Negative Liberty

Is this the Patriot Act Redux?

Kissinger has some opinions about the Middle East. That’s putting it mildly.

What, children are being left behind?! Lies, surely!! OK, probably shouldn’t be joking. This isn’t funny at all.

We’re really beginning to see some election machine problems in the wild. This is really scary.

CDC says Black-White vaccine gap closed.

Former Texas Governor Ann Richards dies at 73.

This can’t be good. Saudi Arabia encouraging oil and not alternative fuels. It’s never been about running out of oil for me.

Earmark reform bill has passes the Senate. What? They did something right?

White House attempting to keep Bolton at the UN. If you don’t remember, they temporarily handed him the job as a recess appointment. The Senate doesn’t seem to pleased with him…

Powell backs GOP leaders in move away from Bush’s policy on detainees. BAM. I loved Tony Snow’s reponse to a reporter’s question on whether Powell was just confused. “Yes.” Ha.

The real story about Armitage and Plame.

Blair defending American and warning countries about isolating the US.

Specter’s warrantless wiretapping bill is dead in the water.

Awwww SNAP! Congress is being called on its BS report on Iran.

Remember those Anthrax letters? What happened? Sue and you may find out.

BORAT seems to be causing some trouble. Looks hilarious to me.

The NYPost loves its Mikey. Bloomberg for Prez?

Clooney lends his dashing good looks to the Darfur debacle.

How do we live well without harming our planet? Let Netflix be an example.

A lesson in effective political advertising.

See you tomorrow…

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Well, we’re back. And I’m alive, for the two of you reading this. Forgive the obligatory 9/11 items in today’s Linkroll. We talked a lot about having a roundtable about 9/11 but figured it’s going to be covered nine ways from sunday, so screw that. But since we’re not posting anything, let me just say when I walked the WTC PATH last week, I got very, very pissed off. The politics of all of this are pathetic. End rant.

On a lighter note, I always feel better after getting back on schedule after being off for so long. Kind of like how I keep telling myself I’m going to start running again. Yeah… never gonna happen.

Anyway…

Bush spoke last night about freedom and moderation (Whatever the hell that meant.) to mark the 5th of November… er yeah, the 5th 9/11.

Exclusive control of the executive and legislative branches of government is bad, no matter the party.

On a related note: Read this. And this.

Driftglass on five years.

To my huge surprise, apparently Cheney is a hard-liner.

Foreign Affairs kicks ass.

I hear the Bolton speech at Nebraska was border-line ridiculous, and apparently the bloke is sarcastic about genocide. Look for the audio version in the Podcast.

Facebook takes another step in its quest for world domination.

Iraq seems to be in dire trouble.

The IMF has been in the news quite a bit recently, with saying the World economy is overall stable, and that China needs to be doing some thinking.

Wikipedia gives a royal “fuck you” to China – unlike Google and countless others.

Americans blame Bush for 9/11.

Maybe this will be the final word. There was no link between Al Qaeda or Osama bin Laden and Saddam.

Worried CIA operatives buy legal insurance. Probably a smart move.

A 2008-coattail effect rundown.

CNN sums up my feelings about the sad thing that is what happened to the unity after 9/11. And all I can say to those politicians is: “Fuck you. Seriously. Fuck you.” Someone recently said to me that all politicians are corrupt in Congress and we should just start from scratch. I’m starting to like that idea.

Fox says America is safer. I guess that’s that.

It’s been a little heavy today.

See you tomorrow…

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Okay, well with Fawkes off gallivanting about, and me about to be ohne internet access until Monday, things will be a bit spotty. It’s already been spottier than we would have liked, but it was unavoidable. We’ll be back to a more respectable schedule next week.