The countdown begins till Uncle Dumbo’s, Michelle Malkin’s, Rush Limbaugh’s and Sean Hannity’s heads explode: Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the United States Secret Service unveiled the new design for the $100 note. Complete with advanced technology
Continue readingReason 327 why its better in Japan….
Because at least when you get stuck trying to get back Europe-they don’t abandon you: For days now, volcanic ash from an eruption in Iceland has halted air travel to and from most of Europe, stranding hundreds of tourists in Japan. For those who do not want to spend any
Continue readingThe Bucs are going all the way!
Down the drain this year. Well maybe not-they are 500 early in the season, in second place and they beat the Reds three straight. I got to see the game on Saturday night. Turns out we got a triple good deal. For one thing-it was Irish night: Let’s go on
Continue readingNot getting the main point…….
About the Civil War. Lex has a post up on the Civil War. It would seem Frank Rich’s column was unappreciated by him-as if anything Mr Rich wrote would be. Now Lex does have a couple of valid points: 1) Racisim was not exclusively a Southern phenomenon and the North
Continue readingWhen the Penguins win…..
The crowd goes nuts. After having dinner with my son, we went back to my hotel. The hockey game was in the second period. He had a long day and still had to make his way home. So with the evening turning late, I bid him adieu and we were
Continue readingNone for me either…….
Andrew Sullivan nicely sums up why tea is not a drink I really favor. And this is why, despite my own deep suspicion of big government, I remain unmoved by the tea-partiers. Their partisanship and cultural hostility to Obama are far more intense, it seems to me, than their genuine
Continue readingBack in the Burgh
Greetings from Pittsburgh. I forgot that the Penquins would be playing game 2 of their playoff series tonight-at the Mellon Arena just a stone’s throw from my hotel. So It was crazy when I arrived as hordes of fans wearing their Penguins jerseys were in the lobby and the bar.
Continue readingHappy Tax Day….
Gotta run-but will have more posting tomorrow as I dig out and go see my son in “the Burgh”. Till then-just a friendly greeting for all the teabaggers taking to the street today And for all the “working women” there: P.S. Here is a better explanation of the “Lucky Ducky”
Continue readingOn a clear day…..
You can see a long way. Greetings from Tucson! Out here for work. Flying into the city yesterday was actually very interesting. The flight was full and I was in a window seat. Between sleeping and getting about 1/3 of the way through The Singapore Grip, I did not look
Continue readingThe story behind the story…….
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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