This is not a political post. I am not writing as a leftist, nor as a critic of the Republican Party. I want everyone who reads this to know that I am certain that there are elements in the GOP that object to what was shown at the Convention last night, and they are as affected by it as I am. What I've got to say is not to be lessened in its ( Read more... )

There was once a beautiful soul by the name of Robert Francis Kennedy. Whatever party he belonged to, it does not matter; whatever his private life consisted of, it shouldn't affect his legacy. He was a bright-shining star in American life who campaigned under a banner of unity and reconciliation, at a time when America's national politics and ( Read more... )

Georgia Claims a Sliver of the Tennessee River
By SHAILA DEWAN
Published: February 22, 2008
ATLANTA - WHEREAS, in 1818 when the border between Georgia and Tennessee was marked by surveyors, mistakes were made that deprived Georgia of a sliver of the Tennessee River.

WHEREAS, Georgia’s water supply is now threatened by a severe drought ( Read more... )

So, have you all read/heard about the Justice Department's John Tanner? (Op-Ed from the NYT / video on YouTube -- the video is extremely short, but I've seen the whole damn thing, and it's just absurdly stupid)

I wrote the Acting Attorney General in response.

Dear Mr. Keisler ( Read more... )

This Congressional term, George III has signed numerous tax breaks and spending bills. But now he vetoes (only his fourth veto, ever) the amendment of a program that gives millions of low-income (read: poor, poverty-stricken, disenfranchised, needy) children health coverage (read: the means to live, along with the "right to life"). The bill would ( Read more... )

I mean that. Ignore it if you know it. This is for a recent addition to my flist. It began as a comment on omarm_me's journal, but greatly exceeded the character limit for a comment. As such, it's become a post of mine.

The origin of this post lies in the recent collapse of the Dutch government. omarm_me asked me what the reaction was in the States, and my reply ( Read more... )

Today is the anniversary of the massacre at Wounded Knee which took place on this day in 1891.
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