Fred Kaplan has this good article in Slate this morning:How our generals got so mediocre. – By Fred Kaplan – Slate Magazine It’s worth reading because it highlights something I think goes well beyond the military. The mediocrity of leadership is endemic throughout America. It permeates into business and acedemia as well. The problem that […]

The New York Times is reporting that Bush has nominated a senior official of the National Association of Manufacturers as the next head of the Consumer Product Safety Board. Here’s the stroy on his pay package: Bush Nominee to Get Payment From Old Job – New York Times Guess who he gets to regulate in […]

You must watch this YouTube segment. It features former Deputy Attorney General James Comey testifying before the Senate Judiciary committee about the Bush regime’s efforts to get its illegal wiretapping program authorized by the Justice Department in March 2004. If you were not aware of the legnths that Bush and his henchmen go to to […]