the talking dogThe Unofficial Vanity Blog of the Self-Proclaimed American Pseudo-IntellectualMother and Child Reunion- July 10, 2008 That, of course, would be the reunion of Ma Bell and Big Brother in the form of the 'telecom immunity" portion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ("FISA") repeal reform...http://thetalkingdog.com/archives2/001115.html Another class act...- July 8, 2008 That would actually be referring to my own college class, Columbia's (thankfully) final all-male class, C'83, which I share with, inter alia, Democratic Presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, Libertarian Vice-Presidential...http://thetalkingdog.com/archives2/001114.html Saving Private Ryan Lynch Senator McCain- July 6, 2008 So, is there anyone out there who still thinks that it was a complete coincidence that during the daring hostage rescue down Colombia way in which three Americans and former...http://thetalkingdog.com/archives2/001113.html The Empire Republic Strikes Back- July 4, 2008 Andy had written to suggest I write a pithy July 4th post, this year. While I don't want to disappoint him, OTOH, the best we can say is that...http://thetalkingdog.com/archives2/001112.html TD Blog Interview with Wells Dixon- July 3, 2008 Wells Dixon is a staff attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York, and in that capacity represents a number of current and former prisoners of the United...http://thetalkingdog.com/archives2/001111.html Chinese imports (or yesterday's news... today!)- July 2, 2008 No, not any of the usual myriad goods, often inexpensive, imported from China, but Communist China's interrogation methods were evidently imported for use at Guantanamo Bay, according to the Grey...http://thetalkingdog.com/archives2/001110.html |