Threatening North Korea for 5 years didn’t do anything except allow North Korea to build several nuclear weapons. Suddenly, the Bush administration tried diplomacy. They kicked John Bolton and Donald Rumsfeld to the curb and started talking. Now, North Korea is dismantling their nuclear facility. (The Bush administration has pieced together exactly what Bill Clinton had done nearly 7 - 8 years ago.) ———- From WaPo: President Bush today lifted some trade sanctions against North Korea and acted to remove the country from a list of states that sponsor terrorism, after the isolated Stalinist regime turned over a key document ...

Now, that’s a drop in the stock market. Over 300 points! I’m guessing that the economic stimulus package that Bush pushed through Congress ain’t workin’. From WaPo: U.S. stocks fell sharply today, closing at a low not seen since September 2006, after oil prices spiked and a round of negative corporate news undermined confidence in the technology sector and anticipated further trouble among U.S. banks and brokerage firms. The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 358 points at 11,453, a 3 percent drop. The tech-heavy Nasdaq experienced an even steeper decline, losing 3.3 percent, or nearly 80 ...

Hoy me dedico a lugares para tomar una copa en Barcelona que a mí me han parecido interesantes de poner. En este post hay 6 sitios: 5 que me gustan y 1 que la gente quiere que ponga. Yo soy una mandada y lo pongo. Ya dije una vez: Ginatonic lo creamos todos, y si alguien tiene alguna sugerencia ya sabe que puede mandame un mail y yo miraré que puedo hacer. Los que me han mandado un mail saben que es verdad, y que cumplo. ¡Vamos a tomar algo por Barcelona! Margarita Blue Mi amiga Victoria me llevó a cenar allí ...

Note to Rush Limbaugh, I’m a Democrat and I’m not bending over for any one.  Thanks!! ShareThis ...

I find it interesting that the Supreme Court has given a big thumbs up to the 2nd amendment and a thumbs down to the 4th. ShareThis ...

- this email I just got my my pal, Matt Skaggs. I just wish I was the one who actually wrote that book (sigh).Hey - I saw your book on an endcap at Borders today! ...

Jonathan Alter said something very interesting. He said that “currently we have been operating in an unconstitutional environment. In clear violation of the 4th amendment.” ShareThis ...

It is sad when a politician isn’t getting any press. Ralph Nader is one of these guys. He desperately needs some airtime, so he says something really, really offensive to get the press to run it. I thought about it and thought about. Should I post something on Ralph Nader? Then I figured that no one would read it, sure why not. ShareThis ...

Senator Russ Feingold has been right so often, he should have run for president. He is a great man. I wish that he was my Senator. Feingold’s prepared remarks: Mr. President, I strongly oppose H.R. 6304, the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. This legislation has been billed as a compromise between Republicans and Democrats. We are asked to support it because it is a supposedly reasonable accommodation of opposing views. Let me respond as clearly as possible: This bill is not a compromise. It is a capitulation. This bill will effectively and unjustifiably grant immunity to companies that allegedly participated in ...

Ya he hablado de Anqui en alguna ocasión. Es esa amiga mía, guapa, recientemente soltera y lista. Bueno, lista no mucho, a veces es un poco tonta. Pero solo solo a veces. Estos episodios temporalmente cortos (por suerte para la gente que le rodea) de tontería, se refieren sobretodo a cuando esta cocinando rodeado de amigas que la molestan (como yo). Ella preparaba el otro día unos espaguetis con beichamel, y si, suena raro, pero en Noruega, la cultura gastronómica es diferente a lo que estamos acostumbrados. Allí tienen un queso marrón que sabe a plastilina y una mermelada de ...

Senator Chris Dodd took to the Senate floor last night. (I’ll get the video as soon as it is available) Thankfully, he will oppose the FISA legislation. here’s a portion of what he said: But, as the Intelligence Committee has already made clear, we already KNOW that this happened. We already KNOW that the companies received some form of documentation, with some sort of legal determination. But that’s not the question. The question is not whether these companies received a “document” from the White House. The question is, “were their actions legal?” It’s rather straightforward—surprisingly uncomplicated. Either the companies were presented with ...

Senators Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) released the following statement today in response to the announcement that the Senate this week will consider the compromise legislation that would reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) this week. “This is a deeply flawed bill, which does nothing more than offer retroactive immunity by another name. We strongly urge our colleagues to reject this so-called ‘compromise’ legislation and oppose any efforts to consider this bill in its current form. We will oppose efforts to end debate on this bill as long as it provides retroactive immunity for the telecommunications ...

I will have a very long post on health care very soon but I need to do more research. This isn’t just going to be one of those off the cuff kind of posts. It is clear to me that we need to do something. I’m not sure that McCain or Obama have all of the pieces to the large puzzle that is health care. Here’s Elizabeth Edwards talking about what we need: ShareThis ...

After ten years my day-job just folded (sigh) so while I'm gainfully unemployed I'm looking for any writing gigs anyone might know about, or any publishers who are open to novels (gay, straight, smut, non-smut, whatever). Any help whatsoever would be very appreciated.M.Christianzobop@aol.commchristianzobop@gmail.com ...

Hacía más de un año que este playback rondaba por mi cabeza, y no había podido realizarlo. El martes pasado me fui a la playa, con el vestido correcto y las chanclas en la mano para poder cumplir “mi sueño”. Cuando estoy deprimida, o me levanto de mal humor, me pongo esta canción al máximo (aunque me duelan durante 3 minutos las orejas) y se me pasa todo. Lo que yo llamo una canción-medicina. Espero que llegue el viernes que viene, porque Marta, mi amiga, vuelve de Cuba y podremos disfrutar de la playa tal y como se merecen mis chanclas nuevas. ¿No ...

James Dobson believes that if you don’t agree with his interpretation of the Bible then you are distorting the Bible. Unfortunately, for Mr. Dobson, God didn’t give him the power of infinite wisdom or insight. I guess Love thy Neighbor means we all must think and believe what Dobson believes. BTW, the speech that Dobson has his panties in a twist over was give over 2 years ago. The speech was on religious tolerance. No wonder Dobson is so upset. We (or rather he) can’t have religious tolerance because that would put him out of business. Focus on the Family ...

More flooding. I just don’t see this ending any time soon. From MSNBC: The swollen Mississippi River burst another levee Tuesday, submerging farmland and threatening a residential area whose occupants had already moved out in anticipation of a flood. The levee failure near St. Charles comes as teams furiously fill sandbags to reinforce other waterlogged embankments guarding towns still waiting for the arrival of the huge river’s flood crest. (more…) ShareThis ...

I’m not sure that I buy Don Imus’ explanation. Do you? ShareThis ...

You see. George W. Bush isn’t all bad just mostly. President Bush has nominated Lt. General Ann Dunwoody to become this nation’s first 4 star general. She will need to be confirmed by Congress but congratulations to her and all American women as glass ceilings continue to break in this country. ShareThis ...

From Amazon (review by Donovan Brown):Erotica That Reads Like LiteratureI have enjoyed M. Christian’s work for a long time. His solo collection Dirty Words and his two multiple-author anthologies co-edited with Simon Sheppard, Rough Stuff and Roughed Up, are among my favorite volumes of erotica. Which brings me to Filthy: Outrageous Gay Erotica, a new collection of gay erotic stories by M. Christian. To say this is a great book is an understatement. It runs the gamut of emotions, from anger to sadness to ecstasy to envy.Here are capsule reviews of some of my favorite stories ...