Open thread for discussing…
…election eve jitters. Or election eve anticipation. Or both. Or neither.
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The NY Democratic leadership: they see you when you’re sleeping, they know when you’re awake…
…they know if you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake. And that means you better vote on Tuesday or they’ll find out. Got it? Good: The New York State Democratic Committee is bullying people into voting … Continue reading →
Bentley’s back…
…and Nina’s got him: [NOTE: The title is a reference to the advertising slogan for this film.]
Continue reading →Republicans may win in the mid-terms? Solution: cancel them!
(The mid-terms, that is, not the Republicans.) Thus saith an op-ed by David Schanzer and Jay Sullivan appearing in today’s NY Times. Of course, they don’t actually say to cancel them because Republicans stand to do well. Their argument is … Continue reading →
The PC crowd and academic freedom
One would think that Robert Oscar Lopez, “Latino child of lesbians” who is also bisexual himself, might be in with the PC crowd. But questioning some of the tenets of their narrative trumps even those identifying credentials. Mr. Lopez is … Continue reading →
Bronx Obama
It’s not easy learning how to talk like Obama, if you’re from the Bronx: The Romney impersonator is nowhere near as handsome as the real deal. Wonder if he’s still employed (the Romney impersonator, that is; I know about the … Continue reading →
Brittany Maynard postpones assisted suicide
Assisted suicide is a huge topic about which I have tremendously conflicted feelings, including compassion for those who are suffering so greatly that they feel the need to consider it. But this isn’t going to be a long, complex article … Continue reading →
Ebola in the US: some trends
Been wondering about the condition of Dr. Craig Spencer, being treated at Bellevue? There hasn’t been all that much in the news about him, but here’s a relatively laconic article saying he has been upgraded from serious but stable to … Continue reading →
Kaci Hickox wins in court
The lower court had upheld state authorities wanting to restrict her movements, but a District Court judge in Maine has overturned that ruling and let her go about her business. The reason? The science is settled: Judge Charles C. LaVerdiere … Continue reading →
Reconciliation and Obamacare: what goes around comes around?
I certainly hope we get to find out: In a private meeting with Americans for Limited Government (ALG) staff, senior aides to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promised that should Republicans reclaim a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, … Continue reading →
More thoughts on this Tuesday’s election
When I saw the title of this New Republic piece by Brian Beutler—“It Won’t Be Obama’s Fault When the Democrats Lose the Senate”—I practically snickered. More sycophantic Obama apologia, I thought. But when I actually read it I changed my … Continue reading →
The Times wonders whether Obama may replace some aides
It has come to the Times’ august and rarefied attention that: At a time when the Obama administration is lurching from crisis to crisis ”” a looming Cold War in Europe, a brutal Islamic caliphate in the Middle East and … Continue reading →