He’s the man who wrote Suzanne
I just love this Leonard Cohen oldie. It was taken back in his Dustin Hoffman lookalike days. Perhaps for Cohen fans only, though:
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The joker poster
Why is the Obama-as-Joker poster getting so much attention? I think part of it is the whiteface, which is a characteristic of the Joker persona, but is easy to read as having racist (or at least racial) overtones. But by … Continue reading →
Obama’s bait and switch
Here’s a good summary of Obama’s m.o., written by a Canadian journalist.
Continue reading →Health care reform: I am sick and tired of…
…bad faith, distortions, and lies on the part of the bill’s proponents—plus their counter-accusations that it’s actually only the opponents of the bill who are guilty of bad faith, distortions, and lies. Many of you have probably already seen the … Continue reading →
Chronic pain, health insurance, and me
Almost twenty years ago I hurt my back and sustained injuries to both arms that left me with what’s known as neuropathic pain. We all know what pain from an injury feels like. But if you’re fortunate, you don’t know—and … Continue reading →
On the nirthers and the press
You’ll notice I haven’t weighed in yet on the subject of Obama’s birth certificate. That’s because I consider it a non-issue at this point, except as it’s being used to discredit perceptions of Republicans and people on the Right as … Continue reading →
Totally looks like a great blog
We all need some fun and distraction these days, don’t we? Sometimes, it’s provided by Jello. But sometimes, only “separated-at-birth” photos will do. I just discovered a blog totally devoted to such comparisons. Feast your eyes; you’ll be glad you … Continue reading →
Can’t afford steak? Let them eat lobster
That filet mignon of the sea, lobster, is cheap and plentiful right now. Enjoy—and help out the lobster industry of New England.
Continue reading →Obama and the new template
Commenter Wolla Dalbo wrote of the situation we find ourselves in lately: I have been arguing here that most of us in the U.S. are applying the old, traditional, and fatally wrong template, the calculus of the usual and the … Continue reading →
Walpingate and the sound of crickets
Remember Gerald Walpin, the IG for Americorps who was summarily fired by the White House under suspicious circumstances? Remember the investigation launched into his firing? Heard anything about it lately? Thought not. But imagine for a moment if such a … Continue reading →
Health care reform, the polls, and you
A WSJ poll finds that more Americans are against Obamacare than are for it: In mid-June, respondents were evenly divided when asked whether they thought Mr. Obama’s health plan was a good or bad idea. In the new poll, conducted … Continue reading →
Congress and health care reform: the hive and the worker bees
As you probably know, the Democrat majority in Congress contains quite a few so-called “Blue Dog Democrats,” representatives of the party elected in districts that are relatively conservative. To a certain extent they are the mirror image of RINOs in … Continue reading →