Not very pleased with my dog situation and it is making me grumpy. Rosie is becoming increasingly more of a pain in the ass- every single walk is like being drawn and quartered as Lily and I go one way and Rosie tries to jerk me in the other direction with intermittent games of jump …
Archives for February 2011
All They Have Is No
Interesting essay about the future of health care if it is struck down that points out that since the Republicans basically torched the earth during the HCR debate, declaring everything to be socialism, including positions that were the GOP’s for the last three decade, there really is not much the GOP can do other than …
Hines Ward is Shrill
I see fines for upsetting Goodell’s delicate fee-fees: Steelers receiver Hines Ward has teed off on the NFL for its handling of the concussion problem, in comments to Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports, who has interviewed eight veteran players on the question of big hits and other issues for GQ. “We don’t know what they …
Cry Freedom and Let Loose the Blogs of War
Larison: What has stood out in a lot of American commentary over the last week is an embarrassing giddiness about the upheaval in Egypt. It’s partly the usual reckless American enthusiasm for anything that can be described as “people power,” but there is an eagerness to get on the “right side of history” that resembles …
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Open Thread: 2012 DNC in NC
Hey, lookit, an email from Michelle Obama! I am thrilled to make sure you are the first to hear some very exciting news. Charlotte, North Carolina, will host the 46th Democratic National Convention in 2012. __ Charlotte is a city marked by its southern charm, warm hospitality, and an “up by the bootstraps” mentality that …
Half empty
I don’t know enough about legal issues to say very certainly that the Supremes will void HCR. But my guess is they strike down enough of it to make it unworkable in a 5-4 decision. The idea that if it is struck down something better will pass seems insane to me. If it is struck …
Too Many Snow Days Open Thread
(Tony Auth via Gocomics.com) I believe the Boston area will break into the “top ten snowiest winters” with this storm, and that’s before The Snowpocalypse predicted tomorrow. Go ahead and gloat, westcoasters.