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The Cost of Operation Iraqi Clusterf-ck…
Posted by Mike on August 20, 2007 …to me. Or at least, to the residents of my congressional district. MoveOn.org has a district-by-district list of what your congressional district’s contribution to the Iraqi War and Occupation could have bought instead. For me, a resident of Massachusetts’ Eight District:
This Person Needs to Pay More Taxes
Posted by Mike on August 5, 2007 (from here) While reading this NY Times article about houses in Newport, RI, I saw the above picture and thought, “That would be a really nice house to live in.” Then my head exploded as I read the caption:
Oh God, McCain Is the Sane One
Posted by Mike on May 16, 2007 Last night, the Republican presidential candidates were asked what they would do in a “24” situation. Intelligent Designer help us, but McCain (and Paul) were the only sane ones.
Sunday Sermon: Freeman Dyson on Total War
Posted by Mike on March 18, 2007 Many of you will know of Freeman Dyson as a world-class physicist. But he was also assigned to RAF Bomber Command during World War II. Here are his thoughts on bombing of urban areas, from Disturbing the Universe:
Doesn’t the IAEA Have More Important Things To Do…
Posted by Mike on February 19, 2007 What the hell is this? …than develop a new radiation warning symbol? According to the IAEA, the old symbol had “no intuitive meaning and little recognition beyond those educated in its significance.” OK, then. But I’m going to miss this guy:
A Stunning Success for Faith-Based Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Efforts
Posted by Mike on November 3, 2006 Buckling under to conservative pressure to find the non-existent evidence that Saddam Hussein had, in fact, been building weapons of mass destruction, about a year ago, the Bush Administration placed online documents from the Saddam Hussein era that provided technical information on building various nuclear devices. Quoth the Grey Lady:
Islamopinkocommiefascistterrorism and the Nattering Nabobs of Ninniness
Posted by Mike on September 19, 2006 Let me state something very clearly: I do not want a U.S. city (or any other city for that matter) wiped out by a nuclear bomb. Having said that, we the hawks among us have lost all sense of historical perspective when it comes to Iran. When you compare the Cold War to what ever…