Just As I Thought
Fun Stuff

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.

April 24, 2023
Right = Wrong

The reign in Spain

By all accounts, Condoleeza Rice handed the president a note to inform him of the handover of power to the Iraqis. He scribbled “let freedom reign” on it, and handed it back. Why do I get the feeling that he  [more...]

June 28, 2004

On the Board

Right = Wrong

Surprise!

Well, that was easy — Iraq is no longer occupied. At least, on paper. At about 2:30am this morning, Washington time, the United States handed over “sovereignty” to the Iraqi interim government. Two  [more...]

June 28, 2004
General Annoyances

Spoilsport

Ralph Nader is just a freakin’ weirdo. He’s become a parody, really, the Lyndon LaRouche for the century. Every word he utters makes me scratch my head and just shows him to be a little too egotistical, a  [more...]

June 28, 2004
Right = Wrong

Everyone deserves a second (or third) chance

From the “calling the kettle black” files via the Washington Post: America Coming Together, the “527” group working to defeat Bush in November, gave new meaning to its name last week when the  [more...]

June 27, 2004
Right = Wrong

That tone thing again

I’m not going to harp on Dick Cheney’s use of profanity the other day — it’s more of an amusement than anything else, and I think he should be able to use whatever words he wants to express  [more...]

June 26, 2004