Is it possible that some may have supported the war in Iraq for political gain? If anybody used support for the war for political gain, would that make them less patriotic? Since Glenn Reynolds couched his post in hypotheticals, that is to say if people oppose the war primarily for political gain then these people …
CS Monitor Puts The Pieces Together
Jack Abramoff, the the gift that keeps on giving: Of all the pending controversies in Washington, few may be as perilous for the Republican majority as the one swirling around former powerhouse lobbyist Jack Abramoff. At issue: Did he bilk, with partner Michael Scanlon, six Indian tribes of at least $80 million, evade taxes, and …
Football Sunday
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 8pm EST. From ESPN ‘s recap of last week’s Browns-Titans game: With William Green and Lee Suggs injured, the Browns activated Wright from the practice squad on Thursday. After Dilfer hit Droughns underneath for 51 on the inside screen, Wright took a handoff and powered his way into the end zone for …
Make Some Noise, Sunday Edition
The Graham amendment is still out there, and it still sucks. Graham’s Senate speech in defense of court-stripping only amplified the sucking. Hilzoy and Katherine at Obsidian Wings, and Gary Farber at Amygdala have been all over this story. Go read until you’re mad, and then write your Senator. If you’re still mad tomorrow, pick …
Hello Dalai
As John mentioned earlier, the Society for Neuroscience invited the Dalai Lama to keynote their (huge) annual conference in DC, and out of general interest I ponied up for a nonmember registration and drove down from Pittsburgh. The talk kicked off an annual series on the potential dialogue between neuroscience and ’empirical’ meditation knowledge bases …
Another Piece In The Puzzle
Via the Austin Statesman, John Cornyn is the latest Republican to be embarrassed by the expanding Abramoff scandal: WASHINGTON — Former Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed claimed in a 2001 e-mail to a lobbyist that he choreographed John Cornyn’s efforts as Texas attorney general to shut down an East Texas Indian tribe’s casino. The lobbyist …
Friday Beer Blogging: Make It Yourownself (Plus BONUS Cat Blogging with FLAIR)
By popular demand, this week we raise a chipped stein to the folks who get their beer the old-fashioned way: by making it theirownselves. A short story; bear with me. Picture a freshman dorm in Colorado. Two friends have to run out to the homebrew supplier so it’s up to me to watch ten gallons …
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