Bob Novak on the Capital Gang, discussing the Rumsfeld dust-up: Look, soldiers always complain. That’s just what they do–it’s a way of life for them.
Month: December 2004
Furthering my time-wasting in this here coffee shop, your easily distracted blogger has been leafing through a several-month old paper copy of The Chronicle of Higher Education left lying around. The
One downside to my decision to replace my Clinton-era, Windows 98, 1/3 chance of crashing when opening a PDF laptop with a spiffy 2004 model is that I can now access the internet at many of the fine c
When I blasted the Gregoire campaign a few weeks ago for their incompetence, I was primarily thinking of the media and message elements of her campaign. In this week’s Stranger, Sandeep Kaushik gives an even more damning account of her incompetence. In concentrating her efforts on white rural and suburban swing voters–who voted in droves for […]
Bob Somerby provides data for one of my hobbyhorses, the egregious underrating of the PAC-10 in college football. Admittedly, I would prefer that he made the point of comparison the Big 10, given that
In the wake of a reference ruling by the Canadian Supreme Court, Parliament will almost certainly pass federal legislation allowing same-sex marriage. Evidently, the news that Canada has far more rat
Chuckle. The description off the CNN website for tonight’s Lou Dobbs Show: “Why doesn’t the United States require immigrants to learn English? And how does that affect culture in the U.S.?” What they don’t tell you is that this show was originially aired on a silent short in 1915. The show will come after a […]
There was a time, I am told, when Christians opposed usury. . . There’s something that’s not clear from today’s New York Times article about how payday loan sharks are ripping off m
A few random thoughts continuing what Scott said below. First, everyone should read this Neiwart post at Ornicus. I have little to add to it. Yes, some people used faulty and dangerous reasoning to c
Atrios gets right to the heart of the “people with no power are ruining Democratic foreign policy” thesis: Let me add just one thing: Beinart’s obsession is that it’s the “softs” who have prevented Democrats from having a coherent and distinct and sufficiently muscular foreign/anti-terrorism policy. Beinart’s got it exactly wrong. The primary thing which […]
A remarkable story, as the Supreme Court confronts egregious lawlessness in the Fifth Cicuit, itself intended to cover up egregious lawlessness in Texas’s administration of the death penalty: Th
Seattle is one of three cities booked so far on the Slint reunion tour. I’m a bit of a sucker for reunion tours, especially for those bands that put out great stuff in the early 90’s and