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.

Some people are just sweet

I’m thrilled with what’s happening in San Francisco — so much happiness taking place is refreshing and hopeful. I’m also amazed at the lack of screaming from the right… for now. But what I  [more...]

On the Board

Maybe he needs spell check

Okay, well, now they’ve found elements of the Iranian nuclear weapons program.
It turns out that the administration was only one letter off.

Idiot Number 9

This week’s Top 10 Conservative Idiots has a lot to say about the right-wing tactics for dirty politics — get as dirty as possible, then say that the Democrats started it. Nyah, nyah. Ann Coulter was out and  [more...]

What is happening to our soldiers?

Families of Iraq-deployed soldiers are becoming concerned about rising suicide rates and the lack of support or information from the Pentagon: According to William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense for  [more...]

Should the majority rule?

It always bothers me when politicos rail against “activist judges” or insist that any issues related to civil rights should be decided by the people. You can’t ever have equality that way  [more...]

Better late than never?

It’s amazing to me how many stories are appearing now that address issues that have been floating around since the beginning of this administration. For instance, yesterday’s news that the Union of Concerned  [more...]