Am I evil for having immediately thought “Good!” when I heard this news: Yasser Arafat’s gaunt, fragile appearance during last weekend’s inauguration of an emergency cabinet for the Palestinian Authority has raised a flurry of speculation over the state of the 74-year-old leader’s health. Palestinian officials on Wednesday denied rumors that Arafat had last week …
Archives for October 2003
Fond Adieu’s
Matt Welch is too nice to Gray Davis, and Radley Balko is too nice to Fritz Holling. A hearty boot in the ass to both of them.
Site Maintenance
Mark Kleiman has moved.
The Most Ethical Administration Ever, Version 2
Who the hell is running this guy’s campaign? Retired Gen. Wesley Clark will give no more paid speeches, the Democratic presidential candidate’s spokesman said on Wednesday after the Washington Post reported he may have broken the law by touting his 2004 run for the White House. The Federal Election Commission prohibits candidates from accepting speaking …
The Most Ethical Administration Ever, Version 2Post + Comments (10)
Holy Jeebus!
Matt Yglesias just praised the Bush administration.
Sports Loyalty
Calpundit links to an article about Walter O’Malley, the man who moved the Dodgers from Brooklyn to LA, as well as helping to break the color barrier and a number of other important things to help usher in the modern era of baseball. Kevin is shocked that some people might block O’Malley from the Hall …
Didn’t Know THis
I find this shocking: Democrats have big majorities in California because of favourable redistricting and because most voters favour their liberal positions on abortions and guns. And the news media provide little coverage of state politics and government: none of the Los Angeles or San Francisco television stations has a bureau in Sacramento, the state …