Iraq will haunt me, for the rest of my days.
The war in Iraq was a crime based on fraud. It was the first bunco scheme that qualifies as an international war crime. It was an unnecessary war of aggression, sold by thieves and con-men to a too-credulous American public that had been told for the previous 30 years that all politics was a shuck, [...]
How the journalist prom got out of control – The Washington Post
Dana Milbank: I don’t fault any one host for throwing a party, or any journalist for attending. Many of them are friends. There’s nothing inherently wrong with savoring Johnnie Walker Blue with the politicians we cover.But the cumulative effect is icky. With the proliferation of A-list parties and the infusion of corporate and lobbyist cash, [...]
What’s in a name? Backstories to some personal brands
Darthcheeta // David Andrew Johnson David Andrew JohnsonI was given the nickname “cheetah” long ago and have always used variants of it as my usernames, gamertags and chat handles for IRC, ICQ, and AIM. It is not after the cool fast cat, though, but the ape in the Tarzan movies – I’m Cheetah the Web [...]
Liveblog of TBD/American University liveblogging workshop – @TBD Community | TBD.com
On Saturday, I spent the morning running a seminar for bloggers in the new TBD network that was also well attended by AU students. @stevebuttry did a liveblog and the other attendees contributed by tweeting in. Click the link below the phone pic from @ethanklapper to see what you may have missed. Liveblog of TBD/American [...]
going green works and doesn’t hurt at all. 2009 carbon emissions drop 7 percent
While folks were grousing around arguing about policies, treaties, accords and laws to deal with climate change, popping off pithy catch phrases like cap-and-trade and talking like going green meant going broke, something interesting happened: the free market has organically cut carbon emissions by 7%. the largest drop since the EIA started measuring data in [...]
Roll Call writes up The Hill is Home
Disclosure: I helped start this hyperlocal blog over the summer, and continue to host it and consult with Kate and her very able crew. Nice to see this piece recognizing their great work: Folks in Capitol Hill really love their neighborhood. Whether it’s touting the greatness of Eastern Market or raving about the recent influx [...]
Welcome to the redesigned blog
The old design of the blog dated back to the original Movable Type deployment and was ported to WordPress. Welcome back and welcome to the new design. With a new year and new changes, it was time to update the look and feel of my personal site. The original design dates back to when I [...]
Red Devils reign, win state championship
Cheers to my high school alma mater for winning the IHSAA Class 3A state football championship over the weekend. Coach Marshall Overly cut his teeth as the defensive coach for the team that I played on as a member of the “Valley Club.” Couldn’t happen to a greater guy. Congrats to all: LS/ RDP/ DDDD [...]
Photos from NavalLodge4's Back to School Fun Fair
We had a great time for a great cause at the 4th annual Back to School Fun Fair at Watkins Elementary Friday. Here are a few photos from the event. We raised thousands of dollars and entertained over a thousand people. View all Get your own Picasa Web Albums – NavalLodge4 – Back to School [...]
#inaug09 wins Golden Dot Award
the Golden Dot Award from the Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, at George Washington University. This year, the Twitter Vote Report and Inauguration Report, won the Best Mashup category. via Macsimum News – Twitter Vote Report wins Golden Dot Award.