1965. It was a very good year. Let’s sit and watch “As Tears Go By” with Marianne Faithfull: A few more years (forty, to be exact) and a few more tears go by for Marianne. Had Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, … Continue reading →
I keep reading that Helicobactor pylori causes ulcers. That’s supposed to be an improvement on the old idea that it might be stress, or diet, or some unknown factor that leads to the condition. But it’s actually not correct. The … Continue reading →
Sophomoric storytelling bot introduces a bit of levity: Wanting to impress a girl on the first date we played frisbee with her dog. Frisbee gets stuck in tree. Wanting to look smart, I saw a long piece of wood nearby, … Continue reading →
In a move that should hardly surprise anyone, Obama has circumvented the power of Republicans in Congress by appointing Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It’s been clear for a long time that the fight … Continue reading →
There are so many articles floating around lately saying “Romney has the nomination all sewed up” that there’s hardly any need to link to them; if you do much reading about politics, you’ve already seen plenty (but, for the sake … Continue reading →
In a piece entitled, “Why we’re getting fatter—and what to do about it,” David Frum does a good job on the first part: The problem for the country echoes the problem for individuals: Willpower is not enough. “(It’s a) basic … Continue reading →
Commenter Wolla Dalbo points out that the Iowa results indicate that Romney remains not all that popular with voters. Absolutely true, and increased familiarity hasn’t seemed to change that situation. But I’m not sure it matters this time round for … Continue reading →
…that this particular endorsement will help Romney. Maybe McCain still holds a grudge against him. And despite the Iowa results, I don’t get this type of “Mitt Romney has it all sewed up” article. Premature, to say the least. And … Continue reading →
The 2012 election has been a long—almost interminable—time coming. But the Iowa caucuses have arrived today. Your thoughts?
Continue reading →This photo was accompanied by a caption that began, “One-legged squats don’t seem very tricky…” Say what?
Continue reading →Let’s get one thing straight: to be a politician is to lie sometimes, or at the very least to tell half truths and/or shade the truth when it’s strategic to do so. And sometimes—as today, when Newt Gingrich called Romney … Continue reading →
Commenter “foxmarks” writes: Barry can’t really be a -100. He has studiously continued many of GWB’s policies (cf: FICA tax holiday, GITMO, drone strikes). Barry’s rhetoric is a -100, but as the Progs fairly argue, he has governed as a … Continue reading →