Rainy day and we're still treating our poor puppy with kid gloves, as she fights off those doggone heartworms. So, if I don't find time this evening to round up the usual collection of material, you'll know that I'm paying attention to something much more important...
For now, let's look at one of the more frightening stories. It's actually been bubbling just under the surface for a while now, but the pieces are beginning to come together.
Bush allegedly starting illegal spying on US phone record BEFORE September 11
It's difficult to overstate how bad this is. And anybody like to take any bets on how quickly Congress is going to ignore this? The funniest/sickest part of all of this is that the Dems are reportedly on the verge of giving the telecoms immunity for what is turning into a [...]
Changing courses, just a bit -
Oh, fer cryin' out loud - Monday edition
It seems that Rush Limbaugh arranged to have himself nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year and now he's having a tantrum because Al Gore won: "For starters, it appears that Limbaugh de facto nominated himself. The nomination went out under [...]
If that doesn't make you cringe, this will. I knew something wasn't quite right, when I heard the verdict last week. Now, we're getting details that may explain why -
All-White jury finds guards not guilty of beating black boy to death– despite videotape depicting beating
Okay, so imagine this. A group of mostly-White employees of a boot camp beat a 14 year old Black boy to death. In the deep south. And it’s caught on video (see above). And an all-White jury deliberates for just 90 minutes and finds them innocent of all charges. The judge is caught laughing about [...]
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