Category Archives: Friggin’ Politics

On the littler guys

Posted on 19 October, 2011 by Mike

You might have noticed recently there are a bunch of protests erupting all over the place. The arguments of the protestors are, to be sure, unfocused and confusing. I have some level of sympathy for these guys as a group, … Continue reading →

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Fail on fail

Posted on 7 October, 2011 by Mike

Vancouver Sun, Ex-MLA queries Christy Clark’s cleavage. This is the stupidest “controversy” I’ve seen or heard about in eons — it’s light-years beyond the whole Obama birth certificate nonsense — but the single worst part about it, in my mind, … Continue reading →

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Cheer down

Posted on 28 July, 2011 by Mike

“Is everybody happy? I’ll soon change that!” Globe and Mail: Truth, justice, and becoming un-American. “A series of tough new U.S. tax laws, designed to root out Americans hiding money offshore, is suddenly prompting many expatriates to consider the ultimate … Continue reading →

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Quick hits

Posted on 8 July, 2011 by Mike

In no particular order: Of the many, many things that irritate me about the Harmonized Sales Tax, nothing is more irritating right now than the fact that the referendum isn’t a debate so much on the merits of the tax … Continue reading →

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Weapons grade awesome

Posted on 29 September, 2010 by Mike

When Matt Taibbi is on his game, he’s probably one of the best journalists working anywhere today. And, holy hell, is he ever on his game. The conclusion to what is an awesome article about the Tea Party: The bad … Continue reading →

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A clean, well-lighted past

Posted on 11 August, 2010 by Mike

You must read this fabulous essay by Gabriel Winant at Salon: The true, central catalyst of the war, which lent it its moral meaning — that is, slavery — was pushed out of mind. Even Northerners came to believe in … Continue reading →

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Pleading the Second

Posted on 7 May, 2010 by Mike

I’m not sure I understand the issues at work here: “I think you’re going too far here,” said Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday. He was speaking in opposition … Continue reading →

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Bigotry: Not so bad

Posted on 23 January, 2010 by Mike

San Francisco Appeal: SF Chronicle Columnist: Bigotry Not So Bad. The Chron startled the Appeal today when their columnist Chip Johnson defended a bigot in Oakland. The situation is this: Lorenzo Hoopes, a Mormon, donated $26,000 in support of Prop … Continue reading →

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Raw, unfiltered joy

Posted on 5 November, 2008 by Mike

The defining moment of Campaign 2008, for me: standing in the lobby of the Rio in Las Vegas, having just gotten out from Penn and Teller, watching mobs of people surge through the hallways, some of them crying, some of … Continue reading →

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Now it can be told.

Posted on 3 January, 2008 by Mike

With Mike Huckabee’s win in the Iowa caucuses tonight, I thought it might be nice to congratulate the former Arkansas governor with a trip down memory lane… Way to go, Mike! Yeah!

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