Glad to see I'm not alone in my reaction. Kos is making the case for it, and of course if he is correct that this gets us a signifigantly less noxious SC justice in the long run, than I'll concede the point. But I'm just...
Month: May 2005
This is about right. As near as I can figure, the GOP gets their worst nominees through, gives up nothing whatsoever (and, no, I don't count vague promises as "something"),.
This is a completely instant reaction with no reflection, but it doesn't seem that great to me. It's not like appellate court judges don't have a real impact. I'll be.
Damn useful corrective to Niall Ferguson in the March 3 London Review of Books. Bernard Porter reviews books by Caroline Elkins and David Anderson on the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. Also see Neal Ascherson's review of the same books in the April 7 NYRB,...
Expect minor visual changes this week. The most consequential, going into effect within the next hour or so, will be a switch to light as the default background. This reflects.
Dave Noon continues to lead blah blah etc.The real news is that I've moved out of last and into 5th place. Scott now has cellar-dwelling honors. Look out, Loomis!1 Axis.
I have no desire to refight the Tacitus war here, or to contribute to the skirmishes in that war which have taken place at Daily Kos and other locations. Due fairness to the other side, however, mandates some attention to this nonsense. Atrios professes stupefaction...
Roy Edroso notes that Glenn Reynolds linked to a review of a couple books about NASCAR that was, indeed, bad enough to be a cover story of the Times book.
I'm already behind on music memes I've been conscripted to do, but since it's shorter I'll do Lauren's, tagged by Roxanne. 1. What is the total volume of musical files.
The New York Times headline reads U.S. Memo Faults Afghan Leader on Heroin Fight. It ought to read U.S. Memo Finds that Hamid Karzai is Neither Stupid nor Insane.Some policymakers in this administration would like to believe that the interests of US established leaders are...
In no particular order. . .Watching Adrian Beltre and Richie Sexson hit 889' worth of home runs in the space of four pitches reminds me why I was mildly optimistic.
Amanda Marcotte notes that the woman whom the GOP thinks it's worth breaking clear-cut Senate rules for is rated "poor" by 43% of the raving Trotskyites at the Houston Bar.