One of the most popular mantra’s of current conservative thought is the theme that I call, “Freddie the Freeloader”. Namely that part of teabag orthodoxy that holds that the nation is literally full to brim with people more than content to live off of “welfare” and do nothing for themselves
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Tea Party
Just one big happy family. If you have not been following Doonesbury this week go to his web site and take a look.
Continue readingAsking the wrong question…..
Lex and others have taken a great deal of pride in flashing this picture around-and then with a certain amount of snarkiness proclaiming how great it was under George W. Bush. Sad to see how short peoples memories really are: Let’s just say for argument’s sake-Barak Obama is really the
Continue readingA couple of points about the Academy Awards.
1) The show is too long-especially since the S.O. has to watch the “runway stuff”. 2) Speaking of the runway-no one ever obsesses over the tuxes the guys wear. Reason 456 why it’s great to be a guy. Then again-most actors at the awards don’t have a great rack to
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New Orleans vs Indianapolis. And the Steelers will be drinking beer and watching the Super Bowl on TV. AS Frank DeFord would point out-socialism appears to have worked. But don’t ask a Jets fan that: I almost don’t have the heart to write this, but I can’t help noticing a
Continue readingComparison Shopping….
Using the auto complete function in Google-Searches are compared between Japan, China, and the USA. Guess who comes out looking the worst? Here are the top auto completes for the phrase “Why is _________ so……” Japan: Not too bad. Now try China: Now compare that to the results for the
Continue readingObligatory BCS Rant…..
Getting it out of the way up front! THE BCS BLOWS! There is no reason that the United States of America cannot have a football playoff system. It might take some reorganization within the NCAA, and alignment of some teams to levels below where their fans think they should be playing
Continue readingRequired reading….
Since I’m all fired up anyway……….. James Fallows has a fantastic article up in this month’s issue of The Atlantic magazine. It should be required reading for all those who love tea-baggery. The piece Fallows wrote about the planning, or lack thereof, of the Iraq war is still available online
Continue readingUp in the air.
On New Year’s Eve the S.O. and I went to see “Up in the Air.” I liked the movie a lot-here’s why. First of all, I like movies that tell several stories at once-Up in the Air does that. Second-it does more than tell a story, it provides an analogy
Continue readingThe time for recollection
It is that time of year again, where folks take a look back at the year that was and a look forward to the year that is yet to come. It is a time for making lists, taking stock, making predictions that almost certainly will not be proven true. This
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