“Lenny’s reign of terror is over.” – Mr. Smithers There are an awful lot of big news stories these days; from Iraq and Afghanistan to the banking mess and general economic woes all the way down to the little stories that often get lost as a new Administration settles in to the job of running [...]
Archive for March 2009
Under New Management
Persian Opportunities
Happy Anniversary
Bound by Torture
The Fifth Estate
“I’m really, really, really sorry.” – Edward the Penitent “I’m afraid ‘sorry’ doesn’t cut it with this pope.” – Pope Note: Today’s post wasn’t going to be about the Stewart-Cramer interview, but it turned into an even bigger event than seemed possible at the beginning of the week and a final point deserves to be [...]
The Pundits New Clothes
“I like it better when they’re making fun of people who aren’t me.” – Homer Simpson Usually it’s best to give things like this little public spat between Jon Stewart and Rick Santelli/Jim Cramer/Joe Scarborough a little time to settle before trying to figure it all out, but in this case the respective positions are [...]
A Morbidly Entertaining Thought Experiment
“I got a hankering for some pork products.” – Krusty the Klown I have seen and heard more of Rush Limbaugh in the last few weeks than I have in several years. His recent escapades have included hoping for the President to fail, receiving obsequious apologies from nominally adult members of the GOP, and confusing [...]
Outside Looking In, Then and Now
“It’s always such a huge event, sometimes I like to sneak up to the fence and close my eyes and pretend I’m there.” – Pip I avoid the Washington gossip sites and cable gab channels like the plague. Partly that’s because I just can’t stand their cloying self importance. But it’s also because I genuinely [...]
