Today, I had a lovely prolonged conversation about Andrea Dworkin. Heated words were exchanged, facts became emotionally charged, and I really feel very small right now.

me: I've never heard anyone else talk about this. Our military requires a lot of oil to wage a sustained oil. Oil that we would not necessarily have enough of on hand, if we were to engage in a total war. Consequently, to not invite a war with another world power (such as Russia or China), we need to ensure that we have enough oil to go to war, ( Read more... )

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney's former top aide told prosecutors President Bush authorized the leak of sensitive intelligence information about Iraq, according to court papers filed by prosecutors in the CIA leak case ( Read more... )

"We are ready to compromise, to give up parts of the beloved Land of Israel," Olmert said after in remarks addressed to Abbas, "and evacuate, under great pain, Jews living there, in order to create the conditions that will enable you to fulfil your dream and live alongside us."

Earlier today, the local coffee collective had a big jar full of free condoms set out by the cashier. One of my friends mentioned that she was too afraid to take one. I offered her a dollar if she would take one and follow it up with a wink at the cashier. She refused and then offered me two dollars if I would do it. Which I did. Ten minutes later ( Read more... )

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I confess that may have been a little drunk last night. There were a bunch of people training to be forestry cops over at my place, visiting my roommate. One of them was discussing how she did not feel safe knowing that it is legal for ordinary citizens to own automatic weapons. Something about her sense of privilege bothered me. I don't know if it ( Read more... )

My schadenfreude at the state of politics grows and grows. El Presidente has so little clout that not even Jessica Simpson will meet with him.

In other news, The Winter War between the Soviets and Finland was a grand Thermopylae, and I am now a devout Finnish patriot.

My case is that one these possibilities is true ( Read more... )

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