Talk about lying. (Never mind the fact that the moral seems to be, "thank god I can go bankrupt via our horrible healthcare system.) Canadians who don't appreciate our health care system make me crazy.

The National Guard still patrol the streets of New Orleans.

I wonder how much traction this will get.

On John McCain, Torture, and the Bush Administration.

Apparently.

I read this on the way to work today. A very interesting article on how we measure the state of our economies in very foolish ways.

Alberto Gonzales looks to be going down in flames.

About the US jailing foreign journalists Sami Al-Haj and Bilal Hussein, and their general disregard for freedom of the press.

On the redesign of US highway signs.

Jim Cramer melts down on live TV, telling his audience to stop trading stocks. (Read the comments for some context.)

Democracy hard at work.

Damn; she doesn\'t mince words.

\"Treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay constitutes torture in some cases and violates international law, a leaked UN draft report says.\"

If there is one country that can\'t stand democracy, it\'s got to be the US.

\"I\'m so scared of terrorism I\'m happy to give up my Fourth Amendment rights. But I\'d rather die than be defended by a faggot-ass ass-fucker. --yours, the Christian Right.\" That\'s a good start to any thread.

Some British bloggers have published online the leaked UK/US/Uzbekistan Torture Memos.

The linked transcript is hilarious. It\'s nice to see the American press getting off their asses and actually doing their jobs.

Miers had the privilege of being disliked by both the Right and the Left.

Copyright infringement is a felony? What is wrong with America -- if I start a new blog, that\'s what it will be called.

Anyone know more about this?