The story of Mark Foley has blown up so fast, it’s dizzying (WaPo):
Six-term Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) resigned yesterday amid reports that he had sent sexually explicit Internet messages to at least one underage male former page.
This kicked off Thursday with reports about emails, and Foley’s staff was right on top of it. They soothingly […]
George Allen really needs to give up (WaPo):
RICHMOND, Sept. 28 — Sen. George Allen can’t seem to win: first, he apologizes for addressing an Indian American with a racial slur and acknowledges that many view the Confederate flag as a hate symbol. Now, the Sons of Confederate Veterans want him to apologize, too
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“What I was […]
Bush’s Detainee Bill was okayed by the Senate yesterday evening by a 65-34 vote.
The Senate on Thursday endorsed President Bush’s plans to prosecute and interrogate terror suspects, all but sealing congressional approval for legislation that Republicans intend to use on the campaign trail to assert their toughness on terrorism.
Polimom’s written on this subject a number […]
Every now and again, the Houston Chronicle blogs surface interesting discussions… and the comments that came in on a recent post by James Campbell is a great example.
Mr. Campbell was addressing an email from a reader who wondered why the Chronicle was late specifying that Quintero (the accused murderer of Officer Rodney Johnson) was here […]
Here in the U.S., arguments rage about the Iraq War. It is far and away the most pointed, and contentious, condemnation of this administration’s foreign policy, with Republicans and Democrats engaged in a vast Push-me / Pull-you on the American people.
In the middle of all this American politicking and heated controversy, though, we’ve somehow lost […]
Directly on the heels of an earlier post, Polimom has a bone to chew. What is this guy’s problem? From his blog:
Words can’t describe my frustration at this “brood mare”
What a sense of entitlement! It’s ok for you and I to pick up the tab for her litter but it’s rude to ask […]
Last week, Houston Police Officer Rodney Johnson died — shot by a man who had been patted down, then cuffed and placed in the backseat of the cruiser. Polimom didn’t know this officer, but by all accounts he was professional, highly respected, and a loving husband and father.
Officer Johnson’s death brought home a number of […]
If it’s at all possible, this is exactly the right answer (CNN):
An angry President Bush Tuesday said he would declassify an intelligence document that reportedly finds that the Iraq war increased the terrorist threat to the United States, saying the American people should come to their own conclusions.
Yes, we should…. and we aren’t going to […]
We — the people of United States of America — are in big trouble.
Not from terrorists. Not from illegal immigration. Not from rising crime. Not even from the poverty / wealth gaps or the partisan divides.
To one degree or another, they’re all important issues that unfortunately require leadership — real leaders — but in this […]
For 30 years, Polimom’s been a Saints fan. Even through the paper bag Ain’ts years, the Bobby Hebert disappointment (still can’t believe how that went), and the disastrous Bum days, I’ve defended my team.
I’ve withstood patronizing laughter from other fans and picked the Saints in every office football pool match (right up to the play-offs, […]