More Homeland Security Incompetence: MTA Unaware

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Thursday October 06, 2005 · 5:21 PM PDT

2005/10/06 · 17:21

Or, something far worse. I can't find too many other options for this newest "credible, serious" threat against the NYC Transit System. The Newsday piece, linked to by Drudge (hint), covers the Mayor's press conference, speaks about the police officers going into the subways, even has a reaction from Republican Rep. King. At the end of the Newsday piece is a total curveball.

MTA officials said they were unaware of the threat until alerted by a reporter.

My reaction on the flip. Read More

Response to Bill Bennet's Apology

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Friday September 30, 2005 · 6:18 PM PDT

2005/09/30 · 18:18

I searched, I think, and didn't find a duplicate (surprisingly). Forgive if it has been duplicated elsewhere.

Bill Bennet offered a defense for his statements on Wednesday. You know, the ones where he said aborting black babies would lower crime? Well, I just wrote up a response, and I'm really pissed now. I hope his latest draws more ire than his earlier comment. Read More

Why Legitimate Race? - A Reply to Armando

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Wednesday September 28, 2005 · 8:45 AM PDT

2005/09/28 · 08:45

Yesterday Armando continued his criticism of Larry Summers and continued his call to arms over racism and sexism. I salute his efforts, and I am equally glad to see this community jumping in outrage at folks like Larry Summers. In his diary Armando made it clear that in his view the worst sinners of all are the enablers. He spoke of Sully's weak defense of Summers remarks and alluded to similarly absurd arguments from others; the so-called standard deviation argument now being used by today's pop-male Chauvinists, for example. Again I salute Armando in this endeavor. The enablers are far more wicked, far more sophisticated, and far more deadly than any sole, stupid, statement. They seek to make the weaker argument the stronger. They seek to legitimate the status quo at the expense of women and other minorities. They offend the good, and rape right reason, to the point where their subtleties no longer mask their barbarous convictions. Afterall, Jimmy the Greek taught us all this lesson long ago. Read More

Yesterday's Times

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Friday September 16, 2005 · 10:18 AM PDT

2005/09/16 · 10:18

All I can is the following quote is flabbergasting. From yesterday's Times:

Republicans said Karl Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff and Mr. Bush's chief political adviser, was in charge of the reconstruction effort, which reaches across many agencies of government and includes the direct involvement of Alphonso R. Jackson, secretary of housing and urban development.

Does anyone know what this means? In all seriousness, is the reporter simply referring to the political drive for the reconstruction effort, or the actual reconstruction effort?

If the latter, I'd like to be the first to say: "Dear Karl, someone needs to empty out the porta-potty. Thank you."

Belfast Riots

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Monday September 12, 2005 · 10:04 PM PDT

2005/09/12 · 22:04

I haven't seen a diary posted on this, did a search and still found none. Perhaps our world has become small since Katrina. It shouldn't be though. There is still outrage after outrage, and so it goes in N. Ireland. Read More

No Pensions = Higher Taxes

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Wednesday June 01, 2005 · 7:09 AM PDT

2005/06/01 · 07:09

A contributor to my blog, Amendment Nine, posted a run-down on the pension situation. His message to Democrats is for us to make this a loud issue, and implicitly he argues that the frame should be about Higher Taxes, instead of promises broken. I think thats a good point. Most of the article is re-posted below and the entire post can be viewed here as well. Read More

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