John Kriesel (R) took a stand in Minnesota. I applaud his efforts, as a Republican. As a human being. As a lawmaker. He did the right thing to stand against folks who would deny folks the right to marry and choose their own lives. He did the right thing. He stood against a tide that shames us all.
Motley Moose – Archive
Since 2008 – Progress Through Politics
A Crisis of Czars
President George W. Bush speaks to the press after the signing of the 2008 Economic Report Monday Feb. 11, 2008, in the Oval Office. Joining President Bush are, from left, Chuck Blahous, Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy; Pierce Scranton, Chief of Staff, Council of Economic Advisors; Eddie Lazear, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors; Donald Marron, Senior Economic Advisor, Council of Economic Advisors; and Keith Hennessey, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
That, is a shot from the George Bush Archives.
I pop it up because of this wee gem on the House slate.
Crossposted to The Suicidal Cactus Hour
Apparently, Rummy didn't bone up on Nurnberg…
Rumsfeld seeks to throw out the Padilla case.
The defense? Folks were only following orders.
10 Myths About Buddhism
Extension of US PATRIOT Blocked…by TEA Baggers?
Zen and the Art of Cooking
Yes, I realize I’ve been a bit more prolific lately, but this one is the culmination of some thoughts that have been buzzing for some time. This seems as good a time to nail them down.
Some time ago, the the blog Why is it Evil addressed the question of Why Chefs are Evil.
It got me to musing.
The Best of Cookbooks…
As a chef, I often get asked all sorts of things. What’s your favorite dish? What do I do with arugula? What’s the best sauce? How do I cook X? Who’s your favorite chef? What’s the best cookbook?
Al, at this point…
The TEA Party and Historical Fundamentalism
That news alone might not get folks terrible excited. While a contributor to the New Yorker, her work tends to be of a scholarly nature, grounded in early American history, and that is unsurprising given her credentials as a Harvard professor.
What she has done is shed some light onto the historical revisionism, if not outright Historical Fundamentalism that the TEA Party and their fellow travelers are now engaging in to back not just shoddy scholarship, but to make political cases for action, based on a somewhat dubious historical perspective.
In a Way I Can Feel For Haley Barbour
“I just don’t remember it as being that bad.” He goes on to talk of standing “at the periphery”