So, Harriet Ellan Miers has been nominated for the Supreme Court. Although she is an older unmarried woman with no children, she doesn’t appear to have taken on the best aspects of the “wise crone” – she’s only crone-y. She’s part of the Bush inner circle, and it looks to me that the discussion should center on issues like corporate deregulation, separation of powers, nepotism, and her history as Bush’s personal lawyer. Her areas of specialization are Antitrust & Trade…
Eclipse maps courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC are here at Annular Solar Eclipse of 2005 October 03. … an annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor which traverses the Iberian Peninsula and stretches across the African continent. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow, which includes Europe, western Asia, the Middle East, India and most of Africa. … An annular eclipse differs from a total…
Weekly Unconscious Mutterings Meme – Free association is described as a “psychoanalytic procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content.” I say:: you think… Quaint:: How Rind:: Watermelon Disease:: Comfort Queer:: Theory Pork:: Prunes Soaked:: To the Bone Skeleton:: Mask Mold:: Shape Finished:: At Last Buffalo:: Plains
“A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. On the one hand, we are called to play the Good Samaritan on life’s roadside, but that will be only an initial act. One day we must come to see that the whole Jericho Road must be transformed so that men and women will not be constantly beaten and robbed as they make their journey on life’s…
“I think that if Barbara Lee would read the history of Joe McCarthy, she would realize that he was a hero for America.” – Rep. Steve King R-Ohio said of Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California ‘McCarthy’ comment by Steve King stirs debate No, Mr. King. Joe McCarthy wasn’t a hero Congress Rejects Shirek Post Office Honor House Republicans kill plan to name Berkeley post office after longtime Councilwoman Maudelle Shirek The 215-190 House vote on Tuesday came after Rep. Steve King,…