Grief Now and Grief Then

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Friday September 09, 2011 · 7:53 PM PDT

2011/09/09 · 19:53

It has been over five years since I have written a diary at dKos. Like most diaries, I expect this one to flit across the pages and disappear with few comments.

Tonight, I am caught between now and then. Between a grief born of recent events and the many griefs born of 9/11/01. Follow me below the fold for more:

Hoya90

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Thursday January 05, 2006 · 6:50 PM PST

2006/01/05 · 18:50

In 1992, the Commonwealth of Virginia put to death Roger Keith Coleman for the 1981 rape and murder of his sister-in-law Wanda McCoy. Until the end, Coleman maintained his innocence. His case and his execution preceded modern DNA testing methods that could have determined whether or not he was in fact guilty.

In the next week we may learn the truth. Read More

Avian Flu RESISTANT to Antiviral Drugs

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Saturday June 18, 2005 · 3:18 AM PDT

2005/06/18 · 03:18

That's the cheery front page story in my Washington Post this morning.

If and when Avian Flu mutates into a disease easily transmitted between humans, it's going to be a lot harder to control. Read More

Virginia Kossacks - how did you vote?

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Tuesday June 14, 2005 · 2:29 PM PDT

2005/06/14 · 14:29

Since I haven't seen a Virginia Primary diary since this morning, I thought I'd do the honors and put one up. Read More

SHAME ON YOU!!!!

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Monday February 07, 2005 · 12:03 PM PST

2005/02/07 · 12:03

Well, not literally. After a trip to visit some rural relatives, it kinda hit me that for much of Red America, shame is the name of the game.

All the hot button issues for Bush voters are about shame and what they believe people should or should not be ashamed of. Read More

Bush and Rummy - The Forever War

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Thursday January 20, 2005 · 8:34 AM PST

2005/01/20 · 08:34

In Joe Haldeman's seminal classic, The Forever War, the protagonist found himself fighting an alien race over a span of tens of thousands of years. Travelling in ships at close to the speed of light, he hardly aged at all as his ship took hundreds and thousands of years to get from one battlefield to the next.

The recent spate of diaries on the Bush national security policy has put me in mind of that old novel (written in the wake of Vietnam, BTW).

For Bush clearly intends to launch us on a global campaign of SECRET WARS that will be difficult for any future Democratic President to undo. Read More

Iraq - Lowered Expectations

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Tuesday January 11, 2005 · 7:25 AM PST

2005/01/11 · 07:25

The diary the other day on possible U.S. plans for Iraqi Death Squads got me thinking. We all expressed our outrage at such a plan, but it shouldn't have been a surprise. The Bush team will ALWAYS find a way to depart from the normal script or game expectations.

That got me thinking about the Iraqi elections and whether the administration is deliberately lowering expectations for the vote in order to claim victory later. Read More

Kerik Cashes Out - Withdraws Nomination!!

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Friday December 10, 2004 · 5:01 PM PST

2004/12/10 · 17:01

Update [2004-12-10 22:17:20 by Hoya90]: The SOB has quit!! Looks like he likes money more. Story is here.

Bernard Kerik - a truly noble public servant.

Allow me to quote the opening of an article in today's New York Times:

Just five years ago, Bernard B. Kerik was facing lawsuits from a condominium association and bank over delinquent payments owed on a modest New Jersey condo he owned. Today, he is a multimillionaire as a result of a lucrative partnership with former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and an even more profitable relationship with a stun-gun manufacturer.

And what was the key to Kerik's success? Helping his companies pitch themselves in the lucrative new market of Homeland Security. Read More

dKos Holiday Ideas!! How are you spending December?

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Wednesday December 08, 2004 · 4:27 PM PST

2004/12/08 · 16:27

This is a total fluff diary. I'm getting ready for the annual holiday party that my wife and I throw for our friends. So, I thought I'd turn to my fellow Kossacks for ideas. However, I won't make this a one way exchange of ideas. You'll get a pretty good gingerbread recipe out of the deal and maybe a laugh or two. Read More

Being a Liberal Christian

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Sunday December 05, 2004 · 7:12 PM PST

2004/12/05 · 19:12

There's been a lot of diaries in the last month on trying to recapture religion on the left. A lot of it has focused on the tradition of Jesus as a radical. Most recently, it was brought into closer focus with the decision by NBC and CBS to refuse an ad by the United Church of Christ (UCC). Today, at my UCC church, I had a moment to reflect on what being a liberal Christian really means. Read More

The hardest part of losing

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 9:24 AM PST

2004/11/03 · 09:24

I haven't felt this rotten about an election since the 1994 debacle against the Thugs. To me, this election was cut and dried. Bushco had thoroughly %()$ed up the war against radical Islam and launched a bloody side adventure in Iraq. They did not deserve the trust of the nation and they have only increased the threat posed by Osama bin Laden.

I'm depressed that we've done so poorly in the Senate and made no inroads in the House. We had a great bunch of candidates, a lot of enthusiasm, and solid GOTV efforts. All of it added up to nothing.

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Germany: Bin Laden Alive & In Charge

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Thursday October 07, 2004 · 11:40 AM PDT

2004/10/07 · 11:40

Came across this article on MSGOP while digging for info to pound their coverage of the Iraq Weapons Report.

Bin Laden Alive, Active

The head of German intelligence told a news conference that their analysis indicates bin Laden is alive and living along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. More importantly, they believe he is still out there influencing and motivating his terror network.

Yep, looks like the Bush Administration sure is doing lots of "hard work" to capture Osama.

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