Helena Keeffe: The Past is Over...elementary school kids write speeches for President Bush

Confined Space: OSHA saves lives...sometimes. And this outfit is just as bad. The calculated indifference of our regulatory agencies and the immigration issue are of a piece.

Hard, Cutting: Interesting that the position that serves to communicate most with the American public--White House press secretary--remains vacant. Patricia has some thoughts on this matter and the rest of the Bolton "rescue" plan.

blogenlust: Those torture chambers...

DARE Generation Diary: The ridiculous lengths to which many of our elected officials are going in order to push their own brand of morality are getting quite scary. Get ready for Sex Toy Prohibition.

Night Bird's Fountain: Protest, the Hoover Institution, and the next "October Surprise"