From the quite interesting New Yorker profile of Michelle Bachmann: The only senior member of the team not making the trip was Ed Rollins, Bachmann’s campaign manager. Rollins is famous in Washington for two things: managing Ronald Reagan’s successful reëlection… Continue Reading
I expect this one will be pretty easy (as these things go), so get on it fast if you want props for the week. Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming each have had… Continue Reading
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter,” said Sir Winston Churchill, and indeed there is something about the complexity of modern life that makes me yearn for government by philosopher-kings. Or, more exactly, by… Continue Reading
I sure hope this turns out to be true. Cosmos with Carl Sagan in the 1980’s was inspirational. You can watch all the episodes here, and it’s well worth your time to do so, but I think the kids today… Continue Reading
The sample chapter of A Game Of Thrones seduced me with this bit from the prologue: “His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin.” So through one of LOOG’s Amazon associate links, I bought… Continue Reading
The state of Alabama has enacted a new law which would restrict the flow of various benefits to people not legally present in the country. You can read the entire text of the new law here. Alabama’s new law has… Continue Reading
In Vilnius, Lithuania, illegally-parked cars are a scourge on the city’s commerce. So the mayor is doing something about it: Well, it was staged, of course. If you look close you can see the ramp and the roving camera. And… Continue Reading
It seems to be becoming a trend in these parts to consider cuts in Medicare. I’m going to offer a more speculative thought than a digestion of the real-life policies. What if your doctor billed you the way your lawyer billed… Continue Reading
It seems to be mostly men here around LOOG. Granted, the word “Gentlemen” is right there in the title, but Gentlewomen are obviously welcome — or at least, it ought to obvious that they are. Is it just that we’re… Continue Reading
The only place I can get information on the substance of the deal right now is TPM; admittedly not the most neutral of sources but it appears to have the nuts and bolts spelled out where no one else does. I’m… Continue Reading