While the auto industry meets in DC with Congress, I thought I would bring you the story of the auto industry, in the form of a three part play. From the comments yesterday: THE TRAGEDY OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY:A Play in Three Acts Dramatis Personae BIG THREE, a manufacturer of automobiles UAW, Big Three’s …
Archives for December 2008
Someone Explain
The new “controversy”: One of the clever things about the Catholic church has been it’s ablity to maintain its status as a political force and a tiny state, and have some effect as a kind of diplomatic go-between and agenda setter.Think of the Vatican as the internationl equivalent of D.C. “Congresswoman” Eleanor Holmes Norton, say. …
The Voices In My Head
For whatever reason, I have had Widespread Panic’s “Makes Sense To Me” going through my head since 6:30 this morning when Tunch decided it was time for me to get up and feed him. Both of us are fat and watching our weight (well, trying to), but he is driving me absolutely insane with his …
Stupid Is As Stupid Does
I just found out yesterday that Plaxico shot himself in an accident on Saturday, and now it looks like he is going to try to take a bunch of people down with him: The New York police said on Monday that a hospital failed to notify them when Giants receiver Plaxico Burress arrived there early …
Time To Switch to This Week or Face the Nation
Depressing news: David Gregory will take the reins as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Huffington Post has learned. Gregory has been a leading contender for the permanent spot since Tom Brokaw stepped in as interim moderator following Tim Russert’s death in June. In recent weeks, a short list including Gregory, Andrea Michell, Gwen …
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Michael Steele, Meet Your Party
The nutters are getting their panties in a wad: The Republican National Coalition for Life and the Rev. Donald Wildmon’s American Family Association both have came out against Mr. Steele because he and former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman were co-chairmen of the centrist Republican Leadership Council and because of his unclear comments about …
Things
1. My dad has 69% blockage in his carotid artery and needs surgery. He had a stroke this weekend. He’s fine for the most part – no permanent damage that I know of. I talked to him tonight, and he’s very tired, but only because he had to wait all weekend in the ER – …