Against my better judgment, I used Kernell and Jacobsohn's The Logic of American Politics for my course on American political history. I wasn't crazy about it in my perusal, but it's recommended by scholars I respect who teach a similar type of course, so I thought...
General
I don't have much to add to Rob's able attack on the laughable attempts of Cheney to spin the Duelfer report. I would like to emphasize that utter worthlessness of.
What the fuck is he doing out there? On the other hand, every inning an already slagged Yankees bullpen throws can only be good...
The estimation quiz was fun. Despite managing to guess Tony Benn's age, I couldn't best Rob: 36%. I'm really, really bad at estimating weights and distances (and when did they add seats to the House of Commons--it was 651 fairly recently, I thought....). I took...
Well, that was a tough day. But it was poignant to be at Shea for such a sad, momentous day: the retirement of Todd Zeile. Every time between innings, when.
A list of superb choices from the Poor Man. (Although I must admit to liking pretentious Latin phrases.) However, I would like to reiterate that any such list absolutely demands.
Make sure to catch a special Saturday Howler, as Somerby catches Maureen Dowd dead to rights making up the "Who among us doesn't like NASCAR?" Kerry "quote", which needless to say was flogged over and over again in the Times. (It's almost as bad a having claimed...
Ichiro! Very classy all the way. Did it in his first 2 ABs, Randy Newman's soundtrack from The Natural playing, George Sisler's daughter in attendance. Cool.
One of Yglesias's commenters nails it: Bush was at times defensive, insecure and peevish. Sometimes he almost seemed to be defending his intelligence, as when he kept insisting "I know how.
I watched it on the first floor of the college, where NBC set up cameras to interview students, before and after. I felt as nervous as before a game 7 I was invested in. For those who missed the debate, here's the summary: Kerry: Detailed...
Well, the inevitable is now official. Since I'll be going to Shea to see their last game ever on Sunday, I'll post more about it then. I do wish to note.
Bad things are happening in Congress. For more read Belle Waring, Ted Barlow, and Katharine at Obsidian Wings, Kevin at Lean left, Jeanne at Body and Soul. If you don't know what "extraordinary rendition" means,.