Just in case you're wondering, we're not in Boston for the Convention. I haven't decided yet what parts of this I'm planning to watch. Tonight seems like the strongest lineup with Gore, Carter, and the Clintons. I'll miss Kerry on Thursday night because of class. Mostly,...
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Atrios hates Shattered Glass, while I quite liked it. The movie just left out all the important context. It was noted that Kelly was brought in along with a very rigid.
For the one billionth time, why the hell does this son of a bitch have a job? Update: Yost was, however, a Red Sox coach for several years. ... Kf seems to.
Bird Dog over at Tacitus channels Charles Krauthammer: For me, it's hard to disagree with Krauthammer and this bleak situation. We need an aggressive policy of regime change for Iran, we need to actively foment democratic revolution in this oppressed country and we need to stop...
Check out this interesting piece by Michael Penn over at Juan Cole. Penn is concerned about the increasing willingness of Japan's government to use force, and about the increasing independence of.
The Annie Jacobsen piece has been finding its way around the internet. Here is a fine shredding at Salon; beware the ad. If you're not familiar with the story, Ms. Jacobsen had.
It seems as if there has been a storm of weddings this summer. Or maybe only two, but because I usually send gifts between 1-2 years late and I'm trying to catch up, it seems like a storm. Anyway, my temporal laxity regarding wedding gifts...
Kudos to the newly minted Dr. Scott Lemieux. May his legitimacy rub off on the rest of us.
A few stats from John Olerud's days as a Seattle Mariner: 2nd highest career OBP in Mariners history, which is no small feat considering he played in Safeco, rather than.
Fox is reporting a plan by Florida law enforcement authorities to recruit exterminators and cable repairmen to report on suspicious activities in the homes that they visit. Supposed to catch terrorists. I think they would do much better to recruit the boys from "Queer Eye for...
I've always admired Le Marseillaise as the finest of national anthems, but I don't believe I ever knew quite how bloodthirsty it was. Here a link to the lyrics, via Matt Yglesias.
This quote makes the rounds every couple of months. It's hardly a new discovery, but we probably should make posting it a regular feature as long as W is president: Trying to.