I watched NBC: Russert and Williams were pretty decent; David Gregory read talking points: "The President will say blah blah blah"... Not exactly adding value, are we, David? Bush's great political talent is that he does draw … [Read more...]
HSAs and Orange Juice
In the baseball memoir Ball Four, Jim Bouton recalls when his team stopped providing orange juice in the clubhouse. "Well, you guys would just drink it all up anyway," says the clubhouse guy.Such is the stunning logic of health savings … [Read more...]
How to lose the news
How disheartening -- and how unsurprising -- to hear our genius Democratic strategists basically cede the illegal wiretap issue to the Bush Administration. We heard statements like this:"...Democrats have to be able to say very very clearly … [Read more...]
It IS a bipartisan scandal (long)
I've raised money for candidates myself, and I've given money to candidates. And you know what? I hate it. I feel like I'm suckered into a game that I know is heavily slanted against me, and whose rules have nothing to do with anything I … [Read more...]
My cousin’s third letter from New Orleans
Last week I made a local connection for supplies. A group called Emergency Community has set up just inside the ninth ward and the man who runs it has created an amazing setup. Huge freezer trucks full of food, and working kitchen that … [Read more...]
Tweet tweet! Out of bounds!
So, we have rules for our "User Posts". They are: "Be bold: diversity is strength. No personal attacks. Link sources. Use Extended box for entries of more than three paragraphs."Not too hard. So I wasn't too happy when I saw a post that … [Read more...]
Gouvernour-in-exile
Where's Mitt? Not here! A few weeks ago, I made the ho-ho "prediction" that Our Guv would go "into self-imposed exile from Massachusetts". Good for a chuckle, huh? (Go ahead, it feels good.) So what do you call this? <a … [Read more...]
My free plug for New Harvest Coffee
You may notice that we've got a new advertiser on the site: New Harvest Coffee Roasters of East Providence, RI.Now, I may be biased because my pal Gerra works for New Harvest; but I order their coffee all the time, in big 5-pound sacks. … [Read more...]
My cousin’s second letter from New Orleans
I talked to Red Cross representatives about bringing us the supplies we needed: all of the above. They said they could provide us with water, bleach and buckets. Later that day the representative called me back to say that we had been taken … [Read more...]
Conversation with Deb Goldberg
She contends that due to this, she has the most diverse experience among the LG candidates, and that of all of them she could "hit the ground running" as part of a team: "There's so much to do, you're going to need at least two people," she … [Read more...]
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