Here you were, thinking that the job of U.S. Secretary of State was to craft foreign policy, mediate international conflicts, serve national interests, develop relations with foreign countries, and put a kinder, gentler face on the American Empire. But you were wrong. WaPo knows it’s all about the hairdo.

[Read more →]

Um, actually, nobody. Win-win. Dr. Laura has announced she will end her show following criticism for her repeated use of the “N-word” at a black caller on her show. Classic white whining about her “First Amendment rights” and “some special-interest group deciding this is a time to silence a voice of dissent.” She does “not [...]

[Read more →]

My fellow leftoids may rage against FOXNews, but I appreciate the service they provide: putting all the right-wing crazy into one predictable package. Really, I don’t need Media Matters to cherry-pick the offensive and stupid, when all I have to do is look for the FOXNews byline on my Google News reader, and I know [...]

[Read more →]

I don’t dispute Dennis G’s simple take on the mid-term elections: In November we face a choice between the Confederate Party and modernity. But sweet baby jeebiz, that’s a downer. If “modernity” is defined as the corporate crony Democrats currently overseeing two wars, Plan Mexico, and a continuation of police state policies created by the [...]

[Read more →]

The Oregonian editors lament the latest round of cuts in education throughout the state of Oregon and puzzle over the absence of outrage among citizens who see their school systems eliminate staff, shorten the school year, and close schools. But the editors hasten to add, lest anyone think they are crazy or something, “We’re not [...]

[Read more →]