Shakespearean Daily Diss
“No sleep close up that deadly eye of thine,
Unless it be while some tormenting dream
Affrights thee with a hell of ugly devils.”
—Richard III, 1.3.225-27
Here It Comes
Guess who’s coming to your fundraising dinner?
Abramoff’s fall also encouraged Democrats to reposition themselves as the party of clean government.
But in 2008, it might be harder for the Democratic presidential nominee to make the same case that his or her Congressional counterparts successfully built in 2006. Facing off against likely Republican nominee John McCain, who [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul.”
—Richard III, 1.3.222
Castro Era Ending
Cuban President Fidel Castro is officially relinquishing power after forty-nine years:
Castro, 81, said in a statement to the country that he would not seek a new presidential term when the National Assembly meets on February 24.
“To my dear compatriots, who gave me the immense honor in recent days of electing me a member of parliament [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“If heaven have any grievous plague in store
Exceeding those that I can wish upon thee,
O, let them keep it till thy sins be ripe,
And then hurl down their indignation
On thee, the troubler of the poor world’s peace.”
—Richard III, 1.3.217-21
The Glass Really Is Half-Empty
Five years after our invasion and conquest of Iraq, millions in Baghdad are without running water. The punchline: it’s due to electrical blackouts.
Power failures and maintenance have disrupted running water supplies to almost half of the capital, Baghdad, home to nearly 6 million people.
A Baghdad Municipality source said the project supplying drinking water [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss (Presidents Day Edition)
“I have too long borne
Your blunt upbraidings and your bitter scoffs.”
—Richard III, 1.3.103-4
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“Hie thee to hell for shame, and leave this world,
Thou cacodemon: there thy kingdom is.” —Richard III, 143-44
McCain Flip-Flops on Torture
You knew he would. Senator John McCain, once an opponent of the White House on torture, presumably because of the torture he faced as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, had a chance yesterday to ban waterboarding, when
the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill to the floor, which contained a provision from Sen. Dianne Feinstein [...]
Shakespearean Daily Diss
“This sorrow that I have by right is yours.”
—Richard III, 1.3.172
