Hey, Beach Crew

Tuesday morning and I'm back at the office. AAAAAAARRRRRGGH!! We got home around 10:00 last night - traffic was horrible as usual. Just wanted to thank everyone for a great time and for making Sharon feel welcome - she absolutely loved it and will be returning next year, and we (Amber, Kaleb, Sharon and yours truly) plan to stay the whole week next time.

And ECAG, sorry we missed you darlin'. Give me a call since we're in the same time zone for the week!

Pot and Kettle, Part 2

So, it wasn't just Newsweek who had this story. Now the FBI is saying that guards at Guantanamo Bay mistreated the Koran. What do you have to say now, W?

Dems and Special Interest Groups

The folks over at Daily Kos have a great post today about the Democratic Party and special interest groups. What they say mirrors what I believe, we're too often seen as the "party of abortion" or the "party of gun control" etc. We're not, we're the party of the right to privacy, the party of equality under the law. Read it here.

Hello Pot, have you met Kettle?

Is it wrong to laugh every time the administration rants about the Newsweek story?
Evidently none of them would ever make assertions without rock-solid evidence to back it up, and thank goodness, because who knows where that might lead?

Lovin' Cali!!

So, we're visiting our friends in Monterey, CA. Love this place! Drove down to Big Sur yesterday, did some hiking and ate some wonderful food. Going visit the aquarium today and do some kayaking as well.

British Election Update

Well, Duncan didn't win, but he placed a very respectable 2nd, with 34.9% of the vote, closing the gap on the Tories. The Conservative candidate won with 44.5%, while Labour managed 17.3% of the vote in Westbury.

Go Duncan!!

Just wanted to give a shout out to my friend, Duncan Hames, who's running for Parliament today in the UK as a Liberal Democrat. He's good people. He came over last November to volunteer for the Kerry campaign and to see how we Yanks run campaigns. He got 19% of the vote the last time he ran (2000), so here's hoping he makes it this year. We met him through our friend Shona Ferrier, also a Liberal Democrat in the UK. We met Shona and her friend Emily during the 2002 Congressional elections - they came over to volunteer for Van Holling and stayed with us. Great folks - showed me a great time the last few times I went over to London to see Arsenal play.

I'm tempted to try and tell you where the Lib Dems fall on our political spectrum, but there is no "right" answer. They and Labour would be what we consider left of center, with the Tories (Conservatives) on the right, but then again, Labour backed W in the war, so it's not as neat as that. I'm sure if you shoot an e-mail to Duncan, he could fill you in.

And yet more BS

So much for freedom of religion!

Unreal

From "The Daily Kos".

For Chelsea Fans

A Chelski home shirt - £35
Two tickets to a Chelski match - £76
Winning the league title in over 50 years - £260m
Watching the face on Jose Mourino after losing to 'Pool - Priceless

I'm an Arsenal supporter, but I had to cheer for Liverpool yesterday. You can't buy everything, Comrade Abramovich!!

My Senator is an idiot!

Senator George Allen on yesterday's Meet The Press (you'll need Windows Media Player). Yes, he represents the great Commonwealth of Virginia (though, being from California he's a carpetbagger). Yes he went to my school, The University of Virginia. And yes, his father was coach of the Washington Redskins. But he's just a fuckin' idiot!!