...then read about our government's missteps and mistakes in securing us from the threat of nuclear attack.

Gallucci, who held arms control posts under presidents from Gerald Ford to Clinton, said he finds himself "on the edge of saying really shocking things ( Read more... )

Gakked from vickita:

Post a favorite line from a film here. Any film. Don't tell me what film it is. Then go tell someone else to do it, or pimp it in your LJ or something. It will be great--Charge of the Non Sequitur Brigade. "One grain of sand. That is all that remains of my once vast empire ( Read more... )

Devastating.

The Things They Wrote

( Excerpts from soldiers' letters )

Our modest, generous, and good-looking neighbors to the north have decided to open their hearts and homes to the endangered liberal population of the United States:

Marry An AmericanIn a related note, my boyfriend and I were theorizing about a future in which the U.S., suffering an enormous brain drain from fleeing intellectuals (a la Germany in ( Read more... )

I keep thinking of that song from the Buffy ep "Once More With Feeling" -- y'know, the one where they sing, "Where do we go from here?"

So as not to spam the flisters:

( Hope? )

I voted! It was easy! There was a huge line for people in the D-M last names, but I had one where there wasn't a single person in line! Amazing. I walked right up, signed my name, filled in the, like, three choices (not much to vote on in DC, it not being a state and all), and was out of there in five minutes. And I have a lovely "I voted!" ( Read more... )

I came across this report from the University of Maryland today in mecurtin's journal. It's fascinating. It has found that Kerry and Bush voters have "profoundly" different versions of reality, especially when it comes to beliefs about others' opinions of us ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday wishes to Miss Piper!!!!!

It's hard to believe that I remember her when she was just figuring how to scoot around, and now she's closer to learning to drive than learning to walk. How time flies. :-)

"I'm not saying I've been here a lot,'' Kerry said Saturday in Ohio, "but I'm about to have my mail forwarded here ( Read more... )

Am. Not. Paying. Attention. In. Class.

This is intriguing. I thought it was pretty silly until I thought some more about it.

Was Bush Wired?

This made me laugh out loud:

( The 2004 Psalm )