Sad news from commentor Joe F. (His note actually arrived early in the week, but I kept looking for “an appropriate time” to post it): After my first email, Clover lost sight in his left eye and began to lose his motor skills on that side as well. We tried to see if a few …
Archives for January 2011
A Language Barrier
John and Dennis G. have addressed the No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act, and we took it apart in the comments, but I’m curious about something. When did we go from being women to being pregnant females? Here’s the (applicable) text of the Hyde Amendment: SEC. 508. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section …
Talk like an Egyptian
What are people reading and hearing about Egypt? I found the links you all provided yesterday to be fascinating. I’m watching some guy on MSNBC right now who’s mostly making sense to me and then he closes with “the fundamental issue of Israel”. That bothers me. There are 82 million people in Egypt, there is …
Blood Drive Update
I gave this morning. It was easy and pretty much painless. As I sit here, basking in the self-satisfied feeling of moral superiority that can only be felt by new converts, remember that there’s still a shortage, and in the Rochester, NY area, the Red Cross will give you a coupon for a free pound …
No One Has Learned Anything
I’m reading what all the wingnut blogs have to say about Egypt, from National Review to Instapundit, and no one has learned anything. It’s all freedom porn, with the occasional wet kiss to George Bush, followed by an immediate attack on Obama for failing to do, well, whatever nonsense the author can come up with …
Stu Is Not a Steve
Stuart Rothenberg is a strange Beltway creature. DC insiders pay him big bucks for a subscription to his nonpartisan House and Senate race analysis, and he’s actually pretty decent at that. But his other gig is penning breathless mash notes to establishment Republicans, like this one: If the producers of AMC’s popular “Mad Men” television …
Early Morning Open Thread: Dave (not Marshall)
From commentor Sharon S: When I opened the story about Detroit Marshall I had to blink a few times. The attached pictures will tell you why. __ Coming home from my tap-dancing class, my car’s headlights illuminated this little dog by the side of the road. Rats, I thought. I have to stop. So I …
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