Birmingham Blues

…till the Iowa caucuses, with no clear leader for either the Democrats or the Republicans.  Does anyone else think it would be better to have every state’s primary election, caucus, whatever on the same day?  Discuss.

Well, here it is. The end of a year that has sucked almost beyond belief for my family. I hesitate to say that 2008 will be better — I don’t want to jinx it — but I’m hoping.
So. Who has big plans for the evening, and what are they? Dear Husband [...]

MSNBC is reporting that Pakistan plans to go ahead with the parliamentary elections scheduled for January 8. Meanwhile, the Pakistani Interior Ministry has announced that al-Qaeda extremists assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, and Time has picked up the story and run all the way down the terror field with it, speculating that political assassination [...]

Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated at a campaign rally in Pakistan today. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for January 8; her death sparked a violent response from supporters, some of whom blame President Pervez Musharraf. Who, I’m sure, had absolutely nothing to do with it. Uh huh. But I bet he’s [...]

Whether it’s a holy day or just a nice vacation, have a safe and happy one. I wish a special and peaceful day for all of you and your families!

…to all of you, but particularly to Paul and Nancy, who are singing in Manger Square today.

And Happy Birthday to my mom, who is 77!  Many more, please.

Here’s a perceptive, in a sad-but-funny way, essay from Common Dreams.
Regressive conservatives aren’t really so hard to figure out. You just need to know the key.
It’s junior high.
Remember those delightful years of comity and enlightenment, comradeship, maturity and social inclusiveness?
Yeah, me neither.
For most folks, those junior high years might as well have been a Wes [...]

A Catholic priest in Colorado pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of indecent exposure for jogging while naked, and when I first read that I thought he had to be batshit crazy to go out unclothed in December. Turns out it was June, silly. I guess the justice system has been clogged with [...]

Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination, citing his fear that he might split the brown-people-hatin’ vote and open the door for some softy like Huckabee.  Tancredo threw his support to Mitt Romney, who opposes illegal immigration but supports lawn care companies that hire undocumented workers.
See ya, Tom.  Don’t [...]

Larry Langford said today that he thinks he’s the target of a criminal probe. To that, I’d like to respond, “Duh!”
Larry and Bill Blount, Chairman of a Montgomery-based investment firm, showed up in Miami last week to respond to an SEC (that’s Securities and Exchange Commission, not Southeastern Conference) subpoena but refused to answer [...]