Dueling cowgirls
Althouse and neo-neocon as cowgirls. Pretty spiffy, especially the boots.
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Let’s write a column about something that didn’t happen…
…that we wish had happened, because then it would make Republicans look really really bad. And lets only indicate way down towards the end that it almost certainly didn’t happen. Or something like that, if you’re Todd Purdum at Politico. … Continue reading →
Rift with the Saudis: nice going, President Obama!
Michael Totten explains.
Continue reading →If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor…
…that is, if you’re willing to pay out of pocket to see him/her out of network, or buy a more inclusive plan and pay higher premiums. I guess we just never heard the whole quote. Many Medicare Advantage patients in … Continue reading →
Thank you! Thank you!
…and thank you yet again. To everyone who donated in my latest pledge drive (and in the past, and in the future), I deeply appreciate what you’ve done to help keep me blogging (and eating, and putting gas in my … Continue reading →
Rollouts and websites and redesigns and new versions
I’ve complained bitterly about the new Yahoo email, and I am not alone: So many loyal Yahoo users are frustrated with the new interface. They used all possible words you can think of to describe their frustrations and anger: problematic, … Continue reading →
Success has many fathers…
…but failure is an orphan. The finger-pointing begins in the Obamacare website disaster (see also this and this). And of course, Stalin hadn’t a clue I imagine that, when the smoke clears, Bush and Cheney will be found to be … Continue reading →
And in other important news…
…car colors continue to be every bit as boring as ever. C’mon, folks—silver replaced by white? With brown and dark gray gaining? What a disappointment. I’d been hoping for a break in the dreary monotonous neutrality of it all. Car … Continue reading →
Fixed!
[NOTE: Lots of updates below.] Oops, never mind, says Emily Litella. By the way—why didn’t the government site just borrow this calculator, the one I’ve been using in my post-rollout reseach? It seems to work just fine, and gets the … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Long-lost-relative bot extends greetings: Hi my family member! The poster’s log-in name is F***, only without the asterisks. Double entendre intended?
Continue reading →If only, if only, if only…
…Stalin knew. They must calculate that it’s better for Obama to be considered unaware to the point of negligence than to say he was aware of the debacle and let it go ahead anyway. I suppose they think that their … Continue reading →
Canada slides further down the slippery slope…
…of death panels. And Adam Goldenberg applauds. The “experts and wise community members” that make up Ontario’s Consent and Capacity Board can overrule a family’s decision about whether to continue life support for an ill member. It’s a cost-benefit ratio … Continue reading →