Time magazine’s Tim Padgett writes an entire piece comparing the damage in the Chilean and Haitian earthquakes without ever once mentioning one huge difference: the Chilean earthquake, although stronger, was deeper and further away from population centers. The Time piece—and … Continue reading →
This Politico piece calls Nancy Pelosi “one of the strongest speakers in modern history.” I suppose that depends on what you mean by the word “strong.” If you’re thinking Nurse Ratched strong rather than the greater strength that comes from … Continue reading →
Togetherness: Many thanks. Yet a typical extraordinary thread, definitely why My spouse and I come back for a weblog generally!!
Continue reading →Andy McCarthy gets it. The “it” is what we’ve been saying on this blog for what seems like a long, long, time: that Obama and the Democratic leaders in Congress are playing a very different game with very different rules. … Continue reading →
I was thinking what a huge and personal set of changes would result from the passage of the contemplated comprehensive health care reform bill, and how close the vote will be either way. If we dodge it, it will be … Continue reading →
Still no power. This time I’m sitting with my laptap in a public library, having managed to snare one of the few empty desks and unused outlets. Never have I seen such a large crowd at the library before! After … Continue reading →
Not having read the research, I can’t say. But my strong hunch is that it’s garbage in, garbage out. It is notoriously difficult to design unbiased research on such a subject.
Continue reading →It’s nighttime and the power’s still out, although right now I’m in another part of town where the lights are as bright as usual. I’m sitting in a coffee shop loaded with people, many of them—like me—busy keyboarding away at … Continue reading →
I was in the car today listening to the radio and I heard something about a White House something-or-other secretary resigning today. I felt a small leap of joy at the thought that it had to be—just had to be—the … Continue reading →
Much of New England dealt with an enormous storm and high winds last night, and I was no exception. Power outage time! I’m in the wifi-enabled parking lot of a McDonald’s in a nearby town that seems to have been … Continue reading →
…the House Democrats tried to sneak a provision into an intelligence bill that would ban and criminalize any interrogation tactic that a prosecutor subjectively believes is “degrading,” including but not limited to itemized practices such as “prolonged isolation,” “exploiting the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m bumping this up to keep it at the top. Scroll down for newer posts.] Well, I tried. But a couple of minutes was it for me. I suspect that the vast majority of people will not be watching … Continue reading →