Winning, Losing -- It's All The Same
"One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing, that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one." -- Agatha Christie, Autobiography Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 30, 2005
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Ode To Saint Jude
"It is time to come home, America. Time to look within our own borders and within our own souls. There are many questions to be answered and many missions to accomplish right here on our own soil. We cannot force-feed democracy to Iraq. We cannot resolve Iraq's internal issues. It is time for the... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 24, 2005
More New Orleans Reminiscing
"Them Creole babies, They strut and sway from dusk 'til dawn, And they roll just like the river, A little wade will last forever. All the way, from Bourbon Street to Esplanade, They sashay by, They sashay by..." -- Louisiana's Le Roux, "New Orleans Ladies" Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Our Trend Toward Overdependence On Experts
"My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared." -- P. J. Plauger, Computer Language Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
On Our Democratic Rigidity
"On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does." -- Will Rogers Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Sing Along, Afghanistan, If You Know The Words...Iraq, Join In...
"We'll be fighting in the streets With our children at our feet And the morals that they worship will be gone And the men who spurred us on Sit in judgement of all wrong They decide and the shotgun sings the song I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
For Poor John Bush... And Other Overzealous Drinkers
"Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with, that it's compounding a felony." -- Robert Benchley Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Bush's Plummeting Polls
"The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided." -- Casey Stengel Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 12, 2005
As With England, Churchill's Thoughts Applied To Katrina
"To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day." "We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job." --- Winston Churchill Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, September 9, 2005
On Bush Appointing Brown, And Brown Mismanaging FEMA
"Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves." -- Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove "Everyone rises to their level of incompetence." -- Laurence J. Peter, The Peter Principle Sign in to see full entry.