Monthly Archives: September 2006

Pragmatism and Principle

Posted on September 30, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

I agree with Digby that the progressive have to stand for something more than winning.
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Phage Therapy

Posted on September 30, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Since I’m going away for a long weekend, I’ll leave you with this post about phage therapy from the archives.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Evolution, Microbiology, Viruses | 3 Comments

Republican Corruption Involving a Minor

Posted on September 30, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Rep. Mark Foley resigned yesterday because he sexually propositioned a sixteen year-old congressional page. That’s awful enough–well, that and Foley was the Chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, but what’s even worse is that the House Republican leadership knew about this for months and did nothing.
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Torture and Willy Pete

Posted on September 29, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

Over at Hullabaloo, tristero argues that the moral argument against torture, rather than the utilitarian one, is the argument to use. It reminds me of something Hunter wrote about the use of white phosphorous in civilian areas:
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Posted in Iraq, Torture | 1 Comment

I’ve Been Waiting For Coturnix To Say This

Posted on September 29, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

I had always hoped that my take on the Reign of Little Lord Pontchartrain was overblown. But even I have never thought it could lead to civil war. coturnix writes:
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Maybe Iraq Is Like Vietnam…

Posted on September 28, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

if for no other reason than Henry Fucking Kissinger is once again disastrously advising another president. From 60 Minutes (italics mine):
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Posted in Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Iraq | 2 Comments

I See Stupid People: The John Boehner Edition

Posted on September 28, 2006 by mikethemadbiologist

This transcends absurd: Republican Rep. John Boehner, the House Majority Leader, stated on national television that Al-Queda and Saddam Hussein were linked, even though President Bush himself has admitted no connection.
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