B.M.D.'s Picks
It’s Not You, It’s Your Books
I don't understand people, mostly. The few who I do understand tend to be those who read a lot, way more than probably is healthy.
Hometown Reading This Friday
If my reading's a disaster, hopefully he can save the evening for us both with some hot guitar playing.
Party Unfaithful: The Republican Implosion
Rove, the President’s chief political adviser—the “architect,” Bush has called him, of his 2004 victory over John Kerry—has been a man of constant troubles: Valerie Plame troubles, U.S. Attorney-firing troubles, and, most of all, collapse-of-the-Republican Party troubles.
At the Drive-In Volcano
My favorite Aimee memory: It’s 2000, late November.
The Interloper
Great news. Antoine Wilson, a guy that I got to be buddies with while we were both living in Wisconsin, has just had his first book come out.
The Right to Remain Silent
Silence is about the only right the Guantanamo prisoners have left.
U.S. Asks Court to Limit Lawyers at Guantánamo
The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to impose tighter restrictions on the hundreds of lawyers who represent detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and the request has become a central issue in a new legal battle over the administration’s detention policies.
Low-key Office Launches High-profile Inquiry
The Office of Special Counsel will investigate U.S. attorney firings and other political activities led by Karl Rove.
Now That's Quality Parenting
Father: Come on, hurry up, we're gonna be late!
Nine Other Oaths Karl Rove Could Swear
Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, but in ways that are carefully cloaked in metaphor and allegory, so they require lengthy interpretation, in a Zen sort of way, so help you Buddha?
