"Character is destiny"
How many times did we hear that from sanctimonious Republicans discussing Bill Clinton, and other Democrats, usually with a tsk-tsk in their voice, telling us how these outsiders, these usurpers were...
View ArticleMy props to Sen. Conrad
Folks, this is what "having their back" is all about. Even though they may not be our representative, they need to know we are on their side. Take a minute to write and thank them. Sir, I wish merely...
View ArticleA Tribute (and contrast) to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Friends, This appeared in my email box a few years ago. I loved it then and re-read it every year. I haven't been able to find it on dKos, so I thought I would add it. If it is already up, or has...
View ArticleReply to Republican Spam propaganda
My old friend Charlie forwarded me spam that had popped up in my mailbox several times. As a pretty good guy and an honorable conservative, it seemed beneath him and I was going to tell him so, but...
View ArticleBush the CHEERLEADER
Bush the CHEERLEADER... (My apologies to the cheerleaders out there) Watching the press conference yesterday, something about Bush struck me. Although peevish and irritable and bitter, and obviously...
View ArticleWhat Gandhi said about Bush, pass it on
Friends, I get so tired of these stupid emails their senders purport to be from some person in the past whose words of wisdom are supposed to enlighten us today. Usually they are just another part of...
View ArticleWhat it all means...for Iraq
Friends, Since I returned from Iraq in the summer of 2003, I have been saying this to anyone who will listen. Now, I hope you all listen too. The main reason for our victory this week, and it was a...
View ArticleJohn Lennon R.I.P. 26 years ago
I still miss him. I was going to write a long diary about how he still affects my life to this ay, but I realized, just now, that he was younger than I am now when he died and this is the first year I...
View ArticleLetter from Pakistan
This grew out of a letter I wrote back home about the country I just left, a place I grew quite fond of.So, for all those who want to know: This is my take on the country and region I have been living...
View ArticleIraq news, from Iraq
Not much to add here, just a few things gleaned form Iraq news media. Funny and sad in a horrifying way. News you won't get in the US. My comments in [brackets]
View ArticleThe simple horror of Iraq
I’m writing today to talk about the true horror of Iraq. Despite all the press, and lack there of, about the bus bombs and the EFPs and the mortar rounds landing in the green zone and all the rest,...
View ArticleSituation in Iraq deteriorates
I have no way to confirm all this independently, but I work on the Iraq program and things don't sound good. I just got an email from a colleague who said that power in Basrah is completely cut and has...
View ArticleA TRIBUTE TO THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
(I wrote almost the same thing two years ago, but I'm an old US history teacher and these things always bear repeating to the next generation. Today I celebrate the 4th of July in a small trailer in...
View ArticleGroup picture of Kos writers, please, with poll
Great picture of Barb, Laura, brownsox and Page on the couch. Since most of you are all in one place, could you please get a single picture of as many Kos writers as possible, captioned with names, so...
View Article"Community Organizer" ad idea
(I know, I get tired of these "ADS OBAMA MUST DO!!" diaries, but this one popped into my head and won't let go.)The Republicans were hitting Barack’s work as a community organizer last night,...
View ArticleDispatch from the Pakistan Floods
I am writing this in response to a rec’d diary posted earlier today saying there is little coverage of the Pakistani floods in the US media. I would have written this sooner, but since I live in...
View ArticleDispatch from Pakistan
I wrote a bit the other night about the response to the floods in Pakistan. I live in Pakistan, and let me tell you, in as short a space as I can, what are the effects. I’m not sure how well people...
View ArticleWhat's missing from Tahrir Square
I'm watching the events in Egypt, like many of you, with a mixture of great interest, fascination, humility and pride in the achievements of a peaceful mix of people, without a leader but with a common...
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