Rep. Peter King (N.Y.), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, is also asking whether Attorney General Eric Holder discussed the treatment of Shahzad with the intelligence community before deciding to arrest him on criminal charges, Politico reports ( Read more... )

Just for the record.

Representative Grayson from Florida ( Read more... )

I find myself once again listening to the TED talks ( Read more... )

For my American readers, my apologies for the hackles that are about to get raised ( Read more... )

Normally I like this man's show ( Read more... )

Things you need to know, in case you don't.

1. I have no patience at the best of times.
2. I'm a bibliophile.
3. I read roughly 1.5 books per week - down in recent years from 3 due to real life
4. Many of the books I read are series

Over the past 12-18 months, I've seen several blog posts by various authors, responding to fan mail, explaining that, as Neil ( Read more... )

If I can argue the government doesn't get to be in my bedroom, then I don't get to bitch that a minister doesn't talk about his religious beliefs.

Until such time as his ACTIONS go against his responsibilities in government, he can believe in little green men from mars and that candy causes syphilis, as far as I'm concerned.

That a song entitled Hallelujah evokes loss, pain and death.

I've been listening to the CBC again.

That's not the problem.

They've been talking over the last few days about spousal violence and the idea that, as a society, we need to do something to stop this. Which I have no problem with.

What I do have a problem with is the presented idea that somehow this only happens in one direction - male abuser to ( Read more... )