Archive | November, 2005
The Helena IR writes about effective writing; tomorrow I will write about weight loss.
In my ten years of reading the Independent Record, I have never laughed so hard as I did after reading the editorial on 11/23/05, suggesting that teachers “often…are not particularly concerned” with the writing of students and that teachers give students pats on the head for regurgitating facts incoherently. I guess if I were the editors [...]
Continue reading...Way to Go, Congress!
18. November 2005
The members of the Republican controlled Congress voted themselves a $3,100 annual raise today, the same day that the House voted 217-215 to cut $700 million from the food stamp program. Compassionate conservatism? Not to the estimated 235,000 people who would lose benefits under the plan. How did your multimillionaire Represenative vote for you, Montana?
Continue reading...House Debate
18. November 2005
I don’t have any idea who Representative Steny Hoyer from Maryland is, but his remarks about tonight’s sham in the House were memorable. The willingness of the GOP to politicize the deaths of American soliders is sordid and must be condemned. Wow, the Republicans have some spectacularly stupid people on their side of the aisle. [...]
Continue reading...Dean and the Iraq War
18. November 2005
Jeremy Scahill, in piece at Common Dreams News Center, makes one of the most absurd arguments I have heard about Democrats and the Iraq war. He claims, The refrain of the Democrats about being misled into supporting the invasion of Iraq has become really tired. And someone other than the White House smearmongers needs to say it: [...]
Continue reading...Friday Entertainment, Courtesy of Matt Singer
18. November 2005
From Matt, at Left in the West: Make no mistake about it. Jesus Christ himself could appear and call for a withdrawal from Iraq and soon we would be witnessing TV ads accusing him of consorting with prostitutes.
Continue reading...Support the Montana Human Rights Network and See Al Franken
18. November 2005
Check out Al Franken in Missoula, January 13th, and support the Montana Human Rights Network. Although, does anyone really think that Franken is best known for playing Stuart Smalley?
Continue reading...Bob Woodward, Valerie Wilson, and Nostalgia for Watergate
16. November 2005
Bob Woodward has become entangled in the Valerie Plame investigation. And it is shaping up to be more than an innocent problem of recollection, as Judy Miller so glibly argued.
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- Tester-Burns Debate
- A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
- Montana's Max: Nutcakes!
- Dennis Rehberg: Master of the Oblivious
- Off to See Hillary and Obama
- Idaho Anti Wolf Coalition Falls Short (18)
- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
- The conscience of a liberal: why I am considering abstaining in the Iraqi War Referendum vote... (14)
- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
- Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
- Some Questions I’d Like to See Someone Ask Steve Daines
- Our Endorsements for the Democratic Primary: Bullock, Juneau, and Hunt
23. November 2005
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