Why Kerry will win

NYT/CBS Poll has the presidential race as a tie. Most other polls show the same. This indicates a Kerry victory. Why? Bush’s ratings are dismal. Indeed this poll says “Mr. Bush’s job approval rating is at 44 percent, a dangerously low number for…

Ceil Sorenson

One of the most beloved Greens in Los Angeles, Ceil Sorenson, has tragically suffered a heart attack upon finding her husband of many decades had passed in his sleep. She is in intensive care. Ceil, who must be in her eighties, is…

The outsourcing death spiral

The quality (and quantity ) of work being outsourced overseas is increasing exponentially. Given a predatory global system of capitalism that must always find cheaper ways of doing things in order to remain in business, this trend will only  accelerate.…

Zarqawi movement vows al-Qaida allegiance

The most feared militant group in Iraq, the movement of terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden on Sunday, saying it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy and the need for unity against “the enemies…

The giant pumpkin

Miss Monica’s giant pumpkins are now turning orange. The pumpkin on the left in this cell phone photo weighs about 300 pounds, which makes it a wee little tyke by giant pumpkin standards, but still quite respectable for this first…

Iraqis are shooting back, imagine that

From the NY Times front page We’ve seen the Enemy and they are … who, exactly?. A year and a half after Baghdad fell, the insurgency has yet to develop a full-fledged political wing, or a coherent political program. Well,…