Tag Congress

Ripping up the Creative Commons to sling mud

On the way home last night I checked my email to find a message, via Flickr, from a Ben Murray. Ben wrote to tell me about a photo he saw in an attack ad against Representative John Murtha that appeared to be mine. I checked the ad on my phone and felt my blood pressure [...]

Bailout vote: Actual democracy at work? Wall Street: Throwing a fit?

I’m rather stunned at most of the media coverage of the coverage of the bailout vote that I’ve encountered so far. For example, this morning I’m listening to Steve Inskeep ask questions that appear to mostly be premised on the belief that this vote should have passed. Phrases like “deliver your share of the votes” [...]