Linda Greenhouse accepts a buyout from the Times. She did very good work. Anybody have guesses about her successor?
Month: February 2008
So apparently Dr. Seuss is supporting the anti-abortion movement. Or at least, they like to say he is (or did) -- despite the fact that Seuss made it clear during.
KTVA, the CBS affiliate in Anchorage, just ran a nearly unwatchable, nine-minute "human interest" segment on Ted "Tubemaster" Stevens (who might actually have to face a real Democratic opponent this.
William F. Buckley has shuffled off his mortal coil. For want of something useful to say, I'll just link to this account of a conversation on a NRO cruise between Buckley and Norm Podhoretz, cited by Wolcott:"Aren't you embarrassed by the absence of these weapons?"...
It's not just that the Air Force is requesting $112.5 million for PR; it could buy a little more than half of one of the F-22s it so deeply covets.
Russert is a disgrace. (See also here, here, and here.) It seems to be that Obama handled the ridiculous questions about as well as could be expected.
Various bloggers have reacted negatively to Amy Sullivan's claim that her support of legal abortion can't be labeled "pro-choice" because she believes that abortion is morally problematic. Kevin Drum defends Sullivan, arguing that it's entirely possible for a good pro-choicer to acknowledge the moral complexity...
Ralph Nader turns 74 today. After enjoying a breakfast of whole grain toast and Postum, the Green Party's 2000 presidential candidate will receive his customary birthday tug job from Dick.
It seems right that Chris Muir would have his half-undressed fantasy object cite the punchline of a sexist ad campaign for a crappy frat boy malt beverage. Ah, the intertwining.
Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow take on "Flag Pin-gate" and the ever-more-despicable far right.
If I fathom his intent correctly, Treason-in-Defense-of-Slavery Yankee is spending some time today defending JFK's inaugural address from the efforts of John Edwards and SEIU and Sam Giancana and the.
Mike Huckabee (who, yes, is apparently still in the presidential race) today endorsed the Colorado "Human Life Amendment," which would recognize human life in Colorado from "the moment of conception.".