Stay the course? It was a naive idea hatched a long time ago based of fallacious interpretations of the world and the place of America in it. When the Cold War came to an end, we had logged 50 years of insanity – not all of our own making. We had been forced into a […]
Returning from a two week vacation to the Federal Court decision against the unwarranted domestic N.S.A. eavesdropping program is gratifying [see Glen Greenwald‘s Analysis]. The Administration has already gone into full spin mode – "liberal" judge, cowboy talk about terrorist cells, etc. The issue in the court’s decision is clear. No one is questioning the […]
So, there are no deer on Prince Edward Island. Reason? The ice doesn’t freeze as deeply as it used to, so they can’t walk across anymore. And the Cod off of Nova Scotia are disappearing. Reason? They like cold water and it’s not so cold anymore. Could it be Global Warming? But, on the other hand, […]
So, in the 60’s, I didn’t "go to Canada," but I am going tomorrow – on a twelve day vacation. I was reading the last couple of days worth of Lamont versus Lieberman campaign stories and they reminded me of those days. The last campaign we were involved in before I was invited into the […]
I guess everyone‘s vulnerable in this contentious climate. Mel Gibson certainly got a dose of humility this week. And now one of all of our favorites, Jane Hamsher, needs to eat some crow – Jim Crow, that is. The retouch of Clinton and Lieberman [in blackface] bombed on her Huffington Post blog like the Titanic. […]
Speculating about the internal workings of Mel Gibson is more fun than thinking about the Middle East. It looks as though Israel has declared a full scale war on Hezbollah, and that the Bush White House is complicit, if not a direct player. I can think of no other reason for the way our dimplomat […]
That last post ["my faith"] didn’t get at the depth of my feeling on the topic. If I’m advocating Mel Gibson come clean with his feelings, I guess I should take my own advice. I’m up to here and beyond with the Christians, the Jews, and the Moslems of the world. Religion is a private […]
more from Mel Gibson: "I am not a bigot," Gibson, a staunch Catholic, wrote in today’s statement. "Hatred of any kind goes against my faith." I’ve said all I want to say about Mel Gibson’s outburst and the kind of alcoholic syndrome it represents. Pathological Intoxication [below] is neither an excuse, nor an indictment, just […]
The term, Pathological Intoxication, was dropped from the most recent Psychiatric Diagnostic criteria because it’s hard to define, but primarily because of attempts to use it as a legal defense. While it’s not worth arguing if that’s a good enough reason to remove it, it’s worth noting that it is a useful clinical term. Pathological […]