This list of overrated songs certainly has some problematic entries. “Pour Some Sugar on Me” doesn’t belong, not because it’s good because as far as I know it has no reputation for quality (and I forgive it because of frequent commenter Leo’s rousing karaoke version.) Ditto, given what I assume to be the intended audience, […]
Month: July 2005
An excellent post by Lindsay, who skewers the ressentiment of self-described “nice guys” very effectively. It was fascinating to read the comments of various threads and see the durability
Matt is, of course, completely right here: Why would that be? Let’s say Bush puts up Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown. In response, all 7 Democrats commit to voting no. In addition, the no
It should come as news to none of our readers that the Bush administration consistently demonstrates exceedingly poor policy judgment to complement their mendacity and skewed priorities on a myriad of policy issues. As such, this news report on the priorities of administration drug policy should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. What […]
Nathan Newman draws the right lesson from Toyota deciding to locate a new plant in Canada rather than the Republican utopias of Alabama and Mississippi: Partly this is due to the embarrassing fact tha
Roxanne notes that the Cleveland Plain Dealer is declining to publish a story based on leaked documents. As iocaste points out, however, the paper is clearly mistaken on the law, and it’s worth
Julie and Publius agree that far from being a desirable moderate, Gonzales is an unacceptable nominee, and liberals should absolutely not define him as a moderate or compromise candidate. Kos’ comparison of him with Souter is completely untenable; Souter didn’t cut his teeth in the Texas state courts, and was not on record favoring virtually […]
The federal law banning d&x abortions (and, given its vague language, who knows what else) is now 0-for-4 in the federal courts. (Via How Appealing.) While this is a straightforward decision unde
Heh. Indeed! Of course, truth can be as reprehensible as fiction…
The play-by-play man of the world’s most evil organization just asked his color man, David Justice, “what approach would you, as a left-handed hitter, take with Arthur Rhodes?” Justice mumbled something about Rhodes being a two-pitch pitcher. Thankfully, they did not mention the homer Justice hit against Rhodes in the 2000 ALCS, which is currently […]
Ichiro. For the fifth year, Ichiro’s uncanny ability to hit the ball amazing distances in batting practice will not be showcased in the Home Run Derby on Monday at the All-Star Festival in Detro
Friday Cat Blogging. . . Stromboli