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John Cole started Balloon Juice early in 2002. Those who have followed along know that this has been quite the journey.
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Like him or not, you can not deny his greatness:
Colorado’s Patrick Roy is retiring, ending the 18-year career of one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history. Patrick Roy didn’t leave with another Cup, but he will retire with the most NHL victories.
Roy will make the announcement at a 2 p.m. ET news conference Wednesday, team spokesman Jean Martineau said.
A four-time Stanley Cup champion, Roy is the NHL’s career leader in victories with 551 and games played with 1,029. He also is the career leader in playoff victories, games played and shutouts.
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Kevin Drum asks the trillion dollar question:
Of course, Sullivan joins the chorus of those who say that they like tax cuts, honest they do, but what they really want is to cut spending. Fine. Let’s hear what you want to cut. And remember, for bonus points you have to include some programs that you yourself benefit from.)
So have at it, folks- post your cuts here and at Kevin’s site.
I’ll start with farm subsidies and anything involving ethanol, Amtrak (which I benefit from- I will have to drive to Chicago to visit my brother from now on, or fly), the Postal Service, the NEA (I donate to NPR- the rest of you bums should too), and the miscellaneous corporate welfare that take billions from the federal treasury. Add in all the ridiculous pork projects (Robert Byrd, anyone), and the silly outdated programs like the Mohair subsidies that we hear about frequently. I would be willing to hear debates on NASA. There you go, now add yours.
*** Update ***
The 2004 budget can be found here.
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The title of this movie alone should create some buzz:
I don’t know if he hates America (I can list quite a few Americans he loathes), but a title like this is bound to mean that even those who normally find Moore distatsteful will rise to hs defense. At any rate, I will suspend judgement until I see the movie. I will be content if all they do is go through and document anmd expose his lies, so that people will quit pretending Moore has something to add to the political discussion. He is a fraud and a con-artist, albeit a good one.
(Via Right We Are)
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Matt at a Fearful Symmetry writes about the goings on at Florida State University when they appoint a moderate to head the Women’s Center. An amusing read that anyone who has ever been on a college campus will enjoy. Here is a money quote that will set the stage for the whole read:
Before the student body president’s administration moved to choose its own director for the Women’s Center, they approached the Women’s Center about hosting more mainstream events like a “breaking the glass ceiling”-style workshop. They were rebuffed by the left-liberals in charge, who said, and I’m quoting my source here — “If we held events like that, it would promote capitalism, and capitalism is bad for women.” Unbelievable.
Unfortunately, it is very easy to believe.
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Gary Farber and Matt Yglesias are right. The UN should be doing more about this, and we should be backing action:
IN THE chocolate waters of the Congo river, a mutilated corpse rolls by. The rebels’
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Henry Hanks has uncovered a rare moment of Hollywood Honesty.