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John McCain, American Hero, just took one in the shorts, and I'm not talking about the highly questionable New York Times story linking him with some lobbyist in a romantic fling or some old Keating Five scandal revisited. The problem, as is so often the case with these things, came when he issued a very exacting rebuttal of the Times article. From Salon:...

Cracked.com brings the funny. My favorite: "Hop on Pop! (But seriously, watch out for Pop's balls.)"

In seems to me that the fundamental problem of Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed has always been that many of the people in whom she hopes to ignite a flame of righteous anger are unwilling to validate her experiences in attempting to live as someone in poverty. More plainly put, "Sure, she had a terrible time living on minimum wage, but I'll bet I...

Said one pundit, "Obama doesn't need negative ads if Clinton supporters keep making videos like this." ...and Baby Jesus weeps.

Hillary Clinton will lose the Democratic nomination for two reasons: First, she's spending way too much money on consultants. Strategist and pollster Mark Penn, who appears to have bungled this campaign in every conceivable way, is owed some $10 million alone. If you're a Hillary Clinton supporter, just how does it feel to give your money to the guy that's...

My family visited Rajnesshpurem, a converted farm in Wasco County that housed the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (aka Osho) and his followers, sometime after the exile of the Indian guru. The grounds and main building were either in a state of disrepair or, more likely, poorly constructed in the first place. I remember walking across the uneven floor of the main...

The powerful try to censor the Internet even here in the United States. The powerful fail. Read the story here. And be sure to bookmark the Wikileaks site, now only available via its IP address at http://88.80.13.160/wiki/Wikileaks. And, oh, tell all your friends about the great Wikileaks site, too! Stick it to The Man!

...and commentary on the central problem of globalism and the US. A great post on Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish.

John McCain votes in favor of torture. I will vote in favor of someone else come of the fall--even, God forbid, Hillary Clinton.

Jonah gives me a birthday card: I like you, Daddy Ty. I love you! I like playing outside with you and going to Kids' Club. I like playing tennis on your team. I like doing stuff with you and reading books. I like you so much, I think the whole world is my friend. Happy Birthday, Ty! I hope you have a good cake! I like having your hand when we cross the...