Archives: March, 2007

Hollywood Hills Blaze Caused by Kids Playing with Fire
Jon Ponder | Mar. 31, 2007

On our way out of town to see friends up the coast in Ventura yesterday, Page and I were more than a little rattled when we saw what looked like a giant mushroom cloud rising 5,000 feet above Hollywood.
Visitors to California over the next six months need to know that if they toss a cigarette [...]

War Funding Bill Benchmark Helps Big Oil Companies Gain Control of Iraq’s Reserves
Jon Ponder | Mar. 31, 2007

The emergency war funding bills passed by the Democrats in the House and the Senate could pave the way to handing over Iraq’s oil reserves to big oil companies. Bush took us to war to gain control of the oil. Will he veto the bill anyway?
The supplemental appropriation package requires the Iraqi government to meet [...]

Looking for Answers in Ryan Skipper Mystery
Trish Ponder | Mar. 30, 2007

All three of us at Pensito Review are drawn to the story of Ryan Skipper.
I was attracted by a headline, “Winter Haven Man Killed for Being Gay,” maybe because I have an inordinate number of gay friends. If it’s true the population at large is about 10 percent gay, my immediate circle is at least [...]

Where Not to Stay: Affordable Suites’ Corporate Policy Forbids Renting to Gays
Jon Ponder | Mar. 30, 2007

This story (which I saw over at the Blend) points up the fact that it is perfectly legal to discriminate against gay people in many states, including especially South Carolina:
‘No, we don’t rent to gay people at all.’”– Affordable Suites
A gay couple looking to rent a hotel room say they were turned away because of [...]

Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Mar. 30, 2007

Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
— Woody Allen

Topics: Verbatim

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How It All Started
Jon Ponder | Mar. 29, 2007

From Yellowcake to Abu Grahib to Katrina and Scooter, Gonzales and the rest, the markers were there at the genesis of the Bush administration:
[The] biggest clue about what they were up to came in 2000 with the Florida recount. I know it seems like ancient history to go back to that but it is extremely [...]

Topics: Politics, Worst President Ever

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Another Rightwing Group Comes out Against Iraq War: The Saudis
Jon Ponder | Mar. 29, 2007

Pres. Bush once said he’d stick to his guns on Iraq even if he lost the support of everyone but his wife and his dog, Barney. Well, he’d better keep a wary eye on the dog:
“In our beloved Iraq,” [King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia], “we see the bloodshed among brothers in the light of an [...]

Topics: Iraq, Politics

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Abu in Trouble: AG Statement ‘Not Accurate,’ Says Former Aide
Jon Ponder | Mar. 29, 2007

I missed Kyle Sampson’s second session in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today. In the morning session, Sampson, the recently resigned chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales made it clear he will not be Scooterized. He contradicted statements by his Gonzales, some of which were reportedly under oath. Some of Sampson’s [...]

Topics: Politics, Scandals, U.S. Attorney Purge

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Why Hasn’t Pervo Mark Foley Been Arrested?
Buck Banks | Mar. 29, 2007

It was last September when the story first broke that U.S. Rep. Mark Foley was sending inappropriate e-mails to underaged U.S. House of Representatives pages. It was September 29 when Foley resigned from the House and entered rehab for alcoholism and “behavioral problems” related to childhood sexual abuse by a priest. Here iwe are [...]

Topics: Crime & Punishment, Florida, Politics, Scandals

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Quote du Jour
Buck Banks | Mar. 29, 2007

Sometimes I think war is God’s way of teaching us geography.
— Paul Rodriguez, comedian

Topics: Verbatim

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