Perhaps it’s a little too far past the cocktail hour to engage in this kind of overly general speculation, but I have a theory about why Democrats are doing so much better in Senate races and House specials than in regular House races (and probably also local/state races, though I don’t have any data to …
Archives for May 2011
Open Thread
Thought we needed a pet pic. Here’s Lily, sitting behind me frog-legged in front of the fan: I can’t believe it will be two years next Sunday. BTW- the Costco brand hummus (Sabra, I think) is delicious.
Open Thread: When Everything Changed
So, I will put up the first thread to talk about Gail Collins’ When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present on Wednesday, June 8, at 8pm EDT. Part I, the first three chapters, is just 60 pages, but we’ll see how far everyone gets… My paperback copy reprints …
Giving the Dog a Bone
It’s been about 48 hours since someone sent a photo of an engorged under-wear clad penis from Anthony Weiner’s twitter account seemingly directed at some young co-ed, and right-wingers are in a tizzy: One thing is for sure, we can expect these intrepid sleuths to tug on every lead, massaging the facts until they get …
And In Other News…WASF
Just got round to Richard Wolff’s Friday column at Guardian.com, and he paints a macrocosmic view of why the US is in such deep trouble — and why it matters in a two party system when (a) both parties draw from essentially similar financial bases of support, and (b) one of those two parties decides …
Dog Rescue Bleg – Memphis Area
From commentor DeeLoralei: I’m in desperate need of someone to rescue a great Border Collie, a three year old female, her name is Elliot and she’s a super terrific dog who needs a new loving home. She keeps picking fights with a female pit bull she lives with and she keeps losing those fights. Tonight …
Today in Santorum
Apparently, Rick Santorum has a Twitter problem along with his Google problem. (via) Also, too: Dog pee can’t stop Santorum.