Just As I Thought

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

Get tapped

Can I just say that I have a serious crush on Jake Tapper (aka James Bong), that cute hunk who is all over — ABC News, Salon, NPR… Hunky and compatible politics — he doesn’t mind calling both  [more...]

On the Board

Connections?

Well now, isn’t this interesting?
Washingtonienne, the weblog of a hill staffer who claimed to have had affairs with untold numbers of politicos, has been redirected… to MoveOn.org.

Keep your head down

I just received a page from Arlington County, informing me that there will be military jets flying over the area, sometimes quite low, for the next couple of days. Actually, there have been jets flying over my house for  [more...]

One more on guns

You know, the thing that makes me most angry at the pro-gun people is their constant use of the line calling for no bans on guns, but instead, “enforcement” of the laws already on the books. Bush said this  [more...]

You can never have enough guns

Even I can’t believe this one. Now that the right wing has got their assault weapons back, they’re off and running. Read this: A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives is supporting legislation that  [more...]

Patriotism is more than a flag

I’ve never seen such a coordinated effort at dirty tricks than the Republicans are pulling this year. Here’s the latest campaign strategy: For some Republicans it is the perfect political storm: a Senate  [more...]