rudder?

Is it the ship of state or a ship of fools? Or Obama in the guise of George Washington, but instead of crossing the Delaware, he's floating in the Gulf of Mexico, oil rigs in the background, surrounding by the canyons of Wall Street. The party of "No" have come along for the ride.

who asked them?

These people photographed in front of the White House have become the symbolic face of opposition to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." I placed a few of the most renowned warriors and military leaders with them. Alexander the Great, Hadrian, the Sacred Band of Thebes and the Hoplites, generally, all managed success at war while being homosexual.

mired in oil

What happens in Chicago stays in Chicago.

Don't Forget to Flush

Reflections on reports that sensitive wetlands around the Gulf of Mexico may be impossible to repair.