Rabbit, jump
I was at a country fair recently and saw a sign for an event called rabbit hurdling. It was no misprint, either, because it featured a little drawing of a bunny jumping over a hurdle, something like a horse would. … Continue reading →
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If the GOP takes the Senate in November, Jeff Sessions for Majority Leader
Hear, hear! Sessions actually seems to know something about political tactics and strategy (and what commenter “eric” would call “the activist game”). Which is more than I can say for most of the GOP. And although I’m not all that … Continue reading →
Liberals don’t think Obama is liberal enough…
…writes Paul Waldman. That may sound preposterous to you and me. But I think Waldman is onto something; I’ve seen no indication from most liberals I know that any disappointment they feel in Obama has anything to do with disillusionment … Continue reading →
Want to feel angry?
Read this. I can’t read about Iraq today without feeling rage at President Obama for his failure to negotiate a SOFA agreement—his politically motivated and short-sighted abandonment and betrayal of Iraq, our military who fought and died there, and decency. … Continue reading →
Headline of the day
“Don’t Let Republicans Erase Vaginas From Women’s Health”. The fictitious War on Women continueth. Why stop a good thing?
Continue reading →Will they or won’t they?: if you can follow…
…this, then you’re better at understanding the arcane twistings and turnings of Congress than I am. But I do know one thing, which is that Jeff Sessions is one of the few members of Congress I respect on the subject … Continue reading →
Just a little speako…
…from Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas. [NOTE: If the “speako” reference isn’t clear, here’s something to refresh your memory.]
Continue reading →Gaza updates: the UN and Israel
News is fast-breaking and fast-changing in Gaza. This link purports to give live updates, and one that caught my eye was this: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was “shocked and profoundly disappointed” by Hamas’ violation of the humanitarian … Continue reading →
What is the opposite of “legal immigrants”?
“Undocumented” ones. The transformation of our language from meaningful to propaganda on the issue of new arrivals to this country is pretty much complete. One would think the opposite of “legal immigrant” would be “illegal immigrant.” But “undocumented immigrant” seems … Continue reading →
Memo to Joe Klein: no, Obama’s not the guy you thought he was
Joe Klein is a liberal journalist who’s been an Obama admirer for a long, long time. He still is, in a way, which is a testament either to his ideological dedication, his inability to evaluate human beings and their natures, … Continue reading →
Why are so many ebola workers contracting the disease?
When I was young I read about Father Damien, the Belgian priest who went to care for lepers in Molokai, Hawaii, and after many years of work contracted the disease (which actually is not that easily caught) and died there … Continue reading →
Time to dance
For the balletomane on your gift list (especially the young ballet student), this is pretty and rather clever: A reader alerted me to the clock, which is designed by Meike Harde. It seems to be available right now only through … Continue reading →