Monthly Archives: November 2006

Rumsfeld’s War Crimes

I commend to your attention Donald Rumsfeld: The War Crimes Case. A few paragraphs: Donald Rumsfeld was one of the primary architects of the Iraq war. On September 15, 2001, in a meeting at Camp David, Rumsfeld suggested an attack … Continue reading

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Unchain my heart!

I have a confession to make. The enabling of that fucker Bush and the whole criminal crew has, for six years, put a crimp in my writing–or, rather, my lack of writing. Astounding, my love for this country when it’s … Continue reading

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The people reclaim ALL of Congress!

One more political entry before turning to other matters. I said yesterday morning, and Randi Rhodes agreed on the radio, that the voters of this nation have risen up just in time and saved it from fascism. Here’s a great … Continue reading

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Stepping back from the brink of fascism

The party of sanity and compassion handily won the House of Representatives, making Bush way lame, as lame as his brain. Here’s a nice post from Democratic Underground: America stood up and demanded the accountability that has been lacking for … Continue reading

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Vote Democratic!

Not a lot to say today except, my fellow Americans, vote as if your freedoms and the national honor depended on it (for they do), vote Democratic, vote the faux-Republican scoundrels out, and let’s have a decent USA once more. … Continue reading

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Getting around saintly Abe

I think I’ve mentioned I’m mulling a Civil War novel, so it’ll come as no surprise that I need to know about Lincoln. As a proponent of non-violence and one pretty deeply cynical about politicians the higher up the food … Continue reading

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Why do we write?

Susie Bright excerpts this chapter from her book about writing erotica. Her opener: If you write an erotic story — or any story, for that matter — and never publish it, you will have done a very good thing. If … Continue reading

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Neville as Shakespeare…

I’m currently in the early chapters of The Truth Will Out. This book makes a "strong" case for Sir Henry Neville as the author of the Shakespeare canon. But see this blog for a fascinating counter to all of it–or … Continue reading

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Check out The New Press…

This morning, I was struck with a book idea that has me considering the task of putting together a book proposal for whichever company publishes Howard Zinn’s "A People’s History" series of spinoffs from his magnificent and eye-opening A People’s … Continue reading

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