Archive for January, 2010
Shorter Gail Collins: Americans Are Selfish Pussies
And she’s rigt, too:
As I was saying, last November, the Justice Department announced that the terror trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed would be held in Manhattan. Almost everyone in New York rallied around. This was seen as standing up to terrorism.
“It is fitting that 9/11 suspects face justice near the World Trade Center, where so [...]
Deep Thought
The well-groomed brokers and traders bent on sticking up for Wall Street gathered on Wednesday in best-behaved form — no chanting, no shrill whistling, pretty much no noise at all — to mark the formation of the financial world’s modest alternative to the Tea Party movement.
Things had gotten entirely too annoying. First it was White [...]
Ed Rendell Sucks
Monica Yant Kinney has a must read in the Inquirer today:
“Having suck with me,” the governor explains, “doesn’t mean I will do stuff for you.”
In Ed’s lexicon, suck is strictly a noun. It refers to influence, preference, a VIP spot in the governor’s crowded mental garage… Suck is an emotional IOU paid in full only [...]
Reminder: Phillyist Framed this Friday
My brother’s work is going to be part of Phillyist Framed this Friday at Studio 34 Yoga (4522 Baltimore Avenue in West Philly).
Specifically:
Phillyist Framed 2010 Opening Reception
Studio 34 (4522 Baltimore Avenue)
Friday, January 29th
7 – 9 p.m.
FREE!
Be there!
Great Moments in “DUH”
Someone go tell TJ Rooney and the rest of the PA Democratic establishment: you’re looking at another Massachusetts:
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey has opened up a 14-point lead among likely voters in his bid to deny U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter a sixth term, according to the latest Daily News/Franklin & Marshall Poll…
Specter, who switched from [...]
The S.S. United States as a Giant Metaphor
Photo by Shaporama
I popped off a snotty, sarcastic piece about the SS United State, a once-luxurious ocean liner rotting on the piers in Philly:
The S.S. United States Casino: a unique metaphor for USA in the 21st century: where suckers go to lose all their money chasing after get rich schemes, never realizing that the [...]
Only a Simple Majority Needed to Confirm Bernanke; Super Majority for Health
Funny how you can tell people’s priorities:
When it comes to progressive priorities in the Senate, there’s one standard: 60 votes are needed. But for Ben Bernanke, there’s a second standard: 50 will be just fine, thank you.
Democratic leaders in the Senate are asking colleagues who are reluctant [...]
How to Know When Health Care Reform is Dead
Since late last week, my inbox has been flooded with advocacy/fundraising pieces from Planned Parenthood, NOW, NARAL, the Democratic Party, HCAN, and pretty much every other interest group with a dog in the health care fight. Every single one of them has some version of “It’s not over yet!”
That’s how you know it’s over: [...]
Phillyist Framed: Friday 1/29/2010
Phillyist Framed holds its opening gala this Friday, January 29, 2010 at Studio 34 Yoga.
My brother Ray has an entry. Hope to see you there!
Barack McCain Obama
Good thing we didn’t elect John McCain:
Meanwhile Bob Herbert details a wide, and growing, credibility gap:
Mr. Obama may be personally very appealing, but he has positioned himself all over the political map: the anti-Iraq war candidate who escalated the war in Afghanistan; the opponent of health insurance mandates who made a mandate to buy insurance [...]
