… therefore my taste in music is automatically suspect. Cheryl suffered the same fate, yet she still chuckles when she hears the West Wing theme come up on a random play through my iTunes playlist. Hey, I like an occasional rousing reminder of one of my favorite fictional Presidents. But what does the West Wing have to do with the 1975 – 1989 music scene? Nothing but me baby! (I feel like…
Josh Marshall:
At some points during the Republican primary campaign especially, CINC (commander-in-chief) was being used almost as a synonym for president — much as we might substitute ‘chief executive’ for president. And the growing use of the term in this sense is an effective barometer of the progressive militarization of our concept of the presidency and our government itself…
we can…
Here’s another neglected post – this one from June. Did you know I could stop writing for months and still have fresh material (sans editing) ready to go?
Here’s my formula (re: the post’s title):
1. I get a little angry.
2. I make it personal.
3. I act like a jerk.
I don’t know why it irritates me when people complain about the price of gasoline. It’s a legitimate concern. When gas is…
My earliest memories date back to sometime in the mid 1970s. No, I’m not pointing it out to taunt you, or complain my days of possibly being drafted by the Celtics are over. I assure you it’s just a little context, nothing more.
I was sitting in my dad’s old VW Bug. It was cold winter day in New England. We were at a gas station and my father was jotting some figures down in a small spiral…
… when it seemed like everything you said made people feel worse?
I work hard to make people feel better about their circumstances, and I think I do a pretty good job (based on the feedback I get). It’s the best part of my job. I never – ever – give people false comfort. That kind of reassurance is short lived and cruel. I’m a firm believer in being honest, forthcoming, respectful, and…
Michael Savage, a popular conservative radio talk show host, went off on kids and parents who claim (in his words) to suffer from autism and asthma last week. He referred to them as frauds, suggesting they were either just kids acting like “morons” who didn’t get enough tough love from their parents, or kids colluding with their parents to get more welfare from the government.
Where do I…
Hello, can I speak to J… please?
“Excuse me?”
Hello, CAN I SPEAK TO JEFF PLEASE?
“I’m sorry, I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number.”
Oh no, I’ve got the RIGHT number, I’ve just got the wrong name. Is this, um… John?
“I’m sorry, that’s my cue to hang up.”
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Boy, I hope that wasn’t someone trying to give me money. Chances are, it was those damn state troopers…
Some polls indicate more americans favor lifting Federal restrictions on offshore oil drilling.* A site I visit frequently explains why you shouldn’t drink the Kool-aid: you’re being fed a load of crap.
Climate Progress:
The oil companies already have access to some 34 billion barrels of offshore oil they haven’t even developed yet, but ending the federal moratorium on offshore drilling…