Horrible

Reading stuff like this makes me question my worth as a human being. Do we purposefully turn our backs on people in this much need?  

Sunny days. Sweeping the…

The old school sesame street DVDs (i.e.,  this year’s christmas gift for my brother) come with a disclaimer that they’re no longer appropriate for kids. My favorite snippet from the story in the NY Times Magazine is:
I asked Carol-Lynn Parente, the executive producer of “Sesame Street,” how exactly the first episodes were unsuitable for toddlers in 2007. She [...]

Up is down

I might have to rethink my stance on Mike Huckabee after his new commercial. This throws a monkeywrench in things to be sure.

A message worth repeating:

Most Republicans not only don’t give a shit about helping those less fortunate, but they do whatever they can to make the less fortunate lesser fortunate.  What a bunch of juicebags. 

I heart Paul

My mancrush on Krugman only gets stronger.

Wasting time

I like to waste my time pointing out how other people waste their time. It’s just something I do.

Giddyup

I do hope this guy inspires a cowboy version of the smiley-faced tshirt. Or maybe a “horseshit happens” bumper sticker. You know, just like Forrest Gump.
I can see the scene in the newsroom:
Editor: “All right, Johnson, you cover the impending senate filibuster of the surveillance bill. Smith, you’ve got the story on the deeper impact of the [...]

Dear French,

I’m over you as a collective. I suggest you follow suit.

Things I find strange

This is the second fairly large spill within the last several weeks, but no outrage?  I want to see an OJ level of outrage. I’d even settle for a Paris-goes-to-jail kind of outrage.
Near-record high fuel prices + record profits for oil companies = more frequent oil spills? We have to do better than this.    

Reality-based history

It’s amazing what lies people will purport just to make Reagan look like a good president. The Gipper, of course, was horrible in almost every way.