Good news here in Washington. The Democrats, with real majorities in both houses, are going after the questionable funding of the Building Industry Association of Washington. Apparently, the BIAW, and other industry groups, have been running a scam that allows them to profit from Worker’s comp funds, and rechannel that money into political campaigns of […]
Month: January 2005
We may not have the cinema options here in Seattle that Scott does in New York, but we do OK out here. Case in point: from February 3rd-March 10th, The Northwest Film Forum on Capitol Hill is having a
Chris Sullentrop certainly richly deserves the coveted “wanker of the day” award. Even sillier than the criticism of Kos is the “slap on the wrist”–implying an ethical vi
I had no idea what a luddite I’ve become in my music-listening practices until I saw this thread at Matthew Yglesias. All my music is in CD form (about 600 of them), and my computer contains no MP3s (until very recently, that was a necessary consequence of my paleolithic computer–now that I’ve got a 21st century […]
Via Tbogg, it seems that Tom Wolfe’s new novel, These Kids Today: Committing Acts of Moral Suicide that Should Only Be Discussed by Reactionary Fops Who Did Their Best Writing During the John
Good lord. Kevin Drum is feeling guilty for being so audacious as to oppose handing the Arnold a PR coup that would gain his party seats locally and nationally, in exchange for exactly nothing. So as
I suppose I should mention that we have been nominated for Koufaxes in the Most deserving of wider recognition and best group blog categories. Thanks to our nominators and readers. At the minimum, we expect to win a Villone…
In response to a request from graefix, I’ll comment on last night’s Law and Order. Last night, of course, was the final episode of Elizabeth Rohm, who over the past three years has managed
Lindsay Beyerstein offers a recipe for the “Santorum Shot”: chai tea concentrate, chartreuse, and vodka. Despite me general belief that there should be many fewer vodka-based drinks in the
It’s not news to most of here that our President is a pathological liar. However, it’s important to call him, again and again and again, on this particular lie. ….”If you’re 20 years old, in your mid-20s, and you’re beginning to work, I want you to think about a Social Security system that will be flat […]
From Matt, the top ten things Dino Rossi can do while Christine Gregoire is being sworn in as Washington’s new governor: 10. Help a friend paint his living room 9. Finally finish The DaVinci Co
In spite of the fact that he’s often such a goddamn wanker, Nick Kristof manages the occasional home run. Here’s a wrenching fact: If the U.S. had an infant mortality rate as good as Cuba