It has been a long absence. It should have never have happened.

Clear and present danger

President Bush presents a clear and present danger to the rule of law. He cannot be trusted to conduct the war against global terrorism with a decent respect for civil liberties and checks against executive abuses. Congress should swiftly enact a code that would require Mr. Bush to obtain legislative consent for every counterterrorism measure that would materially impair individual freedoms.

by Bruce Fein, a former Associate Deputy Attorney General under President Reagan, as printed in the ultraconservative Washington Times

trouser serfage

The best spam spoofing subject line from this last week.

Until I opened this email I never know how much I was a slave to my pants.

Another bumper sticker I expect to see soon...

Patriotic war profiteer and proud of it

Christians co-opt pagan solstice

4 day waiting period described as merely an exercise in delayed gratification consistent with teachings. Some observers cite ease of affiliation identification as hidden agenda.

A healthy disrespect for the Constitution

That's something I always look for when I vote for politicians (that and the ability to bald-face lie their way out of things).

Perp walk Cheney

Something I'd very much like to see considering the damage he has done.

Did anyone notice the recent tax cut extensions?

(see Nov 16 post. I was being cynical but evidently uncannily accurate)

How in the world are we going to pay for all this disaster?

Only the paranoid survive

or is that just what they want you to think?