"This actually fits with everything Obama has been doing lately: neither his legislative proposals nor his executive actions have been world shaking. It's all small-ball stuff, designed as much to make a point as it is to actually make a difference. If you put them all together, Obama's actions are a way of showing that (a) Democrats are reasonable ( Read more... )

Z. is in Seattle with her mom for a quick vacation this weekend, and M. is still a little under the weather, so M. and I took advantage of a rare day off for an impromptu OnDemand/Netflix movie festival.

(Aside: I have, like, 50 or so other Netflix movies on my list to review at some point. I'm just jumping these ahead in line because, three! Film ( Read more... )

"If the White House did nothing improper in the controversial firing of eight U.S. Attorneys last year, why would top officials in the Justice Department, perhaps including Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, have tried to conceal its role in the dismissals?"

Today's headline: "Vienna's public library raising cash through erotica hotline"

( Some news... )

Stolen from gelfjenn, ( How will my friends die? meme... )

( My LJ pirate ship... )

In honor of his birthday, I present five one-liners by Imam from over the years...

( Behold: Imamadan!... )