i don't know if you had dennis hastert listed as temporarily gone or not. He gave his resignation Monday night. I hope you don't mind me sending you GONERS. consider it a public service you're doing by keeping society informed of these almost daily transitions.
ivan - it began back in april 2006, when tom delay, as corrupt a politician as they come, resigned amid all kinds of scandals. it felt to good, and so surprising, that finally - finally! - someone in the right wing was held accountable for what they had done and were doing. i decided, therefore, to mark the occasion with a blog post which turned into another blog post and another and another ...
i am actually organizing a talk about the GONES in spring so i'll share more information as it develops!
they are dropping like flies.
ReplyDeletearen't they?
ReplyDeletecharting the GONES has suddenly turned into a full-time job.
hi david--
ReplyDeletei don't know if you had dennis hastert listed as temporarily gone or not. He gave his resignation Monday night. I hope you don't mind me sending you GONERS.
consider it a public service you're doing by keeping society informed of these almost daily transitions.
yes! i blogged hastert as GONE back in august.
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered about your GONE Series. What made you start it?
ReplyDeleteivan - it began back in april 2006, when tom delay, as corrupt a politician as they come, resigned amid all kinds of scandals. it felt to good, and so surprising, that finally - finally! - someone in the right wing was held accountable for what they had done and were doing. i decided, therefore, to mark the occasion with a blog post which turned into another blog post and another and another ...
ReplyDeletei am actually organizing a talk about the GONES in spring so i'll share more information as it develops!