I've been absent from blogging for several weeks, not because I wanted to but because I was so bored by suffering the fools of our Congress, that I couldn't get worked up enough to write, share what I think. 

Ironically, I've been reinvigorated by a fool.  Here's a piece by my favorite fool, David Brooks.  Why is he my favorite?  Because he has the gall to
brag that he is going to teach a course on humility at, I think, Harvard, I wonder why his alma mater, Princeton, is not going to host his revelations. 

One of my wisest of online friends suggests that he, of all people, needs to take that course. 

You have to read Brooks' column here to understand fully.

As always, I hope to get reactions.

Leanderthal

Grammar Mistake or Intentional?

Read this piece on Gaza and take notice of the word "occupiers".  Was the use of that word intentional, implying that Gaza is an occupied land, or was it just an inadvertent grammatical mistake, the proper word being "occupants"?

Who knows when the press is known for partisanship?

Leanderthal

James Carroll's Prose Humbles Me

Here is James Carroll on heroes and our immoral wars.

Leanderthal

Noam Chomksy on Israel

Of all those who criticize Israel Noam Chomsky should have the most credibility.

Here's his expose on Likud Israel's Soul Crushing Cruelties perpetrated against Palestinians.

Leanderthal

On Top of Her Game

Sometimes quoting someone else makes it unnecessary to say any more.    Here's Maureen Dowd at her best.

Molly Ivins, Gail Collins and Maureen Dowd have been priceless in their contributions to our  political discourse.

Leanderthal

Rainbows

Here's a cartoon which speaks volumes for the pluralism of American society which voiced it's values last Tuesday.

Give thanks.

Leanderthal

Romney's Alternative to FEMA

Here's a great cartoon which captures the idiocy of the Romney campaign perfectly.

Remind everyone you know to vote Tuesday.

Leanderthal