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Archives for April 2008
Open Thread
$7795 with 157 donations, which ain’t half bad. I tried to find something to blog about today, but just got disgusted with the whole mess after 5 minutes at memorandum. If Jeralynn Merritt and the rest of the folks who make up the Axis of Hillary can’t figure out they sound like Red State and …
We’ll Be Fine As Long As Nobody Has To Eat
WaPo: Prices for some crops — such as wheat — have already begun to descend off their highs. As farmers rush to plant more wheat now that profit prospects have climbed, analysts predict that prices may come down as much as 30 percent in the coming months. But that would still leave a year-over-year price …
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Nutshell
Imagine that I had to describe the Bush administration in one paragraph… The public-private face-off at West Point illustrates just what Bush envisioned when he proposed the “competitive sourcing” initiative in 2001 as part of his management agenda. It turned on a simple idea: Force federal employees to compete for their jobs against private contractors …
NFL Draft Open Thread
I hear someone not named Long will go third. And while I am at it- GO PENS! Amazing game last night. *** Update *** I gotta say, I like the pace of the new draft, but am I the only one out there who thinks you should pick offensive linemen in the first round? Defense …
Bizzaro World
I see several blog posts about this Eleanor Clift piece, in which Clift claims there will be hell to pay should Clinton eventually win then Presidency. Let me be clear about this: Hillary. Can. Not. Win. She can’t. She can’t even win the nomination in most scenarios here on planet earth. And should a backroom …
Open Thread
Some more games that might make me buy a Nintendo (a few via commenters in an earlier thread): Wii Polo Mario Curling Wii Bearbaiting Wii Pottery Wii Breakdancing Wii Interpretive Dance Leisure Suit Wii Me, I’m going to enjoy the great spring weather. Chat about whatever until I get back.