A bit late to the party
by Pete on January 29, 2007
In an article in this morning’s Times, David Kirkpatrick tells of the media kerfuffle resulting from Insight magazine’s story two weeks ago that Barack Obama had attended an Islamic madrassa as a child: In the last two weeks, Mr. Kuhner’s (…)
Nerdy stuff that’s been keeping me busy
by Pete on January 27, 2007
It’s Saturday, and I’m tired of talking politics. Instead, here’s the geeky stuff that’s been taking up my spare time of late: Fighting with Postfix Postfix is a mail transfer agent, which is the thing that enable a server to (…)
Angry Dick: The Saga Continues
by Pete on January 25, 2007
Vice President and Bush administration bad-cop Dick Cheney sat down for an interview with the odious Wolf Blitzer yesterday on CNN’s “Situation Room.” TPM has the full transcript—the results were amusing, if sadly predictable. Cheney was his usual, belligerent self, (…)
State of the Union
by Pete on January 24, 2007
In case you missed last night’s State of the Union address, here is the condensed version: Hey Democrats? You know all those problems I and my Republican colleagues have created and allowed to fester over the last six years? Get (…)
Music Update
by Pete on January 23, 2007
After a bit of a drought following my 2006 year-end lists, it’s time to dive back into the music… Busdriver – Roadkillovercoat I really can’t say enough good things about this record. Busdriver is an MC in the tradition of (…)
Just who isn’t running for President?
by Pete on January 22, 2007
To the shock and surprise of pretty much no one, Hillary Clinton announced this past weekend that she will be running for the Democratic nomination for President. Hillary is an interesting case. Right-wing pundits are kept awake most nights by (…)
Bush decides FISA is A-ok
by Pete on January 18, 2007
So let me make sure I have this right. Since the Bush administration’s warrantless wire-tapping program was first made public in December 2005, we have been told that: It is vital to the nation’s security. It is perfectly legal. It (…)
The iPhone looks nice, but that’s about it.
by Pete on January 17, 2007
I’ll admit—seeing the initial reports of Steve Jobs’ announcement of Apple’s new iPhone at last week’s Consumer Electronic Show, I was pretty impressed. While I am mainly a PC user, I know my way around Macs and do not hold (…)
The PERFORM Act – An end to mp3 streams?
by Pete on January 14, 2007
The new session of Congress has largely been a refreshing change from the past few years: raising the federal minimum wage, enacting the 9/11 Commission’s remaining reforms, taking on embryonic stem cell research, legislative earmark reform, and Medicare prescription drug (…)
Escalation
by Pete on January 12, 2007
Big surprise—The Decider wants to escalate the war in Iraq. Why? Because to do otherwise would be to accept defeat, of course… The consequences of failure are clear: Radical Islamic extremists would grow in strength and gain new recruits. They (…)