Month May 2004

Maybe drought is the norm for the West At five years and counting, the drought that has parched much of the West is getting much harder to shrug off as a blip. Those who worry most about the future of…

Quote of the Day From Political Wire “Acting militarily, we have created more terrorism than we have eliminated.”  Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC), quoted in the Columbia State.

Louisiana is on the guard against yet another menace  Louisiana to ban saggy, butt-crack-exposing pants. File under “only in Louisiana” — snip: Wearing sagging or baggy pants that expose your underwear or buttocks would make you a criminal under a…

Confirmation: The Iraqi women rape photos are from a porn site A porn site called IraqBabes.com, now thankfully offline, which specializes in photos of Iraqi women being raped. I’m speechless that some are so depraved and despicable as to have a…

Orwell would love the upcoming Republican convention Via MediaChannel.org newsletter Bush plans to lock down NYC for convention AP reports: “Midtown Manhattan around the site of the Republican National Convention could be locked down for blocks, with major avenues closed…