"D-Fence!" "D-Fence!" "Extended warranty? I can't lose!" "Ayn Rand's philosophical genius is eclipsed only by Ann Coulter!" This last category, which Moe Sislak ("that's right--he's a surgeon!") didn't reach, is exemplified by Amber Pawlik. The fine Expos fans at Sadly, No recently linked to this diary entry from...
This site's devoted readers (if any) will have noticed a relative absence of the ballast I usually provide to this blog, because of a trip to NYC to seek housing..
I was going to comment on Daniel Okrent's embarrassing public editor piece in the Times yesterday, but Bob Somerby has made any further commentary redundent. Read. OK, one brief comment. In this.
Just in case you're wondering, we're not in Boston for the Convention. I haven't decided yet what parts of this I'm planning to watch. Tonight seems like the strongest lineup with Gore, Carter, and the Clintons. I'll miss Kerry on Thursday night because of class. Mostly, I...
Eric Lichtblau's NYT story on Sandy Berger today contains the following insinuation: Leading Republicans have accused him of stashing documents in his clothing intentionally, perhaps as a way of hiding information that.
Jerry Springer is contemplating running for Governor of Ohio in 2006. As this article shows, responses are mixed from Ohio Democrats. I don't have any comment on his viability, but I.
Atrios hates Shattered Glass, while I quite liked it. The movie just left out all the important context. It was noted that Kelly was brought in along with a very rigid editing and fact-checking process. I'll leave it to the readers to remember why it was thought...
For the one billionth time, why the hell does this son of a bitch have a job? Update: Yost was, however, a Red Sox coach for several years. ... Kf seems to.
Rob mentions the growing problem of global piracy (especially in SE Asia) below in his post on Japan. For a very good discussion of the global piracy problem in recent.
Bird Dog over at Tacitus channels Charles Krauthammer: For me, it's hard to disagree with Krauthammer and this bleak situation. We need an aggressive policy of regime change for Iran, we need to actively foment democratic revolution in this oppressed country and we need to stop this...
Check out this interesting piece by Michael Penn over at Juan Cole. Penn is concerned about the increasing willingness of Japan's government to use force, and about the increasing independence of.
On a number of occasions in the past 3 1/2 years, I've found myself shocked and startled at the depths to which this administration will sink. Each time, I vow.