Salon.com article "How Karl Rove played politics while people drowned"Lots of confirmation of stuff those of us who've kept a close eye things already knew, but some new details ( Read more... )

"We must also prepare, far better than we have, to respond quickly and effectively to a natural calamity. When Americans confront a catastrophe they have a right to expect basic competence from their government. Firemen and policemen should be able to communicate with each other in an emergency. We should be able to deliver bottled water to ( Read more... )

Leap Day will mark the start of "The Year of the Frog"

I choose to take this as a good sign.

Meanwhile in politics:


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As we've seen in recent years, pretty much any type of dishonesty, incompetence, corruption, crime, or treason is no reason for any elected Republican to feel any shame much less lose office ( Read more... )

Former National Security Director during the Reagan administration, General William Odom, bashes the Democratic congress... for not standing up to BushCo. He advocates withdrawl from Iraq and impeaching Bush if he stands in the way.
'Supporting the troops' means withdrawing them

67% of USA voters realize that the Iraq war is creating more ( Read more... )

Headlines
* Not Enough Bush Administration Members Going to Prison: Scooter Libby

* Not Enough Congressmen Being Indicted: William Jefferson

EditorialThank you so #$%*! much, Harry Lee, for making sure $ Bill got re-elected ( Read more... )

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Former FEMA hack Michael D. "Heck of a job" Brown reveals yet more dirt that many suspected: A chance to screw over Democrats was a higher priority in Bushco's Katrina response than was saving American lives. Brown: Party politics played role in Katrina response. Nice to have this on the record, but as I've said before, sorry Brownie, you still ( Read more... )

The Fable of The Bat, or Die Liebermaus, by KnaveRupe (via driftglass)

I laughed at this one, though my tolerance for bad puns may be higher than that of some folks.