So I think I figured out why I’ve had such a hard time writing since Bush’s poll numbers began to tank and the GOP’s party-wide corruption began unraveling for public display.
I think its because I was right, and now everyone knows.
Marcus Porcius Cato (for you antiquity buffs out there - Cato the Elder, or Cato the Censor) used to punctuate every speech, motion, and point of order on the floor of the Roman Senate with this phrase. It means, basically, “Carthage must be destroyed.” He would append it to every declaration. Imagine.
“We recommend that taxes [...]
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man. - Johnny Cash
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On February 17th, Sensenbrenner and a few of his pals introduced this legislation:
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. J. RES. 24
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22nd amendment to the Constitution.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 17, 2005
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. SABO, and Mr. PALLONE) introduced the [...]
Or perhaps, what is and is not actually news. Or even, the halflife of news.
We’ve been inundated with the Pope for the last week. The Pope is still dead everytime I turn on my TV. I think airing his funeral was fine - he is, after all, an historic figure and as such deserves [...]