A hoax and an insult

Warning: crazy people on the loose. STLtoday – News – Metro East: CARBONDALE, Ill. – For two years, Carbondale residents have been riveted by the writing of a little girl imploring her father in Iraq: “Don’t die, OK?” Only now are they learning there was never any danger of that. The Daily Egyptian, Southern Illinois Continue reading A hoax and an insult

Sheehan, again

Found this at California Yankee… ‘Peace Mom’s’ marriage a metaphor for Dems : Casey Sheehan’s grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins put out the following statement: “The Sheehan Family lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq War and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Continue reading Sheehan, again

The next big thing

So I think I’ve finally figured out that we have our Next Big Thing™, that Great Menace which has come to fill the void in our American psyche since the Berlin Wall was torn down, and we no longer have the Communist Menace to focus our angst and fear on. We have Islamic Terrorism. This Continue reading The next big thing

The Answer, for today

Gail found this comment on the BBC’s open commentary on the recent terrorist bombings in London. Crossing the Rubicon2: I am surprised. If they are UK born, surely they must have seen the thousands of Londoners marching in protest against the War in Iraq back in 2002 and 2003. Why would they kill those same Continue reading The Answer, for today