Irish Rebel

Comments on the passing scene by an Irish-American rebel.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

McCain link

The Link

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Do not go gentle into that good night

by Dylan Thomas


Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

I am grieved and ashamed

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

16 wives

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Right on Jon!

Jon Stewart last night took note of Bush's decision to give up golf in solidarity with the families who have lost loved ones in the war in Iraq: "You know what? Pictures matter," he said (rolling footage of Bush mountain biking). "Image is everything," he said (showing Bush fishing). "And when you ask military families to sacrifice so much -- through stop-loss, or multiple tours without proper stateside rest," (showing Bush biking again) "or refusing to fund a proper GI Bill" (showing Bush dancing) "the least you can do is not force them to see you dicking around like you don't have a care in the world." (Bush keeps dancing.)

Monday, May 12, 2008

A tax free yatch, just what i always wanted