More smoke and mirrors. Distraction, distraction, distraction. It is never necessary, acceptable, or tolerable for the person filling the office of the President to break the law. The American public was reminded of that point by the impeachment of Clinton. It is a new day. Bush lied under oath. Broken law. Impeachment. Simple. There are […]
The White Man’s Burden (…in Baghdad?)
When I opened my email this a.m. I found this Kipling poem in my inbox. My husband had sent it to me …alas still apropos — as empire and colonies go. The White Man’s Burden Take up the White Man’s burden—Send forth the best ye breed—Go send your sons to exileTo serve your captives’ needTo […]
Political Science Fiction / Global Warming
Just started reading what I would classify as a political science fiction novel. Fifty Degrees Below by Kim Stanley Robinson. It probably could be called an eco-thriller or some such nonsense, but with KSR firmly established as a great speculative fiction writer I wouldn’t classify it at all. Plausible fiction; plausible futures. Anyway, the setting […]
Donne di Pace
Just ran across my young friend Rae’s blog enty rae’s codepink road journal: RaeSpeak: Presentations in Italy She is a delight. I know her via CODEPINK actions in DC and Tucson. For someone so young, very early 20s, I find her to be an old soul. As I’m approaching an age where everyone younger than […]
CODEPINK Activist Jailed
This is a follow-up to an earlier post about Diane Wilson, one of the co-founders of CODEPINK Women for Peace, and author of An Unreasonable Woman who legally infiltrated a Cheney/Delay fundraiser last week in Houston where she was arrested for speaking her mind. Why is Diane Wilson still in jail after the Cheney/Delay fundraiser […]
New Divider — Countdown Clock to W's Remaining Time in Office
I changed the look of this blog a bit by taking down the dead sidebar link to a W Countdown Clock and put in the new code that essentially creates a more distinctive bar between posts with the same information. If you have no life and want to respond, please tell me if you like […]