So, about that Storm of the Century in New York City…
On the other hand, Boston and New England are still somewhat under the weather.
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To keep up with news from Argentina…
…go to Fausta’s blog. I wonder whether anyone believes Kirchner at this point. See also this.
Continue reading →Obama the shark
And middle-class savings smells like blood in the water to him, according to Glenn Reynolds: When a government is desperate for cash, it goes after the middle class, because that’s where the money is. Yes, the rich are rich, but … Continue reading →
The calm before…
…the storm. This storm is being hyped as the storm of the century. I’ve been in quite a few of those, but I guess they were in the previous century. So we’ll see. I really, really, realy hope not to … Continue reading →
So, what’s up with Sarah Palin?
Long-time readers here know I’ve never joined the Palin-bashing. I’ve always thought she was pretty smart, and that most of the negative hype about her was exaggeration and/or outright lying, based not only on political animus but also on class … Continue reading →
La Ronde of Netflix
I’m one of those people Netflix must love. I have the cheapest type of account, it’s true, so they don’t get too much money from me per month. But they often get it for doing relatively little or nothing at … Continue reading →
It’s probably the very least of Obama’s flaws, but…
…really, the guy seems to be highly addicted to nicotine. I would guess he still smokes cigarettes in private, too, “occasionally” or even more frequently, because his need for Nicorette gum when he can’t go near a ciggy seems to … Continue reading →
Being wrong
I first started reading blogs some time around 2002. I immediately liked them, although I no longer remember the first blogs I found and I suspect most of them are now defunct. I liked the bluntness, the honesty, the humor, … Continue reading →
This seems…
…like a good idea to me: Arizona state lawmakers have made their state the first of what could be 18 in America to require teenagers to pass the U.S. citizenship test to graduate from high school. It’s the test immigrants … Continue reading →
Yemen, schmemen: let’s hear about those balls
I confess it: I don’t care about Tom Brady’s balls. I understand that cheating is bad and that Brady/Belichick/ThePatriots may have done just that, although they deny it. But since I basically don’t care about football I can’t get in … Continue reading →
Boehner’s invite and its meaning
I hadn’t thought of this, but Caroline Glick makes a good point about the significance of Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu: With Obama’s diplomatic policy toward Iran enabling rather than preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power, members of the House … Continue reading →
Obama’s spitting mad…
…at Netanyahu: “We thought we’ve seen everything,” the newspaper quoted an unnamed senior US official as saying. “But Bibi managed to surprise even us. “There are things you simply don’t do. He spat in our face publicly and that’s no … Continue reading →