BJ regular SiubhanDuinne will be in Nasvhille next week and wants to know if there’s any BJers in the area who would be up for a get-together. Let us know in the thread. Also, any recommendations for things to do in Nashville. If that’s not enough to seed the thread, opinions on the movie Nashville …
Archives for January 2010
Pants on the Ground
For some reason, the GOP allowed the cameras to roll at their retreat during a question time session with President Obama, and he spent the next hour and a half depantsing them. Pretty funny stuff: Link (the embed killed this site for a while and is now not working) If Mike Pence really is regarded …
Mad Men
I’m currently watching Season one of Mad Men, a show I never really tried to watch int the past, but now that I have some time, I am giving it a go. While I can see the appeal of the show and why it wins so many awards, I am hard pressed to find anyone …
Kindle
Guess I am going to break down and buy a reader. Is kindle the way to go? Or are there others you would recommend?
Now I’m nervous
Politico and Ambinder are both very positive about Obama’s smack-down of Republicans earlier today. On a more optimistic note, Halperin appears outraged by it. I adhere to Plouffe’s axiom: if Halperin and Politico say you’re winning, you’re losing. Update. Obama really is good at this stuff. It doesn’t come across as staged (like it might …
Afternoon Open Thread
Rehab was fun because it was the first sign I may be moving in the right direction. No infections, sutures are still in place, and I got some new bandages. They were surprised to hear I am running the ice machine 24/7- apparently most people do not like it that much, but happy I am …
Crazy train
Daniel Larison takes the long view on Republican obstructionism: Is the GOP in a worse position than a year ago? On the surface, no, it isn’t. Once we get past the surface, however, the same stagnant, intellectually bankrupt, unimaginative party that brought our country to its current predicament is still there and has not changed …