sigh... no, not because i'm in dallas (again). rather, rumor has it that all the brouhaha referenced in the previous two posts may not have been (as assumed, or at least by me) the misguided antics of some low level wh staffer. that, or, perhaps, done-is-done and the administration simply won't back down now that they've taken a position, whether ill-born of some basement drone or dictated from the top down. in this respect, maybe the media attention has been a bit unfortunate - perhaps in a media vacuum a quiet reversal would have been possible. who knows, it may yet happen...
but enough - unless things get weirder.
April 26, 2005
April 24, 2005
April 23, 2005
partisan weirdness in washington...
seems the k street project now goes to eleven (somehow a spinal tap reference feels appropriate)...
appears the administration may be denying staff-level technical and relevant substantive experts to participate in the u.s. delegation to a telecom gathering in lta next week (that sentence has got to be greek to the vast majority of sane people out there). rumor has it (and, in light of having been privy to an as-yet-not-public wh quote earlier today, i s'pose this is probably no longer rumor), the administration is checking potential delegate rosters against recent campaign contribution lists. if you gave to the other side, you're sol. not sure what other lists might be getting checked, or which or how many other people might be facing similar blackballing from other activities.
what's wild, at least in terms of the delegation to the lta event, is that those being selected out are, again, staff level folk, working level types, e.g. the people who have the relevant private sector expertise and knowledge that gov't negotiators actually need to best achieve goals that will (perhaps someday) benefit u.s. industry, our economy, etc. let's face it, these are almost certainly not people who could or would somehow be disposed to subvert whatever critical national regional telecommunications priorities we might have. and, frankly, based on the nature of the unfortunately targeted, i don't have the feeling these folk could have given that much to the dems anyway. and yet, and apparently with some pride, the administration is reportedly acknowledging the blackballing (if, that is, the purported wh quote mentioned above is accurate).
don't get me wrong, i'm not taking a partisan position here, just expressing serious concern about what would appear to be wildly petty and painfully shortsighted antics - this would be the case regardless of whichever political stripes anyone (including the current administration) might be wearing.
more on this as it breaks...
appears the administration may be denying staff-level technical and relevant substantive experts to participate in the u.s. delegation to a telecom gathering in lta next week (that sentence has got to be greek to the vast majority of sane people out there). rumor has it (and, in light of having been privy to an as-yet-not-public wh quote earlier today, i s'pose this is probably no longer rumor), the administration is checking potential delegate rosters against recent campaign contribution lists. if you gave to the other side, you're sol. not sure what other lists might be getting checked, or which or how many other people might be facing similar blackballing from other activities.
what's wild, at least in terms of the delegation to the lta event, is that those being selected out are, again, staff level folk, working level types, e.g. the people who have the relevant private sector expertise and knowledge that gov't negotiators actually need to best achieve goals that will (perhaps someday) benefit u.s. industry, our economy, etc. let's face it, these are almost certainly not people who could or would somehow be disposed to subvert whatever critical national regional telecommunications priorities we might have. and, frankly, based on the nature of the unfortunately targeted, i don't have the feeling these folk could have given that much to the dems anyway. and yet, and apparently with some pride, the administration is reportedly acknowledging the blackballing (if, that is, the purported wh quote mentioned above is accurate).
don't get me wrong, i'm not taking a partisan position here, just expressing serious concern about what would appear to be wildly petty and painfully shortsighted antics - this would be the case regardless of whichever political stripes anyone (including the current administration) might be wearing.
more on this as it breaks...
April 19, 2005
clever, and soon explained?...
...but for the moment, curious and, frankly, a real hoot. check out http://www.bovineunite.com
April 11, 2005
classic parental pride moment...
soccer this weekend was all quads, all the time.
brogan's team finished tied 1-1, with brogan having scored the sole goal for our side. she pretty much dominated our offense throughout.
as for the boys - wow. down 1-0 early in the first half, cullen launched a corner kick into the goalbox and luke picked it out of the air with an authoritative boot into the net. but, by the end of the half, we had fallen behind 3-1. early into the second half, luke drove half the field, shot, and then took his own rebound from the bobbling keeper and slid it into the goal. ten minutes later, ryan dribbled the field end-to-end and stuck a beautiful left-footed shot into the top corner of the goal. tied: 3-3. then, with a minute or so left in the game, luke fought through three defenders, falling to and scrambling from his knees at least twice, and again beat the goalie. 4-3. hat trick for luke. game for us. brilliant. talk about being proud of your kids...
monday, must be cambridge, maryland... board meeting.
brogan's team finished tied 1-1, with brogan having scored the sole goal for our side. she pretty much dominated our offense throughout.
as for the boys - wow. down 1-0 early in the first half, cullen launched a corner kick into the goalbox and luke picked it out of the air with an authoritative boot into the net. but, by the end of the half, we had fallen behind 3-1. early into the second half, luke drove half the field, shot, and then took his own rebound from the bobbling keeper and slid it into the goal. ten minutes later, ryan dribbled the field end-to-end and stuck a beautiful left-footed shot into the top corner of the goal. tied: 3-3. then, with a minute or so left in the game, luke fought through three defenders, falling to and scrambling from his knees at least twice, and again beat the goalie. 4-3. hat trick for luke. game for us. brilliant. talk about being proud of your kids...
monday, must be cambridge, maryland... board meeting.
April 09, 2005
April 07, 2005
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