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Whirlwind Visit to CA Wildfire Scene Causes Traffic Snafu and More on SoCal Fires

It wasn’t enough that many folks in Southern California were burned out of house and home or at the least evacuated thanks to inadequate response of aid to the area. Hell no, they residents of areas that got treated to the whirlwind visit from Bus today today also got to deal with this:
Rancho Bernardo residents […]

We Did What? Could Have Killed Osama but… Didn’t… Again

Absolutely astounding. Uh huh… Absolutely astounding. But, yet not at all surprising to hear that BushCo botched another opportunity to kill Osama bin Laden. 

We know, with a 70 percent level of certainty — which is huge in the world of intelligence — that in August of 2007, bin Laden was in a convoy headed south […]

Iowa Dems to Set Jan. 3 Caucus Date

On Sunday, the Iowa Democratic Party Central Committee will vote “on a plan to move the Iowa Democratic caucuses to Jan. 3, the same day as the Republican caucuses.” From Politico:
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Scott Brennan will recommend the move, according to Carrie Giddins, spokeswoman for the Iowa Democratic Party.
The date is a […]

OC Fires Update: Lies, Stupidity etc.

I’ve just posted a more comprehensive, updated, article about this topic, as I did here yesterday, at DailyKos. I hope you visit and support the diary so we can get some visibility.
The update is simply that the Hamilton Trail fire line held yesterday and throughout the night. Unexpected flareups in the fire to the north […]

SoCal Winds Ease… Wildfires Update

We’re finally feeling some cooling temperatures here in L.A. tonight. The Santa Ana’s are slowing down and the firefighters are able to gain ground and start containing the fires. As Stuart reported below, the federal response has not been what was promised and once again the government has dropped the ball. BradBlog has more on […]