How about next season, interleague baseball games use the visiting team's league rules? Wouldn't it be fun for Boston fans to get to see a National League game up close? We'd get to see Beckett hit one into the screen, maybe, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 6, 2008
Let’s use GPM instead of MPG
Since the EPA already tests and rates cars for fuel efficiency, and since they occasionally change the way they do that, I have a proposal for them about how to report the numbers that I think would have a subtle positive effect on how much … [Read more...]
The Power of Hope [Obama Liveblog Concludes]
Another incredible performance. Especially considering it was, I believe, his fifth of the day, and the candidate probably hasn't had more than five hours of sleep in the past three days. The basic point Obama made is that we have to have … [Read more...]
Edwards brand of realism
Well, like some of the other commenters, I'm not sure I understand David's point about John Edwards' harsh tone towards moneyed special interests. It sounds like David is asking for foolish consistency from Edwards -- to the … [Read more...]
Barack Obama Speaks in Keene [Liveblog Continues]
Iowa. Makes the same points Patrick made: doubled participation, as many 18-34 year old voters as over-65 voters. Incredible, he says [and I agree - Bob]. Lobbyists. He says lobbyists did not fund his campaign, and they will be told their … [Read more...]
Wolf Again, Iran
This site, not all by itself but with it's links does grasp the future far better than any mainstream outlet. http://www.nwotruth.com/ Led to blacklisted news Frankenfoods-beware of nanotech additives, so new long term effects are … [Read more...]
Patrick: Obama Can Repair Our Community
He stressed the importance of community. "Being a member of a community is understanding the stake that each of us has in the others," Patrick said. "Unless we repair that sense of community as a nation no one's good ideas have a chance," … [Read more...]
Liveblogging the Obama Rally in Keene
[Earlier today, I attended an inspiring house party in Peterborough where Deval Patrick made his pitch for Obama in a house built from thick beams and set in the middle of a deep snowy woods that could have come right out of the founding … [Read more...]
JRE closes in Keene
I particularly liked JRE's responses to the three questions. The first was about China, where he vowed to be tougher on trade, safety regulation of imports, environmental and labor standards in trade agreements, etc. The second … [Read more...]
Here’s what I don’t get about John Edwards
We all know John Edwards' basic pitch, by this point. You can't cut deals with powerful special interests; you can't give them a place at the table. You've got to shut them out. From my inbox: I don't believe you can sit … [Read more...]