Say What?

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Not to want to say, not to know what you want to say, and never to stop saying, or hardly ever, that is the thing to keep in mind… –Samuel Beckett Since I have almost nothing else to tell you right now, I’ll tell you who I both feel sorry for and envy at the … Read more

Were not in Normandy any more

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An anonymous interlocutor took me to task last week for crying about the FEMA and Army types who wouldn’t let reporters ride along to document the search for the dead in New Orleans. Well, the reporters have their own rides now, but it seems the Army didn’t get the message about letting reporters do their … Read more

Come Sunday

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One Sunday near the end of his days the old preacher stood up before his dwindled congregation, and as had been the case so often in recent years he circled and paced in his mind for the familiar words that were still permanently lodged there from long repetition and which were now accessible to him … Read more

Papa Don't Preach

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The Minnesota State High School League has banned “mid-riff baring” cheerleading uniforms, and I feel conflicted–and not because I’m a pervert. This is one of those touchy issues where I see both sides of the arguent. Despite the “we’re all in this together” vibe of the announcement, I am pretty confident that any official, affirmative … Read more

Darwin in Louisiana

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If you vote for monkeys, you’re going to get bananas I had an interesting dinner with one of my Republican friends last night. (Yes, I do have them.) Of course, the conversation eventually turned to New Orleans and Bush and his comment “Nobody could have forseen the levees would fail.” Since it’s been clear for … Read more

They're only dead if we say they're dead

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If there were any dead in New Orleans, they’d be in a tourist attraction. Reuters is reporting that FEMA will not let journalists on the rescue boats looking for survivors in New Orleans. It seems the journalists might take pictures of dead bodies. Let’s see now…no pictures of dead bodies in New Orleans equals no … Read more

Let Them Eat MREs

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Where W gets it Well, I thought I’d heard it all when Bush said “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job,” to Michael Brown, head of FEMA. Then I thought I’d heard it all when Brown said “Everyone in the Convention Center is getting one or two meals a day from us.” But now … Read more

There Must Be Something You Can Do

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This country has long been appalling and astonishing in equal measure, but these days the opportunities to be appalled are mounting by the day, and the sort of astonishment America most commonly traffics in is more and more often the stuff of incredulity and shock rather than genuine and appreciative wonder. Perhaps this has something … Read more