What If?

I saw Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, yesterday. It was a powerful film. Even though I have followed the science concerning global warming, I left the theatre understanding the extent of the problem much better than I had before. It should be required viewing for all Americans.
But today, as I reflected on the experience, [...]

A Convenient Lie

Al Gore’s movie on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, opens nation wide this weekend. Locally, you can see it at The Flicks in Boise. The response from the right-wing media, the White House, and congressional Republicans is to wage their usual misinformation campaign. Bush leads the way by continuing to maintain that there is no [...]

Should The Minutemen Hire Illegal Immigrants?

The “Minutemen” are evidently having a problem building that fence along the Mexican border that will keep out illegal immigrants.
Construction on the fence began May 27, when about 150 supporters turned out for the groundbreaking, but the number of volunteers then dwindled.
“We don’t want to put up something that will just be a symbol,” said [...]

Brainy Boise?

Bizjournals.com has just released a study that identified the cities where America’s brainpower is concentrated. The criteria was percent of adults who have college degrees. The left coast does pretty well with Seattle and San Francisco ranking first and second among large communities because they’re the only ones where more than 40 percent of adults [...]

What Difference Will Zarqawi’s Death Make?

According to the main stream media and bloggers on the right, the death of Abu Musab Al Zarqawi is a turning point in the war against terror. For example, Reuel Marc Gerecht at the Weekly Standard claims,
Zarqawi’s death is a cause for jubilation, especially among Iraq’s Shiites, whom he zealously slaughtered. No single man did [...]

The Idaho Premier of “An Inconvenient Truth”

On Thursday, June 29 The Flicks Theatre will host the Idaho Premiere of “An Inconvenient Truth” to benefit the Idaho Conservation League. A no-host reception will begin at 6 pm and the movie will begin at 7 pm. Tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis and can be purchased at either The [...]

Net Neutrality Loses in the House

The statement from “Save the Internet” says it all:
Last night’s House vote against an amendment that would make Net Neutrality enforceable is the result of swarming lobbyists and a multi-million-dollar media campaign by telephone companies that want Congress to hand them control of the Internet.The fight now moves to the Senate, where there is stronger [...]

Net Neutrality- The Vote is Here

I have blogged on numerous occasions about the issue of “Net Neutrality.” The debate has started and it appears the vote in the House will take place this Friday. The Washington Post has an excellent article by Lawrence Lessing and Robert W. McChesney that explains just what is at stake.
Congress is about to cast a [...]

The “Gay Marriage Ban” farce continues

The constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage was defeated in the Senate today on a vote of 49-48, but the farce continues. The House plans a vote on the amendment next month, according to Majority Leader John Boehner.
“This is an issue that is of significant importance to many Americans,” Boehner told reporters Tuesday. “We have [...]

Bushlandia- The New Orient

Thanks to Billmon
Last Saturday, Oliver Burkemann had an article in the UK Daily, The Guardian, entitled “Journey to the heart of Bushlandia.” This morning (6/6/6) the Idaho Statesman discussed the article on the front page. Julie. at Red State Rebels, and Chris, at Liberal Idaho, are irritated by Burkemann because he did a [...]