Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

If I Says It, It’s So

By Karoli February 26, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Bush has completely lost touch with reality. Speaking at a GOP Governor’s Association dinner and fundraiser, he said this: “”When I say I’m confident, I am so because I understand…

Grandma in Kabul

By Karoli February 26, 2008 Election 2008, Foreign Policy No Comments

This is my Grandma. This photo was taken in Kabul in the late 70’s when she went to visit her son who worked in the US Embassy there, just before…

Tweets 2008-02-25

By Karoli February 25, 2008 Uncategorized No Comments

trying to figure out why compuserve suddenly started taking membership fees from my bank account after I cancelled them 9 years ago. # @williamsba that was a great joke…couldn’t figure…

Will Work For Health Insurance; Already Do

By Karoli February 25, 2008 Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Credit: Mort Gerberg, Huffington Post 2/25/2008 This was me, self-employed and uninsured, until a kind employer hired me to work a second full-time job and now I now work two…

George W Bush: Incompetent-in-Chief

By Karoli February 25, 2008 Bush Administration, Iraq No Comments

Speaking of veterans’ mental health issues and treatment, some travesties: Tragic, inexcusable: Spending 40 of the last 80 months deployed in Iraq, sometimes with as little as 6 months between…

Intellectually Honest Conservatives

By Karoli February 25, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008, Zealotry No Comments

Really DO exist. Just check this post out, reacting to more of the ridiculous fringe-lunacy about Barack Obama’s supposed “Muslim ties”. Thank you, Rick Moran. I may not agree with…