Is Cheney the Target?. A few hours ago, reporting suggested special prosecutor Patrick Fiztgerald was going after Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, Scooter Libby. Now the Huffington Post suggests the target is much, much bigger. “The Wall Street…

Bono, U2 in Fundraiser for Senator Rick Santorum Update: U2 flatly denies it and it appears Santorum, sleaze that he is, rented a luxury box at the concert, and then misrepresented it as a U2 fundraiser. As I have learned,…

History? Don’t bother us with history!. I just caught a piece on CNN by reporter Gary Tuchman, discussing how many of the residents of New Orleans Ninth Ward believe that the levees were blown intentionally to flood the Ninth Ward…

As mentioned, I blogged the past several days while on vacation in Connecticut using the free wi-fi at Panera Bread a fast growing national bakery/coffee/light food chain. Unlike Starbucks and Barnes and Noble who charge for wi-fi, Panera Bread offers…

USA Today reported that gasoline sales are down fifteen percent. They said high gas prices are wiping out cigarette, candy and soft drink sales. There’s a risk everyone could live to a hundred and bankrupt the entire Social Security system.…

From Mack Reed at LAVoice.org Hey, Bob: Thought you might be interested in this – Assyman Paul Koretz has coined a phrase for opposition to the Schwarzenegger special-election initiatives (“NIX on the first SIX!”). At the prodding of one of…

This is a sugar maple, known for the bright reds in fall. We missed the peak of leaf peeper season by a week or two. Still, this tree was quite amazing, and probably even more so today.