Tell me this isn't torture. I saw a film clip of that awful man -- our former president -- on Keith Olberman's show last night justify the CIA interrogation "program." He -- the awful man -- actually smirked when he said "program."
Seeing him always gives me these mixed feelings of personal satisfaction and civic shame. He never fooled me: I remember telling a conservative friend before the the war that the Bush Administration did not have anything close to the political skills to pull off rebuilding Iraq and that we would be sorry we had ever heard of the place. I've had people tell me "you were right and I was wrong." Then I think of the destruction he wrought at home and abroad...Why did we do it? Why did we put the leadership of the country in such brute, psychotic hands? As Dr. House might put it, there are answers to everything. But will we as a country ever have the courage to face up to these questions, much less the answers? The Bush presidency was the biggest failure of democracy since Adolf Hitler took power in 1932...
JUST A SONG: Follow the evolution of "I Fought The Law" from rockabilly burner to punk anthem. See fetishistic go-go dancers while you're at it!...
Another Historic Day at Fenway Park: Michael Dukakis observes the Red Sox' 500th consecutive sellout and explains the secrets to the Sox success: Strong ownership, a commitment to Fenway Park, and serious community involvement...Is Big Papi back? If he is, the Red Sox will be mighty tough...
Is the Rolling Stones' Get Your Ya-Yas Out the best rock live album? If not, it's one of the best...
Roy's World has the most erudite blog entry I've ever read...
More proof that if you haven't seen a Gulf Coast sunset, then you haven't seen a sunset...
Who wants a public option? We do. Who do Americans trust on health care issues? Let's just say that the Republicans are the Washington Nationals of the health care debate...
New First Lines above. If you didn't notice, the last ones were from Frederick Exeley's 60's classic A Fan's Notes..
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