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Kiev (BP) – President Bush today accepted congratulations from the grateful people of Ukraine. From a formal ceremony in Kiev, the President issued a statement reading, in part: “Almost two years ago, American-led coalition forces invaded your country to bring you democracy and prosperity. Democracy and prosperity that you, so firmly gripped in [...]

or, Why We Got Our Asses Kicked, Part II
Here’s a story about a California school that banned its teachers from passing out materials referring to god — including such inconsequential texts as the Declaration of Independence.
This should tell us everything we need to know about why we progressives keep getting our asses kicked. [...]

Bruno and I got to talking yesterday … dangerous, as always.
We were reflecting on the failure of Kerry and on the (apparent) failure of Christine Gregoire to win the governorship in Washington.
Bruno suggested that the failure is due to the complete lack of personality in these candidates. I agree.
So I say this to you [...]

To follow up on Bruno’s post from earlier … do we need any clearer example of how these radical Republicans are willing to stop at nothing to serve their dark masters, Cha and Ching? Tom Delay made a career being all about the Bling wrapped in a Turin shroud of Gring and Grack and [...]

Matski is a football fan as much as the next guy. For those of you looking for tidbits for your unauthorized biogs of the Prof, here’s a gem: not only was I the captain of my high school team, I was also an all-state defensive lineman. So I speak with some authority on [...]

This whole Tom DeLay thing is patently absurd. I don’t need to rehash what has already been said around the blogosphere, but suffice it to say, the idea that the House GOP caucus is changing congressional rules to allow him to maintian his position while indicted, is awful. The GOP has taken the [...]

The other day on my cyber journeys, I saw this little number from our friends at PETA.
Now, it’s one thing (and correct) to talk about the horrible environmental consequences of the modern fishing industry. Fish stocks are being dramatically depleted, ecosystems are in chaos, and it’s likely that our grandchildren will only enjoy a [...]

As I contemplate my annual holiday visit to flyover country, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what’s going to happen when I run into people from among the misinformed 63 million. In the past, I’ve either ignored them and changed the subject to football or I’ve tried patiently to explain that, no, [...]

Now folks, y’all know that Fair Districts is a key element of Bruno & the Prof’s political reform agenda. To read why, check out the libertarian Cato Institute study.
But I’ve always wondered how we go about setting up metrics for building these independent districts. Iowa has a model which seems to [...]

Yesterday, Colin Powell resigned. Amen. If only he’d done this about a year and a half ago instead of hacking and prevaricating his way through that ridiculous presentation to the UN. If ever we Americans had a clearer example of why blind faith in leadership is dangerous in the modern world, Powell [...]