I am shocked. Robert Samuelson, in an op-ed title “A Costly Freebie,” writes: Just about every American politician, regardless of party, favors adding a prescription drug benefit to Medicare. It’s a bad idea. The Senate will soon begin considering the latest proposals. We can only hope that bickering among politicians and interest groups — retiree …
Middle East Peace
I am not sure I heard correctly, but in his speech in Jordan, Ariel Sharon said that they would begin removing illegal outposts ‘immediately.’ Is he referring to the settlements? This could be quite a breakthrough, unless I am mistaken.
Say It Ain’t Sosa
This stinks: Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected when umpires found illegal cork in his shattered bat during Tuesday’s 3-2 Interleague win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Sosa broke his bat in the first inning on a grounder to second base with Chicago runners at second and third. But crew chief Tim …
What? The BBC lied?
You mean the BBC, in its ridiculous story on the Jessica Lynch rescue, had no idea what the hell they were talking about and may have even been lying? Mercy, what is the world coming to: A few weeks later, the BBC checked in with a documentary accusing the U.S. forces of firing off blanks …
FCC
Brian Linse makes a compelling case for why the FCC was wrong to vote the way they did. Read the second link first. I still don’t know where I stand on this issue- my gut tells me that deregulation is not a problem, and I am so accustomed to hearing shrill screams from Democrats that …
Take That, Richard Nixon
How much of a pottymouth are you? Woops.
Dumbest Atrios Post Ever
Questions like how much is infinity are impossible to answer- likewise, many might think it is impossible to find the dumbest thing ever uttered by Atrios. I nominate this post: The only evidence we need to know that the administration is simply in CYA mode is the fact they don’t seem very concerned about the …