Month May 2006

Surveillance Begins — On Us

On May 11th, George W. Bush gave a speech that included the following words: After September 11, I vowed to the American people that our government would do everything within the law to protect them against another terrorist attack. As…

Winning Friends & Influencing People

Every time this administration starts talking, we should be prepared to duck and cover. Far from making our world a safer place to live, the Bush administration just keeps fanning the flames of war — everywhere — every time it…

So Much for the Liberal Media (again)

It’s a really good thing that I read my daily briefing from Salon.com every morning. Otherwise I would probably have missed what was perhaps the most stunning display of courage by a satirist in years. It’s for sure that The…

Three Years Ago Today

Three years ago today, George W. Bush slipped on a military flight suit (something he had apparently been averse to doing when he was actually enlisted) and swooped down onto the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the co-pilot…