Author Archives: RagBlog

Jim Otterstrom at Earth Home Garden has a delightful piece today. Here’s a snip: Homo colossus – A colossal failure of values A post-election rant… At 8:30 this morning, during a 5-mile walk with Dallas, I found myself staring at … Continue reading →

Our buddies at Wake Up From Your Slumber have this interesting post today: A Tale of TWO Terrorists Brooklyn is teeming with terrorists – but you’ll never hear about it in the mainstream media. Why? Because they’re ‘good’ terrorists. “[They’re] … Continue reading →

Now it’s understandable why W nominated Robert Gates (see this). It all becomes clear …. U.S. seeks better ties by aiding militariesUpdated 11/10/2006 8:09 AM ETBy Barbara Slavin, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Concern about leftist victories in Latin America has … Continue reading →

We’re bringing back the Greezy Wheels because they are such cool folks, and because they gave us permission. I figured this song was about W in the Whitehouse, but Lissa and Cleve Hattersley informed me differently. Cleve said this about … Continue reading →

A Cacophony of FundamentalismNoam Chomsky & Gilbert Achcar interviewed by Stephen ShalomMail & Guardian Online, November 3, 2006 Gilbert Achcar: When Arab nationalism, Nasserism and similar trends began to crumble in the 1970s, most governments used Islamic fundamentalism as a … Continue reading →

DRUNK Americans New MASSACRE In Heet An American occupation patrol forced in a house in Heet, about 210km west of Baghdad and killed seven members of the family in side the house yesterday. Early morning today (Nov 8), another American … Continue reading →

Many voters told exit polls that they didn’t even know the names of the Democrats they voted for. They just voted against whatever Republican was running as the nearest available Bush symbol to bash. We are entering the golden era … Continue reading →

Are More Laws Needed to Protect Kids Online? (Nov. 10) – The Internet is a fixture in most kids’ lives, but there is broad disagreement over the best way to protect children from things they shouldn’t see online – and … Continue reading →

It can be insightful to watch what your enemy/opponent does and says. The Architect SpeaksBY MIKE ALLEN/WASHINGTON After maintaining a relentless optimism in the face of ominous polls, Karl Rove tells TIME why Republicans wound up taking a bath on … Continue reading →

What Rumsfeld will be Remembered For He’s accomplished a great deal during his short time in office. These banal desk-murderers are just too boring to really remember for very long. He’s like a Rotary Club assistant treasurer or something. But … Continue reading →

This comes from an Iraqi blogger, outside, looking in. US Midterms and Rummy and Iraq I wasn’t particularly jubilant earlier today! I didn’t even follow the election results as closely as I should have: Bush was adamant to ‘stay the … Continue reading →