Politics Blog

In case you’re all wondering where Lorie Byrd is, she’s on vacation, stuck in a hotel without Internet access. Shudder.

I, for one, like this visual a heck of a lot better than the ones of hooded terror-bots, standing on balconies, or those of blindfolded embassy workers, or of burning American flags.

Remember when Jack Kemp thanked President Reagan, at the 1996 GOP convention, for pushing communism down and then to the ground?

Well, I’ve got a funny feeling that at some point, in the near future, we’ll be hearing a similar refrain regarding George W. Bush and Islamo-fascist terrorism and thug-o-cracies.

Call it a hunch.

Normally I do not post on races for state constitutional offices, but this one is an exception because of who may be running.

Thomas Dewey, grandson of Governor Thomas Dewey, is considering a bid for the Republican nomination in 2006.

Now talk about name recognition!

I published a story about the attempt to shut down Gay Patriot. It turns out Michael Rogers wasn’t done with his vendetta. When Robert posted the same article, complete with a “Gay Terrorist” headline, Michael Rogers contacted his CSP and got his site shut down. Note please, that Mr. Rogers did not try to work things out with either blogger, or discuss the issues. Nope, he tried to cause trouble with one guy’s job, and harassed another guy’s Service Provider into dumping him. First Amendment? Never heard of it, I guess.

Here is Lime Shurbet’s write-up. Note that Robert has saddled up with another provider. That alone deserves respect.

More details about Mr. Rogers’ ‘gotta whack free speech’ campaign can be found at My Pet Jawa.

I want to mention that I differ on the use of the word “terrorist” by Gay Patriot to describe Michael Rogers , because I do not use the word “terrorist” for anyone except a particular class of villain. That does not mean, however, that Mr. Rogers has any basis or merit in his vindictive attacks on honest bloggers, especially as he is apparently unable to argue his defense through facts or reason. Given the tactics he has used to harass his political opposites, Rogers is actually validating their charges against him, I would say. He’s not a terrorist, but he is a thug.

In what is getting to be a comedy, Representative Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island has decided not to run against incumbent Senator Lincoln Chafee.

Of course the other Congressman, James Langevin, has also dropped out of the race. The only remaining candidate is Secretary of State Matt Brown, and a recent poll showed Chafee crushing Brown.

Now to transform this from a momentary political comedy to a timeless classic, we need Myrth York to run and lose again.

In case you’re all wondering where Lorie Byrd is, she’s on vacation, stuck in a hotel without Internet access. Shudder.

I, for one, like this visual a heck of a lot better than the ones of hooded terror-bots, standing on balconies, or those of blindfolded embassy workers, or of burning American flags.

Remember when Jack Kemp thanked President Reagan, at the 1996 GOP convention, for pushing communism down and then to the ground?

Well, I’ve got a funny feeling that at some point, in the near future, we’ll be hearing a similar refrain regarding George W. Bush and Islamo-fascist terrorism and thug-o-cracies.

Call it a hunch.

Normally I do not post on races for state constitutional offices, but this one is an exception because of who may be running.

Thomas Dewey, grandson of Governor Thomas Dewey, is considering a bid for the Republican nomination in 2006.

Now talk about name recognition!