Well done John McCain! Outstanding performance! He should have John Stewart as his running mate though.

Scott Adams got a record number of comments today on his moral dilemma: Let’s say you’re the butler to a billionaire who lives alone. The billionaire dies in his sleep. You know he owns a large piece of jewelry that … Continue reading →

… one of their number has an op-ed in the NY Times today. As a member of the Iraq Study Group, I found that every military commander we talked to felt that the absence of national reconciliation was the fundamental … Continue reading →

Bob linked to Doonesbury the other day and said it was brilliant. While that one was rather good, Bob was a day early. The subsequent ones have been outstanding. Hey – just go read them yourself. Here’s the one Bob … Continue reading →

Lost in the sparring between Matt and I over McCain’s mis-truths is the important question of what happens next in Iraq. One thing that John McCain and Lindsay Graham (both in my Top 10 Washington Politicians BTW) have said repeatedly … Continue reading →

The New York Times reports on a congressional visit to Baghdad where it appears – to the senators and congressmen at least – that things are getting better: …the politicians spoke of strolling through the marketplace, haggling with merchants and … Continue reading →

Ever tried to blog about one of those articles where you want to quote so much of it that it’s easier to just send you readers straight there? NO ONE seems to care about the upcoming attack on the World … Continue reading →

I just watched John Bolton on The Daily Show and he was outstanding. A very impressive man. It was refreshing to hear someone speak so eloquently on so many topics on which I hold a different opinion. I contrast John … Continue reading →

Gary Trudeau has a quotation – under the heading “Say What?” – under his comic every day. Today’s one is “America has been conducting an experiment for the past six years, trying to validate the proposition that it really doesn’t … Continue reading →

“Mythology is where all gods go to die……[usual ranting snipped]…….Everything of value that people get from religion can be had more honestly, without presuming anything on insufficient evidence. The rest is self-deception, set to music.” Sam Harris in the LA … Continue reading →