(Matt Davies via GoComics.com – click link for full-sized image) Because I was raised by wolves Celts, I cannot resist taking an unholy glee in the confusion of my enemies. Roy Edroso at the Village Voice admires the deftness with with the Obama administration swatted the Skeeters: We have observed once or twice before that, …
Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Smile
. . Commentor Piratedan linked to this earlier, and it made me smile. Of course, we sophisticated individuals who are aware of all congressional traditions already know this, but it’s a friendly short response for your cranky relatives and MyFace acquaintances who keep asking why Tha Preznint just won’t pay his bills. For further mild …
Open Thread: Let’s Compromise – We’ll Do It My Way
(Jeff Danziger’s website) . Remember “Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line”? Well, Jillian Rayfield at Salon reports that the new, improved GOP isn’t living up to that old saw: Former Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., announced Tuesday that he is forming a super PAC “to support freedom-loving conservative alternatives” and to fight back against …
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All the Colors of the Fannish Rainbow
So, commentor MikeJ linked to the awesome Guardian article about sf writer John Scalzi, his most persistent troll, and turning wingnut perversity to good use: … John Scalzi is the author of several books, including the Old Man’s War series and Redshirts, published in the States by Tor and the UK by Gollancz. He’s also …
Open Thread: Neil Gaiman Sells Out?
. . . Or just sells Blackberrys. Stolen from Paul Constant, who is… dubious. I haven’t read enough of Gaiman’s work (Coraline, Good Omens) that I’d feel qualified to judge. Gaiman is a clever writer who attracts smart readers, so I doubt we’re talking Fifty Shades of Steampunk… *********** What else is on the agenda …
“Generation Squeeze”
(Doonesbury via GoComics.com – click link for full-sized image) . . No real surprises — most of us here have been in this situation, are in this situation, or have people close to us currently suffering. But now we have a media-friendly moniker, per Catherine Rampell at the NYTImes, when “Older Isn’t Better, It’s Brutal“: …
“Nullification through Extortion”, the GOP’s Go-to Tactic
No way are the Republicans going to stop trying to defang the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Adam Serwer reports at Mother Jones: A little more than a week after Senate Democrats decided not to weaken the filibuster, Republicans are vowing to filibuster President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unless its …
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