In Australia, President Bush was faced with protesting senators in the Australian Parliament.. who were ejected from the chamber. Mr. Bush remarked, “I love free speech.”
I think we already knew that his definition of free speech is the ability to spew forth rhetoric without any dissent from the audience…
I offer this screen grab without further comment except to note that “San Francisco Values” is the new Republican meme, now that the anti-France meme is over.
Perhaps the sole bright spot after the passing of Molly Ivins is reading the tributes, the anecdotes. From E.J. Dionne: Molly Ivins’s Joyful Outrage By E. J. Dionne Jr. Friday, February 2, 2007; A15 She explained [more...]
It’s come to this now: we do not live in a civil society, where disputes can be settled — no, we live in a society filled with people who, when they don’t get the answer they want, keep pushing until [more...]
