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...
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.
Friday Cat Blogging. . . Stromboli
This isn't very bloody reassuring.Not every case is so consequential. And in truth, we did not disqualify any applicants based purely on their blogs. If the blog was a negative factor, it was one of many that killed a candidate's chances.More often that not, however, the...
Assuming that Rehnquist does, in fact, resign tomorrow morning, I would repeat that 1)I think it's very likely that Bush will, as is the historical norm, nominate someone from outside.
Ezra provides a useful compilation of abortion public opinion data. Having waded through more of this stuff than anybody voluntarily would for professional reasons, I can confirm that public opinion.
A correspondent asked me about Castle Rock, the recent Supreme Court case that concerned a failure to enforce a restraining order that led to the murder of 3 children. My initial post, I think, wasn't really sufficient. Upon further reflection, I am more convinced than ever...
Ben Adler via Kevin Drum:William Kristol, The Weekly StandardWhether he personally believes in evolution: "I don't discuss personal opinions. ... I'm familiar with what's obviously true about it as well.
Alicublog uncovers a real (albeit unintended) gem: this Mallard Fillmore strip. You see, what appeared in Jon Stewart's parody of a civics textbook was not a satire of a particularly.
Perhaps not appropriate for this morning, but nonetheless:"Entourage" represents so vast an improvement over HBO's "Sex and the City" that it makes that show seem, in retrospect, like nothing more than a one-note celebration of pluckiness, devised for a tweener reading level. By contrast, "Entourage" does...
This hardly needs to be mentioned, but do not watch an American news network if you have access to BBC America.
Via Crooked Timber.London Pride has been handed down to us.London Pride is a flower that’s free.London Pride means our own dear town to us,And our pride it for ever will.