A list of superb choices from the Poor Man. (Although I must admit to liking pretentious Latin phrases.) However, I would like to reiterate that any such list absolutely demands the inclusion of "'x' is like 'y' on steroids." This phrase should be banned, and...
Month: October 2004
Make sure to catch a special Saturday Howler, as Somerby catches Maureen Dowd dead to rights making up the "Who among us doesn't like NASCAR?" Kerry "quote", which needless to say.
This is how far I got into David Brooks' latest column: In weak moments, I think the best ticket for this country would be Bush-Kerry. The two men balance each other.
Congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki, who just singled up the middle to break George Sisler's 84 year old hit record. A classy guy, he took time to speak with the Sisler family after getting the hit. We had a conversation earlier on the blog comparing Sisler...
Ichiro! Very classy all the way. Did it in his first 2 ABs, Randy Newman's soundtrack from The Natural playing, George Sisler's daughter in attendance. Cool.
One of Yglesias's commenters nails it: Bush was at times defensive, insecure and peevish. Sometimes he almost seemed to be defending his intelligence, as when he kept insisting "I know how.