Archive · 2009

May 2009

450 posts

Heart of the Matter 05/26/09

Our Warden-in-Chief Mostly I agree with Glenn Greenwald that only a politician's actions matter, and speculation about his or her motives is pointless. But when a politician reverses himself repeatedly on core campaign promises and rhetoric immediately after… Continue reading →

Blow Him to Bits!!!

The title of this blog is taken directly from the dialogue of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie. I went with this title* because I still cannot believe I heard someone in this post-Dark Knight Hollywood exclaim something as laughable as ‘Blow him to… Continue reading →

Heart of the Matter 05/25/09

The Torture Mentality, Part 3 Still trying to keep up with the messages I receive from torture apologists. Recently I received one from a gentleman named James R. Hostert on my Amazon blog. Mr. Hostert's opinions in favor of torture are depressingly common… Continue reading →