Monthly Archives: January 2007

Cheney’s Smirk

1/25/2007 – 1:36 pm

“You going to watch the State of the Union?” I asked a friend Tuesday.
“I’m going to listen on the radio.  I want to hear it, but I don’t want to have to look at him.”
Understandable, but by only listening, my friend missed the key to the speech.  Viewers might have missed it, too if they [...]

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As Goes New Orleans…

1/18/2007 – 2:50 pm

I needed to talk and write about my experience in the flood zone when I came home from the gulf coast in October 2005. I fell into silence after a few weeks, because words were unequal to the experience, but the experience stays with me. One reason is simply the horror of the [...]

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The “New” Iraq

1/11/2007 – 1:05 pm

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? George W. Bush announced his next phase plans for Iraq to the nation last night, sending “over 20,000” additional troops, many of whom will be dispersed in Baghdad neighborhoods. On its face, Mr. Bush’s plans seems likely to increase the pace of American casualties, [...]

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Four Gatherings

1/4/2007 – 11:33 am

The sun had just set on New Year’s day when Adrienne and I decided we needed to take some candles and go downtown. The news had earlier reported that the 3,000th American had died in Iraq on Saturday, 30 December. We knew there had been a frequent, if not daily, vigil from 5-5:30 [...]

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