Monthly Archives: July 2007

Collateral damage starts at home

Posted on July 31, 2007 by B Psycho

As casually as our political elite treat war, you’d think it left no scars.  Reasonable people know that it, both physically and psychologically, transforms those sent to fulfill political goals by force, but it isn’t made plain enough how it … Continue reading →

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Southparkized moi

Posted on July 30, 2007 by B Psycho

From Presto, via Brad, found this site where you can make your own SouthPark character. Brad’s trying to collect self-images of us anarchists, so here’s mine below. Click on it for full size. BTW: yes, my eyes are usually that … Continue reading →

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More cynics, please

Posted on July 29, 2007 by B Psycho

Shorter WaPo: “What? People don’t equate politicians to saints? OH NOES! I CAN HAS ARMAGEDDON!!!” In a week in which an argument between Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) dominated the political headlines, a new survey … Continue reading →

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Keepin’ it real. For the children.

Posted on July 29, 2007 by B Psycho

Jim Wilson peers into the gumbo pot of Scandal & spots some plump crawfish of Clarity.  Hope the kids ain’t allergic…

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Kinda stupid, mostly dictatorial

Posted on July 29, 2007 by B Psycho

Interesting story here: A couple in North Carolina, to demonstrate their concern for what this country is becoming, put up a U.S. flag upside down — the classic distress signal, as anyone with half a brain knows.  As a preemptive … Continue reading →

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Heading off “who cares”

Posted on July 28, 2007 by B Psycho

When it comes to federal prosecutors, making personnel decisions based purely on politics is illegal. A law was actually passed saying so, a long time ago. However, most people wouldn’t see that as a big deal, either because the details … Continue reading →

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Think long term for once in your life

Posted on July 27, 2007 by B Psycho

Gee, that “record high” didn’t last long, did it? It’s been a few days, and already with the latest drop there’s whining: Dealmakers, investors and home owners in the United States are facing a grim summer as conditions for borrowers … Continue reading →

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With “allies” like these…

Posted on July 27, 2007 by B Psycho

Denial: not a river in Egypt…: US officials called security relations with Riyadh “very strong” despite a report saying Washington is frustrated with the Saudi role in Iraq, as Washington said it was readying a major arms package for Saudi … Continue reading →

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Yeah. Riiiiight…

Posted on July 26, 2007 by B Psycho

*sigh*…Just another day in the New America: LOS ANGELES – Federal agents raided 10 marijuana clinics Wednesday, the same day city leaders introduced a measure calling for an end to the crackdown on the dispensaries allowed under state law. The … Continue reading →

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Slouching towards Original Intent

Posted on July 24, 2007 by B Psycho

I guess it was only fitting that after Bush got a probing another poll came out.  They didn’t find his brain, but what they did find was rather interesting, if only for its futility: President Bush faces growing disenchantment in … Continue reading →

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