Sanity among the ruins
The new Despair.com catalog arrived today, and just in time: and of course: And there’s always the do-it-yourself page (click on the image for a larger view): Should be an interesting week. ..bruce w..
Category: US Politics
It’s a sad day…
…when Saturday Night Live shows more political balance (and, frankly, pays more attention to what Biden and Murtha are saying) than most of the mainstream media: Hat tip to Ace of Spades. ..bruce w..
These two posts pretty much sum it up
First, from Ben Smith over at Politico (via Rachel Lucas; I would have gotten to Politico myself eventually, but Rachel came up first in my daily blog review), citing an e-mail from a Republican consultant testing out an anti-Obama ad: [The group was] Reagan Dems and Independents. Call them blue-collar plus. Slightly more Target than […]
Yet another video o’ the day
The Onion is on a roll…what can I say? Precocious Youngster Sells Cookies To Buy Attack Ad ..bruce w..
Video o’ the day
This sums up the campaign coverage at this point: Gunman Kills 15 Potential Voters In Crucial Swing State It’s getting harder to tell the difference between The Onion and the mainstream media. ..bruce w..
List of candidates for US President (Colorado)
Got my (mail-in) ballot today and was startled at how many Presidential candidates qualified on the Colorado ballot. What’s your guess? (Answer and list after the jump)
“An American Carol”: a brief review w/spoilers
[UPDATED 2134 MDT: Uh, corrected David Zucker’s last name. Thanks, Kevin!] [UPDATED 1604 MDT: Got an Ace-o-lanche going on, with other links coming in — welcome all! Also made a few minor edits.] The Devil, the proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked. — Sir Thomas More I went into “An American Carol” with guarded […]
Some words of wisdom for Sarah Palin
Plus ça change, plus c’est la meme chose: “I am often made aware of the utter uselessness and folly of seeking to vindicate my character…from the simple fact that although foul aspersions can be bruited far and wide, held to the fluttering breeze by every press and rolled as sweet under every tongue, yet while […]
Another perspective on the continuing crisis
There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white; Robins will wear their feathery fire, Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire; And not one will know of the war, not […]
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