March 2009
“Whether in Walpole or Beirut or Hanoi, all human beings experience isolation as torture.”
—Annals of Human Rights: Hellhole: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
North Texas Presbyterians vote to ease rules on gay clergy | Dallas Morning News →
dallasnews.com
Sad that Mission Presbytery didn’t do the same, even though the vote was extremely close.
“If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.” — W.H. Auden - The More Loving One. Quoted in The World According to Bertie, the latest 44 Scotland Street novel (that I just finished reading).
Let the more loving one be me.” — W.H. Auden - The More Loving One. Quoted in The World According to Bertie, the latest 44 Scotland Street novel (that I just finished reading).
New report blasts U.S. on immigrant detainees →
sfgate.com
“In the criminal justice system, anyone arrested is assumed innocent, but in the immigration system, they’re put in detention, and then it’s the individual’s burden to prove they shouldn’t be detained,” said Sarnata Reynolds, an author of the report. “That’s why you’ll see long periods of detention, because it’s an incredibly high burden.”
“The womb is such a powerful weapon; it’s a weapon against the enemy,” Campbell says.”
— In Quiverfull Movement, Birth Control Is Shunned : NPR
GAH!
GAH!
What I'm trying to say
- Caller: Do you do translation?
- Me: No, we don't do translation or interpretation.
- Caller: No, I meant, do you do like Spanish to English?
Your Signature Cocktail - Proof Blog - NYTimes.com →
proof.blogs.nytimes.com
Mine is a margarita on the rocks. What does that say about me?
Beyond mad at AIG...time for action.
From clairecmc (Sen. Claire McCaskill):
There will be a letter sent to the CEO of AIG from most, if not all, of the Democratic Senators momentarily. This letter will demand that any bonuses be withheld or repaid immediately. The letter goes on to explain that we will proceed to recover the bonuses through taxation if AIG fails to recover this money for taxpayers. We state the obvious in the letter, bonuses should not be given for failure.
Legislation wil be introduced in the next 48 hours or so that will tax these companies and the bonus recipients. The tax will be aimed at executives at companies that have recieved significant taxpayer assistance through the TARP funds and will recover almost all of these funds for taxpayers. The Finance Committee is drafting the legislation with the assistance of a number of Senators.
I feel better. We are taking action. It’s time we right this wrong on behalf of hard working Americans everywhere.
I will post the letter and the legislation on my senate web site as soon as they are available. www.mccaskill.senate.gov
Thank you for all of your comments and suggestions about this mess. Your input matters.
