1. 28 October 2005

    1169 days ago

    The White House under siege

    If Mr Rove goes, Mr Bush will have lost his sheepdog just as his flock is starting to jump the fences.

    Good riddance.

    Ordinary Republican voters feel no great horror about future deficits or the process by which decisions about national security are made. But they may grow more restless if evangelical preachers take against Mr Bush

    via Kjell Olsen1169 days ago
  2. 18 January 2005

    1451 days ago

    The New York Times > National > Skiers Risk Answering the Call of Their Wild Side

    Harrowing account of how dangerous it really is to ski the back-country adjunct to ski resorts. I’ve always wanted too, but I’m not stupid and yes – don’t know the fuck I would be doing!

    “If you’re an adult and you want to go and risk your life, it’s your business,” he said. “We just have to clean up the mess.”

    via Kjell Olsen1451 days ago
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