One hundred and fifty years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Here’s the money quote: Whereas, on the twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to …
Archives for January 2013
Wonder what they’re talking about
Nobody could have anticipated that the compromise bill would die in John Boehner’s clown show caucus. Lawmakers said that Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the No. 2 Republican, indicated to his colleagues in a closed-door meeting in the basement of the Capitol that he could not support the legislation in its current form. Many other …
Fiscal Cliff Update
Tea Party Caucus in the middle of Negotiations *** Apparently the House wingnuts looked at the Senate bill, and Cantor and company kicked Boehner in the dick again, amended the bill, and sent it back to the Senate. Which basically does to the bill what Travis did to Yeller. I remain confident in my prediction …
U Pick: College Bowl Games
I have always been a rabid college football fan and used to do really well in the office pools. This year, I haven’t paid nearly as much attention. But here are my picks (in bold). I won’t hazard a guess as to point spread or score, but feel free to record yours for posterity in …
A New Year’s Tale
This really happened. One year, right after Christmas, my mom decided to drive herself, my little sister and me up to North Carolina to see snow. As native Floridians, my sister and I had never seen snow before. We complained bitterly about this fact, especially during the holidays when all the TV specials featured snowmen, …
Early Morning Open Thread: Shine Brighter
. . . Happy Twenty-Thirteen, everybody! In my tin-eared opinion, this is somewhat less nihilistic than last year’s World Go Boom, but still not as much fun as 2009’s Blame It on the Pop. My creaky desktop is gradually collapsing in fits & (non)starts, and the replacement is stuck in “I know I put that …
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Happy New Year… I Guess
Happy New Year… may next year be as good or better than than the last. One thing that would make that possible is if the president rejects a deal that is worse than doing nothing. I know, 11th dimensional chess, he’s smarter than I am, etc… But the current deal being discussed sucks eggs. There …