Month: January 2006

"When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation and you know what I'm talking about..."Hillary Clinton, pandering …

Massachusetts finds itself on the horns of a rather tricky dilemma. Last September, the legislature voted to earmark $25 million to help house, feed, and take care of Hurricane …

For the last few weeks, I've been running a little feature on Thursday called "Milblog of the Week." What I've been trying to do is to find blogs by …

When I was 17, I was a socialist. Seriously. When I was 17 years old and a senior in high school, I announced to everybody who would listen that …

OK, it's time for another movie trivia question, just to keep folks on their toes. What unusual achievement do Hugo Weaving, Sir Ian McKellen, and Patrick Stewart all have...

As you hopefully noticed previously one of our guest bloggers, Pennywit, was posting weekly columns - usually on Saturdays. Due to circumstances beyond his control he will not be …

This weeks Weekend Caption Contest™ sowed fertile ground, generating many top quality entries. The winners each attacked the focus (or lack thereof) of the photo in a unique way. …

Bonfire of the Vanities entries for this weeks edition (Week 133 hosted at Hippo Campy) are due by midnight (Eastern), Monday January 16th. Send a link to your worst …

What a difference 38 years makes... In 1968 Walter Cronkite's abandonment of journalistic neutrality in proclaiming the Vietnam War "unwinnable" was hailed as a landmark moment by war protesters …

Last week, over at the World Wide Rant, I got into a bit of a donnybrook over gay marriage. As I have before, I supported it, but with the …