Ah, those obdurate Republican naysayers, trying to hold up progress during the lame duck session: FOX has obtained a letter being circulated to Senate Republicans that calls for a filibuster blockade of any legislation not directly related to time-sensitive votes … Continue reading →
…when you suddenly find you need somebody.
Continue reading →Whenever I get blue, and want a little pick me up, I visit GoFugYourself, and am almost never disappointed. Today is no different. Feast your eyes on this: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…it’s…it’s a cross between a a … Continue reading →
Predictably, Sarah Palin calls Obama out for not doing something about Wikileaks sooner. It’s a good question; why hasn’t he? There are those who believe that it’s because Obama is so intent on sabotaging the United States and its standing … Continue reading →
Another day, another Wikileaks dump. And it will go on until there are negative consequences with teeth in them for such acts. At the moment, secret communications seem easy to obtain and to leak, and no one seems all that … Continue reading →
I almost hesitate to write about this topic anymore, it unleashes such a storm of vitriol. But here are some facts to ponder about marriage and children (from the recent Pew study I previously discussed here): Only 64 percent [of … Continue reading →
It’s been about two and a half months since my 96-year-old mother broke her hip and had surgery, and I’m pleased to report that she’s doing pretty well so far. She was in the rehab wing of the hospital for … Continue reading →
We’ve come to expect this sort of thing for the holidays. Somali-born US citizen Mohamed Osman Mohamud, 19, (double Mohamed there) was arrested yesterday in Portland, Oregon, after attempting to detonate what he thought was a real bomb but which … Continue reading →
It’s the day after Thanksgiving, otherwise known as Black Friday. The day to wait patiently in store lines for bargains—in-between bites of turkey salad sandwich, doses of Tums, and the famous ritual of making turkey carcass soup. But neo-neocon readers … Continue reading →
I was looking at a wonderful book I own, Paintings of New England, when I noticed this work by Thomas Hart Benton: It’s of Martha’s Vineyard, a place Benton regularly summered, and a spot I’ve visited on occasion. Benton is … Continue reading →
Send not to know for whom the bell tolls, It tolls for thee. The more Europe yokes its economies together, the more likely it is that problems with one country will pull the others down. The idea, of course, was … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a post first published on Thanksgiving 2008. I’m in NY with my family this Thanksgiving.] A few days ago I noticed a sign outside the local Burger King that said “Open on Thanksgiving.” It … Continue reading →