Support Your Local Farmer, Craftsperson, and Shopkeeper
It looks like if there is a common thread running through recent posts it is the idea of buying local. My concern was originally in the way of food. I
Continue reading
Category: blues from a red state
‘Organic’ Loses Its Freshness
Small organic growers stubbornly plug away, but the “O” word now means something entirely different—used to lend credibility to “industrial organic” food produced on large, factory-style farms. Buy fresh, locally grown food produced by someone you know. Once the relationship between producer and consumer is re-established, both will benefit.
Pass it on:
Pandemic
Everyone is worried about avian flu, but it looks like death by childhood disease instead. Once one of these mutates, we will all be in trouble. The word is if you were born between 1957 and the late 60s, your measles immunization wasn’t all that effective. Oops.
Pass it on:
Stay the Course? What Course?
Reflecting on the Iraq War in 2006, the reality of Bush’s strategy becomes clear: “stay the course” falls flat without a map or compass. Echoing Eugene Robinson, this self-perpetuating war spawns new generations of jihadists. Misjudging the situation in 2004 was a mistake—Bush remains completely clueless about the mess he created.
Pass it on:
Jim Hightower | THE ARTFUL DODGER STRIKES AGAIN
Jim Hightower captures what has frustrated me since George W. Bush first ran for Texas Governor: his inability to tell the truth. While the media calls it “an artful attempt” at keeping secrets, the mainstream press continuously refuses to hold him accountable for a lifetime of persistent deception.
Pass it on:
Daily Kos: Texas Democrats Go To Court To Keep DeLay On Ballot
The Texas Democratic Party filed suit in Travis County to force resigning Republican Congressman Tom DeLay to remain on the November ballot for TX-22. Seeking to overturn the GOP’s ineligibility declaration, Democrats hope to keep DeLay trapped in a high-stakes general election race he originally fled over fears of losing.
Pass it on:
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
This Daily Kos excerpt criticizes a proposed bill shielding President George W. Bush and officials from past criminal liability. Equating the provision to an unconstitutional congressional pardon, the author questions its legality and expresses no surprise, arguing Bush’s lifelong immunity continues uninterrupted through five years of unchecked presidential power.
Pass it on:
Goodbye to a Legend in His Own Mind
Today, we bid a fond, slightly sarcastic farewell to a man who truly believed the world revolved around him. He lived life as the undisputed star of his own movie, leaving the rest of us as mere extras. The stage is quieter now, but his self-made myth will live on.
