I'm going to outsource the discussion of Kentucky Congressman Hal Rogers to Redbeard at Vague Nihilism. What's notable about this isn't the evident, obvious corruption, but rather that this is the kind of behavior that is almost certain to get you re-elected in the United...
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... to our commenters. As Akirlu reminds us, you guys are super. Hell, even our trolls are often informative.
Speaking of idiotic arguments, Yglesias points to this little gem by Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer on the DLC website. The argument is ostensibly aimed at a bipartisan "elite", but.
On the event of wishing Ezra Klein a belated 22nd birthday, let me sink to my knees and abase myself before any deity or deities that may exist in thanks for the fact that I didn't have a blog when I was 22, much less...
Again from Defense News:With the cost of oil near $75 a barrel and rising, nuclear propulsion is now cheaper than oil for some of the Navy's larger ships, Bartlett said.Nuclear.
Really interesting article in Defense News (sadly, subscription required) about Iranian and US naval plans in case of war. The Iranians seem to be gaming a guerilla at sea approach,.
Insty links, in characteristically laconic style, to this comment:The Roman Legion was organized to fight in lines, averaging maybe 6 to 8 men deep. In battle the man at the front would fight for about 8 minutes, then move to the back of the line...
Jonathan Korman has a wonderful post on Michael Moore. He also has a great discussion of precisely why Out of Sight is so much better of a film than Magnolia..
Read Rodger and Matt on the absurdity of including Libya, a country with long-standing and substantial ties to terrorism, as a friend in the War on Terror, and considering Venezuela,.
It's no surprise that the Republicans are crashing on the rocks of immigration, but I never expected to see it this soon. I figured that the general loathing of the Other that the Republican Party has built its public identity around would be a big...
In an improbable 2-1, 12 inning loss to the Phillies. Bad weather and various logistical difficulties have limited my appearances at Great American Ballpark, but today's game was pretty solid..
This is the second of a four part series commemmorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.Part I: SMS LutzowHMS Lion was the first of the Big Cats (also.