http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Dip your toe in the legal waters and change politics as you know it. http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:42:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just a small note of thanks to everyone for making yesterday easier for me with your grace and care. Thank you, one and all. Much love, Christy  http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/20/a-note-of-thanks-2/ Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road... As you all know, the last year and a half have been tough on the Smith family. It has been beyond exhausting juggling everything that has been flung our way. But when you try keeping eighty bazillion balls in the ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/19/pull-up-a-chair-33/ This is just wrong. So, so wrong.   http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/18/friday-muppet-blogging-30/ Barbarian Peanut by CHS. What has struck me forcefully about the so-called "health care debate" is how little actual issues debate there has been.  And how much orchestrated noise from paid operatives has been ginned up to distract the public from the real prize: real reforms. Bill Moyers has a ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/18/health-care-dividing-and-conquering-the-barbarians-at-the-gates/ Slovenian landscape via bslmmrs. Lovely. Taking a little time off today to take care of some things. Hope everyone has a wonderful day. Drop me a note on what's on your mind or catching your eye in the news in the comments. And take a little time to enjoy life and ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/16/exhale/ PBS Now recently interviewed Lt. Col. Stuart Couch on our treatment of detainees and the dangers of the slippery slope of torture. Couch is incredibly honest and open in the interview, and it makes for some compelling viewing. As Couch Says: We cannot compromise our respect for the ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/15/tortured-logic-dangers-of-the-slippery-slope/ World of her own making? via Brandon Warren. Every single time the name Alice Fisher appears in a potential DOJ corruption story? My spidey sense goes off. In this particular case, with the intersection of Alice Fisher, Jack Abramoff, Robert Coughlin and the DOJ's vaunted criminal division?  That's where ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/14/has-anyone-asked-alice/ Ganden Gompa Tibet via reurinkjan. There is something about the quiet calm of the people in the foreground and the curious winding road in the background that drew me to this photo. The composition is beautiful, and the colors are stunning. But it is the Razor's Edge searching feel to the seated person ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/12/saturday-potluck-27/ Apples via Ivan M. 'Tis the season. No, not that one.  The bowl full o' jelly man isn't due for a few more months. It's apple season.  That joyous time of year when I start craving spiced cider and apple crisps and spending time with my family at a u-pick-em orchard. Funny how ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/12/pull-up-a-chair-32/ Sesame Street has always been out in front of issues that kids want and need to talk about, but that parents might think are above their heads. I can recall watching the show as a kid and picking up cues about racial tolerance and how bigotry can hurt someone's feelings. ... http://christyhardinsmith.firedoglake.com/2009/09/11/sesame-street-tackling-tough-economic-times-together/