Hmph. Nothing going on in the forums. Nothing on MLive, nothing on Newscenter 25 Online, nothing on ABC12. I went after the Argus, but it turns out my subscription to the e-edition expired … argh … so I had to renew. The renewal hasn’t kicked in yet. There’s an interesting discussion over on MichLib about running a primary challenger against Debbie Stabenow in 2012. I&...

Read this excellent post by Liberal Lucy — A Promise to Michigan ...

      Recommended Reading - Friday March 9 2007 Short list today … Bfealk reports that the Oakland Press dropped Coulter. And now, with her latest revelation that she ‘understands’ the assassination of doctors who perform abortions, her problems seem to be escalating. Edgy DKos diary - Black men got lynched because they … Just because I ...

AO Smith flies a tattered flag Impeach Bush is on a roll about Halliburton. Linga asks some questions about local housing there’s more … lots more … Owosso City Council is thinking of hiring a company to help them find a City Manager … good idea, or bad??? Lots of problems with Charter cable around here Property tax assessments … going up again … Free the wee...

Forums have been busy this week –     ·Discussion on the various dog laws in Shiawassee     ·Lively debate about Iraq, America, Clinton’s legacy, etc.     ·The drain office thread is revived     ·More on the validity of Margaret McAvoy’s contract     &mi...

This is no time to stop fighting … I Was a Mole at the Conservative Summit: They’re Not Dead Yet, on DKos. Excerpts: Gingrich launches into a scorching denunciation of consultants (much like you’d hear in the progressive blogosphere), and calls for an intellectual renaissance in conservatism. And he argues that the conservative revival can only come from outside the Beltway R...

If a president were a traitor … wicked snark on DKos. ...

I found an interesting discussion in the DKos rescued diaries this morning … this one is about ‘propaganecdotes’ … “Propaganda chicken mcnuggets” for the right … Propaganecdotes require a few basic attributes: 1. They must be visually powerful and easily identifiable. 2. They must exist as “PROOF” of a powerful truth that the person, ...

      Recommended Reading - Sunday January 28 2007 Bush Is Getting a Bum Rap — an interesting discussion on how Bush’s use of religion compares to other presidents’. At Ease, Mr. President — An op-ed on how the title ‘commander-in-chief’ is being misused in our society. Also recommended is Glenn Greenwald’s response R...

      Recommended Reading - Sunday January 21 2007 History of the Gov’s Residence — Very interesting, but they leave out the fact that the Lansing residence was donated by an Owosso man. The BEAST — 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2006 — If for no other reason than the Carville cartoon. Obama’s statement on Hillary Clinton...

      Recommended Reading - Wednesday Jan 17 2007 What’s going on with the dismissal of the US attorneys? The Bush Administration is replacing them with their own “interim” picks … and guess what? The Patriot Act changes the law which allows the Atty General to install an “interim” US attorney in that office for the duration of...

      Recommended Reading - Tuesday Jan 16 2007 Wizard Kitten — Been there, done that: More obstructionism from MI Republicans and the Detroit News — gotta love the fair and balanced Detroit News. I’m sure Mike Cox will surrender himself to the proper authorities — hehe, turns out that our great defender of marriage was committing a fel...

Local bloggers want to be heard, in The Argus Press. ...

Parker introduces the Groundwater Stewardship Program Harmonic is calling people to action Impeach Bush is asking questions about Iraq here and here. Rolo asks if Shiawassee is becoming a collective of ‘ghost towns’. Visit the Shiawassee County Forums at http://shiawasseecounty.net/forum ...

      Recommended Reading - Tuesday Jan 9 2007 RIP Jean Gordon Elementary — Meet a New Orleans elementary school. In pictures. Oliver North opposes troop escalation in Iraq Right Wing credible media wannabe Pajamas Media announces the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Right Wing credible reporter wannabe Tim Skubik announces the death of Michigan Liberal. ...

      Recommended Reading - Sunday Jan 7 2007 US Army urges dead to re-enlist — A painful blunder What America Is Thinking — a deep deep intellectual analysis of the President’s base Media Matters exposes Limbaugh on Pelosi — “[L]ook at Ms. Pelosi. Why, she can multitask. She can breastfeed, she can clip her toenails, she can direct t...

      Recommended Reading - Friday Jan 5 2007 Today’s links … Jim Wallis: More Revenge Than Justice … On capital punishment and the execution of Saddam Hussein Yahoo News joins CNN in harassing Barack Obama screwing with Obama’s name. Digby tells us “Why I Am A Liberal And A Progressive And A Democrat” Liberal Lucy makes a new ...

After Pat’s Birthday …. Recommended reading on Truthdig. ...