Sunday, May 25, 2008

Bathroom Wall Wit and Wisdom

Sometimes a person can find nuggets of wit (and even wisdom) written on the walls of public bathrooms. In this most recent entry:


WWJD...


... for a Klondike bar?


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Friday, May 16, 2008

GWB: Worst. President. Ever.

There are those who erroneously claim that Jimmy Carter was the worst president ever. They cite the economic situation during his administration and the Iranian hostage crisis as proof of their assertion.

I would argue that, without a doubt, we are witnessing and living through this country's worst president ever: George W. Bush. It isn't a matter of the so-called "irrational hatred of President Bush." Nope. I believe that future historians will reflect what this Michael Hirsh article from Newsweek has to say, and it isn't pretty:

NewsweekAn Unnatural Disaster
by Michael Hirsh

In a month of horrific natural disasters—the China quake, the Burma cyclone—it's instructive to consider what one of the biggest unnatural disasters in memory looks like. That is the decline in America's position in the world from where we were when George W. Bush inherited power on Jan. 20, 2001, to what he will bequeath to the next president eight months from now.

(read the entire article)


Requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader - Click to installAdobe Acrobat copy of An Unnatural Disaster

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

The Reason for $4.00 a gallon gasoline

From our friends at Democratic Underground, and the 336th edition of The Top Ten Conservative Idiots (in this case, #7, George W. Bush):

Have you noticed?
$126 a barrel
Ha Ha Ha
Kiss Me You Fool!

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Thursday, May 8, 2008

Frank Lynch on The Story

The StoryMy good friend of over 35 years, Frank Lynch, just appeared on tonight's edition of The Story ("A Voter's Drive") on NPR.

Frank in 1972 and 2008
For those who couldn't tune in here are two (2) versions of Frank's interview:

  1. Lynch interview in a Windows Media format

  2. Lynch interview in an MP3 format
GREAT job, Frank! You have every reason to be proud of this accomplishment!

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