Day January 4, 2006

Sharon fighting for his life

Sharon undergoing surgery in effort to stop internal bleeding in his brain; prime ministerial duties handed over to Olmert. Even if he lives, he’ll no longer be able to be a politician. That means Netanyahu, who is even more right…

Collateral Damage?

From American Prospect This passage caught my eye in Sheryl Gay Stolberg’s piece assessing the response on Capitol Hill to Jack Abramoff’s plea yesterday:     "While Mr. Abramoff is most closely linked to Republicans, even Democrats, many of whom also…

Windows WMF patch

If you’re trying to find the Windows vulnerability patch at the original location, you can’t. It got pounded into oblivion by a zillion hits. Fortunately, the patch has been mirrored and is available at Sunbelt and CastleCops Here’s our original…

Abramoff and Democrats

Think Progress has a detailed rundown of Abramoff’s web of influence. This includes three Democratic senators. Democrats who pretend Abramoff money is untainted because it didn’t come directly from Abramoff are naive – if not deliberately evasive. Abramoff money funneled…