Darke Musings

Personal attacks and public cowardice have become hallmarks of official Washington. Running behind the times is not new for this government but now they have gone from the ridiculous to the absurd. It is not only the numbers that don’t add up. The facts are missing and the truth has already perished... Sign in to see full entry.

Rage, the most primal force in the world. Left unchecked it can destroy civilizations. Sex motivates us but rage is the driving passion of the new American century. Despised around the world the United States can but pray that it's military might will protect it. As right wing as Adolph Hitler's... Sign in to see full entry.

Rolling blackouts will herald the arrival of rolling thunder. As the war on electricity deregulation moves from the business page to the front page, what do we really have to fear? Can private industries compare to government sponsored energy? Is the myriad of competing energy concerns really... Sign in to see full entry.

Are you pro life? What exactly does that phrase actually mean? The answer to that question can be as personal as you are but to try and answer it systemically we have a major hurdle to get over. Are the Republicans actually pro life? Jargon has a way of blinding people to the actual use of the term.... Sign in to see full entry.

The words you are about to hear will scare you. They will change you. They are inside each of you. Whether you live in America or Great Britain their crimes will be yours and their fate meeted out by you. The voices of the dead cry out for revenge. They propel us to commit ever more unspeakable acts... Sign in to see full entry.

When is it permissible to lie? Like all good endings the one we are rushing headlong to is complete with a fatal flaw that we could have avoided. It was not impossible; this set of conditions we find ourselves wrapped up in. A truth told instead of a deception and the way would have been clear for... Sign in to see full entry.

In the last 50 years the United Nations has shone as a beacon of hope in the dark waters of human despair. There was no sane reason for the attack on the UN compound in Baghdad yesterday. Have we grown so used to terror, that in it's collective insanity we now find purpose in the sheer joy of... Sign in to see full entry.

Behind the darkness lurks a greater evil. Even as the antiquated power grid plunged the northeast into a premature night, the real reasons for the outage became radically apparent. In coming days we'll be inundated with claims and lies from all sides. From the cost of replacing and modernizing the... Sign in to see full entry.

I owe Arnold Swarzenegger an apology. Arnold, I humbly apologize. I think deciding to run for Governor of California is a more difficult decision than getting a bikini wax. I am overjoyed to hear that you can prioritize important moments in your life that way. Ok I can't do this. I think one of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Musical chairs in the White House. When faced with the almost monumental stupidity of George Bush it's often hard to know where to draw the line. Now some of his most trusted advisers are auditioning for the Beltway's newest musical! "Get me off the sinking ship" features a cast that includes Colin... Sign in to see full entry.