Alternate Brain

One Nation Under George I finished Z.M. Wagner's satire about a week ago, but haven't had the time to write about it. I generally d...

To my fellow New Yorkers , whether transplanted or homegrown, attending John McCain's commencement speech at the New School for standing...

About Iran. Ron looks at the Rethug disinformation campaign against Iran, no doubt to rile up the American public in preparation for war. ...

Go immediately to The Disgruntled Chemist and click to see his Limey alter egos answer that burning question!

Click to illarginate One of the purposes of our trip was to investigate possible retirement locales. Here we are about to check out some af...

From the Times(UK) : IT IS brown-gold and alcoholic but, then, in the scathing verdict of German beer fans, so is paint thinner. The Germans...

It's a happy day in Connecticut! To the stunned amazement of most Lieberman supporters, Ned Lamont racked up over a third of the votes ...

Or at least the country does .

Paul Krugman , via Nevada Thunder , on the stock market, housing, gas prices, working stiffs and the general brick wall facing our high-spee...

Ray McGovern at TomPaine . Is Congress aiding and abetting the creation of a police state? Recently, the chairman of the House Intelligence...

Click to embiggen Last Sunday, Mother's Day, found us in the high country of Eastern California in the town of Benton (Pop. 164, Elev. ...

Tongue firmly in cheek, I direct you to Opinions You Should Have . The National Guard, hard-pressed to keep up with its many duties at Iraq ...

This is an FYI for those of you with the impeccable musical taste to enjoy "the California Country sound". I never heard of I See ...

Princess Shayna gives the 101st Fighting Keyboarders a Bronx Cheer. "My dad was a real warrior, you panty-waist weenies," she wa...

You couldn't have said something in '01? Whoring bitch.

This is pretty lightweight shit, but it's fun. From News Hounds . During yesterday's press gaggle (5/17), new Press Secretary and su...

Robert Parry on the Chimp's smartass mouth. At Consortium News . He was like the wise-cracking guy leading a pack of vacationers out of...

Click to embiggen U.S. Route 6 starts in Bishop CA and doesn't stop until it runs out of U.S. When I was a kid, it started in Long Bea...

Bob Geiger : Having worked at Fox News prior to his appointment as the new White House Press Secretary, Tony Snow is accustomed to making th...

Didn't work for Reagan, it surely won't work for these inept nitwits. Bush signed that fucking tax cut yesterday. If you're wa...