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January 17th, 2009
 | 06:48 pm - a few late notes of the Bushite era
Inaugural notes:
The Rev. Sharon Watkins will preach at the National Prayer Service at National Cathedral on Jan. 21, the first woman to do so.
You want Obama to hear your ideas? Put them here.
Worst. President. Ever. He continues to live deep in denial of everthing. And the target of shoe-throwers everywhere.
House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse say that if Obama won't investigate Bush-era crimes, they will. I hope they include the deliberate withholding of federal aid to New Orleans. And the NYTimes believes we should not let the previous administration get away with crimes, regardless of Obama's wish to look forward instead of backwards.
Shall we just call it disrespect for the law?
Economic disasters and stupid people -- the single clearest explanation of the situation that I have seen.
Guerilla tactics at the auction of oil leases on federal land.
It may take a year for Obama to close Guantanamo. One major matter is to find places for the people to go who are held there. And then there's the question of how far his foreign policy will stray from the current administration's policy. But Simon Schama says things are looking up.
24 lets the neoCons revisit their love of torture, still a major theme despite the season's start with a Senate investigation into Jack Bauer. More here. The NYTimes says both Bush and Bauer are running on empty. And Slate says the declaration by a judge that torture is torture needs to be regarded as definitive.
Let's be clear about this: wealth is not an indication that God loves you more than someone who's poor. That entirely contradicts Jesus' words about 'blessed are the poor' (not just the poor in spirit). And while we're at it, the calamitous economic situation is not God's punishment upon those who don't have money. It is, rather, the errors of wealthy men who just don't give a damn about anyone else's welfare.
How Israel is using the media to sell the idea of 'ethical warfare' while doing inethical things.
Daily Kos considers HHS and the Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients Rights regulations.
The Supreme Court has loosened the rules on evidence: ( more )
Being George Plimpton.
A Leader's Manifesto. If you have ever had a bad manager, read this.
The TED Talks. Everything you wanted to know about everything, with wit and enthusiasm.
The Mass Observation Archive. And Hate on a map, which shows you where *everyone* lives who donated money to support Proposition 8.
Farewell to the Year's Best Fantasy & Horror.
Where's your food from? Find out with The Food Map.
The book of wisdom.
WalletPop deals. Coupon.com.
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