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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Puzzling

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Now that Obama is inching ever so slowly toward prosecuting the torturers in chief, Dick Cheney’s bizarre behavior grows ever more perplexing. One would think that a potential criminal defendant might keep his mouth shut, rather than admitting all the elements of the crime with which he may be charged. Perhaps he should consult with […]

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Bring Back Fitz

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Now that Obama has kicked the torture can back to Holder, Holder could do the country a favor by kicking it on to a special prosecutor. And who would be more fit for the role than Patrick Fitzgerald, who took down Scooter Libby. He already knows the territory and has proven his bona fides. Sure, […]

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Another insane Republican

Monday, April 20, 2009

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein Perhaps one doesn’t qualify as insane if one repeats what others have already done, but if you expect different results when you repeat the actions of others your mental health is still in question. What to make of the parade […]

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Not much, but the best we can do

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Jay Bybee, who wrote one of the recently released torture memos, is now a federal judge on the Court of Appeals. That’s one step below the Supreme Court, for anyone who’s counting. Lately there has been a lot of calls for his impeachment, something he would richly deserve. Some members of Congress have even oh-so-cautiously […]

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Yet another fundraiser with yet more pictures

Sunday, April 19, 2009

This is our weekend for party functions. Yesterday we honored Nancy Driscoll and Nancy DeMarinis in Groton. As I said on yesterday’s post, there were actually four Nancys of note there (adding in Nancy DiNardo and Nancy Wyman). I couldn’t get a picture of all four together, for logistical reasons, but I’ll make up a […]

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Culinary Plug

Sunday, April 19, 2009

My wife and I had to head into New London this morning to pick up our latest acquisition at the Hygienic, so we decided to go out for breakfast somewhere in the Whaling City. We searched around on-line and found The Broken Yolk, which is near the southerly end of Montauk Avenue. In the past, […]

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Sunday Sermon-Jesus’ strange choices

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Via Pharyngula (where else?)

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Dem Fundraiser today

Saturday, April 18, 2009

A successful fundraising event in Groton today. We honored former state representative Nancy DeMarinis and union activist and all around great Democrat Nancy Driscoll, shown here receiving certificates of appreciation from State Representative Elissa Wright and State Senator Andy Maynard. Left to right: Nancy Demarinis, Nancy Driscoll, Elissa Wright, and Andy Maynard. It would have […]

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Torturing the law

Friday, April 17, 2009

I haven’t read all the newly released torture memos. It takes an effort of will to get through them. And I haven’t read the statutory or case law that the authors purport to cite. But I can smell intellectual and lawyerly dishonesty when it gives off this much stench. The stench is particularly offensive if […]

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Friday Night Music-The Fab Four

Friday, April 17, 2009

I have to assume that I’ve shown these guys before, but if anyone deserves a repeat it’s them. This is a song that was the B-Side of Help!. In my humble opinion, which isn’t worth much, it’s one of their most under-appreciated efforts. I love this version, from the 1965 Shea Stadium concert. I picked […]

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