Classic-vintage bleeding-heart liberal lefty political PITA and still proud of it. ... and a proud member for 4 years 9 weeks

I've spent my entire adult life working in any & all aspects of professional show bidniss. Done there, been that, lived there, done them, have the t-shirt. So what. Big deal. A confluence of fates and family ties have left me currently residing in a small city on the edge of a great lake. Life here in the center of the North Coast is almost every bit as much -- while still being surprisingly much less -- provincial and annoying as I expected it to be. The people are real, the work is honest, and every now and again I actually enjoy being here. On the other hand, I am really looking forward to moving back to where it's warm all the time. Preferably by, oh, next weekend or so.

My Latest Post:

6 years in, and a 40-year flashback

As has been widely noted, this past week marked the fifth anniversary of the Bush administration's unethical, immoral, and unwinnable war in Iraq. As the war enters its sixth bloody year, no end appears in sight. The fragile, fractious political situation in Iraq is no better now than it ever was. The public infrastructure is still shattered, with such basic necessities as electricity and potable water still widely unavailable in many regions of the country for more than a few hours a day. The so-called surge is stalled and its tenuous successes are failing to take hold. Everyday violence is still omnipresent, and the 3,000-year-old civilization of Iraq is still in shattered ruins. By any measure, George Bush's ill-advised Iraq adventure is an unqualified disaster.