Oh, Mr. Grant!

Now we hear that the local government in New Orleans has been asking the feds for money to upgrade the levees for years; only to be rebuffed by more and more budget cuts. Add to this the realization that, four years  [more...]

I’m sure this will be permeating the blogosphere to the point of saturation almost instantly, but what the hell. From Harper’s via kottke.org, here’s the things that President Bush is not. The  [more...]

Well, looks like the Bush administration has done a splendid job of bringing American values to Afghanistan: Gap between rich and poor widens in Afghanistan Some buy watches for $4,000, others heat homes with dung The  [more...]