Breaking news from Roll Call, “GOP Lawmakers Float Ethics Probe of Murtha”: Republican lawmakers say that ties between Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) and his brother’s lobbying firm, KSA Consulting, may warrant investigation by the House ethics committee. From a GOP standpoint, the timing here is absolutely terrible—and so hamfisted as to be laughable. True or not, such a probe, should it happen, will certainly be spun as payback for Murtha’s
December 2005
December 1, 2005
The Island of Misfit Toys, updated for 2005 (and given a slightly left-liberal slant)
polka-dotted elephant: “So. Who should we sue first?”
December 1, 2005
Defining the terms: racism, feminism, and the problem of identity politics
An obvious problem with the grievance aspect of identity politics is that the grievance needs to be perpetually maintained in order to justify the identity aspect of the politics. And in an era of academic specialization wherein just about every individual identity group has its own set of researchers and theoretical champions—as well as a widely accepted generic narrative of grievance—the observation that continued relevance (which translates into political power)
December 1, 2005
“Broken, worn out”
Newly-minted Democratic uber “hawk” John Murtha, on the US military and Iraq: Most U.S. troops will leave Iraq within a year, and the Army is “broken, worn out” and may not be able to meet future military threats to the country’s security, Rep. John Murtha said. Two weeks ago, Murtha created a storm of comment when he called for U.S. troops to leave Iraq now. The Democratic congressman spoke to
December 1, 2005
A post that explores what life might be like if oatmeal could speak, 5
oatmeal: “Let me put it to you this way: whoever it was who pieced that Frankenberry cat together? Hooked him up big time.”