Month August 2004

Leftie elves have been busy Leftie elves hacked into Protest Warrior, a group of right wing zealots who are long on right wing ranting and happily woefully lacking when it comes to organizing ability. The hackers sent email titled “Protest…

Flinging the foul mud of Vietnam John Kerry returned a hero. The smears his political enemies are now flinging mark them — not him — as beneath contempt. From Business Week, of all places.

First they came for the Communists This poem is famous. Martin Niemoller who wrote it in 1945, less so. First they came for the Communists,and I didn’t speak up,because I wasn’t a Communist. Then they came for the Jews,and I…

“Everything has changed since 9-11.” What is “everything?“ What is included in the “everything” that Bush insists has changed? Has his faith changed? Is democracy not still the best form of government? Is freedom not still a desirable virtue? Is…

The fix is is Army drops Halliburton penalty The Army on Tuesday abruptly reversed itself and decided to pay all of Halliburton Co.’s fees to house and feed U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait after the company threatened to legally…