I’m on the way out the door for a six day ski trip in Lake Placid. Me, The Stuffed Tiger, our friends Adam, Jesse, Tim, and Dan and hopefully P.A. Metuchen will be tearing up the slopes at Whiteface Mountain. It’s my first time skiing since I had ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair in my […]

Bob Geiger is asking Hillary to give Democrats a reason to vote for her. I think it’s a long overdue question and I’ll explain more below the hearty taste of Yellow Dog to come.
Our need for true leadership is immediate and, despite her de facto status and power as one of the perceived leaders in […]

Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah (though in the words of Bill Maher, someone has to be wrong…)!
About to take off with the family to a friends house for dinner and festivities. It’s cold, damp, and grey in CT. Hopefully Lake Placid will be more of a winter wonderland come Tuesday.
Thank G-d we won’t have to […]

According to Seinfeld, Festivus is celebrated each year on December 23, but many people celebrate it other times, often in early December. Its slogan is “A Festivus for the rest of us!” An aluminum pole is generally used in lieu of a Christmas tree or other holiday decoration. Those attending participate in the Airing of […]

I was watching a bit of National Treasure last night and I was struck by the sheer reverence Nick Cage, John Voight, and Diane Kruger show towards the Declaration of Independence. Granted they’ve stolen it to find hidden Masonic treasures, but in all aspects of their treatment of our founding document they take utmost care […]

In a chapter entitled “The Eclipse of Human Rights,” Richard Falk makes a case that September 11th has halted America’s global leadership on human rights and development. The absence of the Cold War during the 1990s afforded the U.S. the opportunity to attach a level of benevolence to its foreign policy that crumbled with […]

Murphy for POTUS (Puppy of the United States)

After a long night of anti-Bush barking, a pile of crap in protest of illegal wiretapping, and leg-lifting on an effigy of the President, our little guy needs a rest.

Great diary over at Kos by counselor:
So, according to the White House and their letter to Congress, Bush has the inherent constitutional authority to do essentially whatever is necessary to further our national security.
But, remember the initial days after Katrina. Bush was supposedly helpless to act because the Governor of Louisiana had […]

In his post on the War on Christmas, Yellowdog has a great line:
For some reason, calling these conservatives “liar” seems to send them into a rage, which is a bit like a hooker getting mad for being called promiscuous.
That is all.

The latest poll by Rasmussen Reports has Bush’s approval at 50%, up from his low of 40% in October. The poll suggests that the elections in Iraq, the prospect of limited drawdown, and the President’s series of speeches–most notably that of Sunday night–have had positive effects on Americans’ optimism.
Fifty […]