...and another angel has an orgasm

Is it January yet?

More thuggery

God bless America, and bring a gas mask:

Police officers used tear gas on a peaceful crowd that was following instructions in St. Paul on Tuesday evening. In an overwhelming show of force, well over a hundred riot police locked down 7th Street between Wabasha and St. Peter, surrounded protesters in the Poor People's March, media, and bystanders and then proceeded to launch several cannisters of tear gas after the crowd was hemmed in.

Welcome to the police state

This seems to be getting lost among other news of Gustav and (OMG!) the Palin Pregnancy-- your "law enforcement" at work:

• So Who are These Oh So Scary People in the Streets of St. Paul?
• Federal government involved in raids on protesters
• Report: Massive, warrantless raids on peace protesters in Minneapolis, ahead of RNC.
• Voices from the Streets of St Paul
• The Uptake

For example

When Obama says "We are better than this," I imagine this is the kind of thing he has in mind. We need to get back to a place where extolling America's freedoms is factual, not just propaganda.

Who's this Palin person?

Can this possibly be true?

A very reliable source overheard Republican spokesperson McHugh Pierre state TODAY that he had spoken to the McCain Campaign. They are coming to Alaska tomorrow to check out the "Troopergate" investigation.

In other words, THEY DID NOT DO SO PROPERLY AHEAD OF TIME.

I find it hard to believe that a campaign would fail to check out their VP candidate thoroughly ahead of time, especially in this day and age. Being geographically remote is no protection from people who want to dig up information, and in addition to traditional media channels there are thousands of bloggers out there ready and able to do so. By not vetting Palin ahead of time (if in fact that's what happened), the McCain campaign is taking a huge risk of being caught flat-footed.

It was a dark and stormy night

It took a while, but yes, the heavens eventually opened up and dropped buckets of water on Burlington. Apparently Vermont's been getting thoroughly soaked all summer long, unlike Georgia...

Another shot for the food calendar

Taken at the Morse Farm just outside of Montpelier, VT-- a multitude of maple syrup.