forwarded this video to me from Francine and asked me to post it. Will do. John Cleese and Robin Williams take to the stage for one night only at the New Wimbledon Theater to mark Prince Charles' 60th Birthday on the comedy program We Are Most Amused – … Read more
by David Safier Here's my nominee for today's best quote in a daily newspaper. The Washington Post has an article about Obama's three top picks for environmental posts. Many environmentalists are happy with the picks, while some think they're a bit too moderate. That tells me they're probably excellent choices. But the U.S. Chamber of Commerce … Read more