flimflam detected
Despite the blather about George Bush’s newfound awareness of the dangers of climate change, his administration refuses to do anything about the problem.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Pain at the Pump and Beyond (NYT)
no stone unturned
The Bush administration’s shortsighted energy policies mean the country is too dependent on oil that is both ruinously expensive and ruinous for the environment.
The Bush administration’s shortsighted energy policies mean the country is too dependent on oil that is both ruinously expensive and ruinous for the environment.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
So Much Sex, but What’s Fit to Print? (NYT)
with democrats it's how to keep it interesting
By CLARK HOYT
The recent reports of sexual misdeeds have presented interesting challenges for a newspaper that normally steers well clear of the salacious.
By CLARK HOYT
The recent reports of sexual misdeeds have presented interesting challenges for a newspaper that normally steers well clear of the salacious.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Free GRB 080319B!
terrorist activity
Scientists have detected an interstellar explosion so bright that it was briefly visible to the naked eye—from 7.5 billion light-years away.
Scientists have detected an interstellar explosion so bright that it was briefly visible to the naked eye—from 7.5 billion light-years away.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Attidue (Dr. Helen)
Dr. Helen :
Do not be sloppy in the way that you use your tools. A professional differs from the incompetent mostly in attidue, in the willingness to proceed carefully and with full attention.
Do not be sloppy in the way that you use your tools. A professional differs from the incompetent mostly in attidue, in the willingness to proceed carefully and with full attention.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Mr. Obama’s Profile in Courage (NYT)
WTF?
What is evident is that Barack Obama not only cleared the air over a particular controversy — he raised the discussion of race and religion to a higher plane.
What is evident is that Barack Obama not only cleared the air over a particular controversy — he raised the discussion of race and religion to a higher plane.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Ashley Dupre
How come some cable news outfit hasn't snapped her up as an anchorbabe?
Fox would be best.
Fox would be best.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
When Ben Bernanke Speaks ... (NYT)
NYT essence distilled
Ben Bernanke’s proposals are unlikely to work, because they are based on the notion that lenders and everyone else in the mortgage chain will act voluntarily.
Ben Bernanke’s proposals are unlikely to work, because they are based on the notion that lenders and everyone else in the mortgage chain will act voluntarily.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
A One-Party New York State (NYT)
The NYT subscription base consists entirely of bemused conservatives wondering what they'll say next.
Giving one party so much power would require a leap of faith by voters. Now is the time for Democrats to show that this faith would be well placed.
Giving one party so much power would require a leap of faith by voters. Now is the time for Democrats to show that this faith would be well placed.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Declarations : Over The Top (WSJ)
yahoo contract suspected
by Peggy Noonan
Everyone knows that if you Yahoo "Clintons" and "scandals" you get 4,430,000 hits.
by Peggy Noonan
Everyone knows that if you Yahoo "Clintons" and "scandals" you get 4,430,000 hits.
Monday, March 03, 2008
Slipping Away (NYT)
more rules needed
The mounting violence is making it even harder for the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, to negotiate the core issues.
The mounting violence is making it even harder for the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and Israel’s prime minister, Ehud Olmert, to negotiate the core issues.
Priced Out of the Market (NYT)
print dollars on corn starch
The human costs of the diversion of food into energy are all too evident. Relief agencies must get the support they need to feed the most vulnerable people.
The human costs of the diversion of food into energy are all too evident. Relief agencies must get the support they need to feed the most vulnerable people.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
McCain Channels His Inner Hillary INYT
speak quietly to the boat
by Frank Rich
He further channels Mrs. Clinton by belittling Mr. Obama’s oratory as an “eloquent but empty call for change” — a tact that calls attention to how flat and uninspiring his own speeches can be.
by Frank Rich
He further channels Mrs. Clinton by belittling Mr. Obama’s oratory as an “eloquent but empty call for change” — a tact that calls attention to how flat and uninspiring his own speeches can be.
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