by James Heflin | Jan 12, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
When the political gets dull and the wars too awful, there's always the inexplicable. Personally, I take great comfort in knowing that the world is far weirder than at first it might appear. There are strange things afoot all the time. And one of the most...
by James Heflin | Jan 13, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
What is it that makes anybody want to send Joe the Plumber to play journalist? His opinions on foreign conflicts, to be fair, are probably more informed than those of Britney Spears. But can even a right wing media organization think promoting ill-informed non-writers...
by James Heflin | Jan 15, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
Obama is no saint, no purist. Nor should he be–he's a politician. And Glenn Greenwald nails the dynamic of American democracy in regard to pressuring politicians: speak up or be ignored. (And of course, the more money you have, the more loudly you can...
by James Heflin | Jan 19, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure, how amazingly unlikely is your birth, and pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.(Monty Python, The Meaning of Life) Methane on...
by James Heflin | Jan 20, 2009 | Ten Gallon Liberal
This is the last post I will ever type while Bush is occupying the White House. Even my fingers are giddy. He could not flee far enough from the nation to suit me if he took up residence upon an Antarctic peak with a case of screech and a portrait of Condi to keep him...
