Football is also heavily scripted and entirely deliberate, very nearly robotically so. A recent study (can't find cite...) of a sampling of games showed that, on average, only 11 minutes of each 1 hour game clock is actual play. The rest is … [Read more...]
Well… it was a nice democracy, while it lasted…
Citizens United tried, in the District Court, to make this a 'facial test' and, basically, were laughed at. So they dropped the facial challenge and brought it to the Supremes as an 'as applied' challenge ('facial challenge' is … [Read more...]
I’m gonna say I told you so…
Martha Coakley ain't gonna lose. It's not gonna happen. The race isn't even that close... So stop panicking. Jumping Gladiolas! but you people panic so easily... I ain't never seen such a jumpy and jittery shell-shocked blog … [Read more...]
I endorse Martha Coakley.
Because of the compressed nature of the campaign schedule and the miniscule distances between candidates positions on many issues, the campaigns of all the candidates, and indeed the race itself have been abysmally poor. There simply … [Read more...]
For Sale: 1 Ark… never used
I stepped out of a building in Boston to be confronted with a giant flaming ball of gas in the sky. And, tho this orb be yellow, the world is suffused with a brilliant blue. The ancients tell of a time, called 'summer', when … [Read more...]
Some thoughts on a progressive scheme of taxation on income
Some basic principles to keep in mind: The Government reflects the will of the people. (So maybe not perfectly... but if you're not convinced on this point, you need to go somewhere else. I'm not going to argue the … [Read more...]
SCIENCE IS BACK!!!
Your problem is NOT with Caroline Kennedy…
There are plenty of admirable things about Caroline Kennedy and not a lot of dishonorable thing (if any) and heaven knows, after burying a father and an uncle (RFK) who died because they were in politics, she's not in it for the … [Read more...]
Market Meltdown Overview…
On the housing bubble: normally, sub-prime loans are heavily regulated. When a certain lender reports a certain amount of loans are subprime and lists the people who applied for them, if the numbers don't add up, the regulators will … [Read more...]
Once again, Barney Frank concisely sums it up…
at truthout "The Republicans - their own philosophy blew up in their face. They were so extreme in their insistence that there be no government intervention that they have wound up provoking far more government intervention than the … [Read more...]
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