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- Mar 31, 2013
- 3 min
Vets suffer while Bush regards his toes
George W. Bush, now retired, thank God, has lately been home, making paintings of himself. In my favorite one, he’s in his bathtub. We...
- Jan 18, 2009
- 3 min
A very sweet inaugural indeed
“The Other Inaugural,” a poster in our living room, is a memento from my time in Washington, DC. It's a print by Garry Trudeau, creator...
- Nov 9, 2008
- 3 min
Election is over, now we know: Yes, we can!
Jubilation, ecstasy, elation, prayerful gratitude, drunken giddiness, righteous celebration, overwhelming joy. Laughing-crying happiness....
- May 28, 2008
- 3 min
After hijacking U.S. for almost eight years, Bush is finally irrelevant
I’m sure you remember a hijacking years ago that changed everything in our country. After that terrible event, the feelings toward us of...
- Jul 8, 2007
- 3 min
Fourth of July fruit salad: Apples, oranges and sour grapes
Next year on Independence Day we'll still picnic, we’ll still watch fireworks, we'll still fight wildfires and George Bush will be...
- Jun 10, 2007
- 3 min
Farewell to the anti-war movement's imperfect heroine
This year on Memorial Day, Gold Star mother and activist Cindy Sheehan resigned from the peace movement. In an open letter to the...
- May 20, 2007
- 3 min
How do you say ‘I'm sorry about George Bush’ in Italian?
A few years back I gave a lift to a lost Italian woman who was vacationing in Salt Lake City. We struggled to speak to one another, each...
- Feb 26, 2007
- 3 min
A lot of people gave their all to nuke Divine Strake
A one-line e-mail greeted me last Thursday after lunch. It said, “Your voice is not a miracle. Your voice can be heard. Divine Strake...