A Few Electoral Thoughts
So here I am about to start my day by voting. I am cautiously optimistic. However, I also have that little pocket of trepidation and fear. Fear for our country if they win.Fear for our...
View ArticleIt's Going To Be Unbearable Here
But it's his place. He can gloat. I don't know if he copied off Nate Silver, or did his own research, but he called it. To. The. State.Read it here. He called it for 332 votes.And if things go the...
View ArticleWhither OFA?
Now that the election is over, a thought occurred to me:What happens to that incredible machine of GOTV and organizing that we created?Here was a group that not only held, but EXPANDED the voter...
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Let Indiana Jones Guide Us Off The Fiscal Cliff
There has been much hand wringing, wailing, and gnashing of teeth by the Villagers. Like the chart offered by someone here has shown, the press has now gone crazy with their hair on fire reporting of...
View ArticleWant vs Need vs Love
Here I am right now, currently sitting in a motel in South Bend IN. And a cheesy one at that too. This being a football weekend, this motel (A national discount motel chain) which would normally...
View ArticleGiving Thanks
Once again, it's time for everyone to give thanks in sappy posts, diaries, tweets, Facebook status updates, and what not. This is no exception. So here goes:
View ArticleEducation Was Just Killed In Indiana.
Look for this in a state near you:Got a bachelor's degree? Get good grades in college? Congratulations, you're now eligible to teach in an Indiana middle or high school — no special teacher training,...
View ArticleIt's Not About The Guns
Although not wanting to deal with the reality of gun violence makes you an asshole and you do NOT get a place at the table.It's not even about mental healthAlthough the fact that it's harder to get...
View ArticleA Very Special Thursday Classical Music Christmas
In what is becoming a holiday tradition, I repost and add to my diary of Christmas music.Of all the holidays celebrated in the world, no other is more associated with music than Christmas. Oh sure,...
View ArticleJust Say It, Already
I get so frustrated with the Fiscal Cliff Pundit Kabuki on the TeeVee machine. Yeah, yeah, I know. What else is new. You have all the pundits and reporters talking about it, and always slanting it...
View ArticleThursday Classical Music Opus 101: The Evolution Of The Orchestra--Berlioz
In two previous diaries, I have started to discuss the evolution of the orchestra where we go from just a few random people playing together to this:In our last installment, we ended up with the...
View ArticleResolutions
Well, as we bid adieu to 2012, I thought I'd post some resolutions just for the heck of it.As we all know, it's tradition to have resolutions for the new year. Why? I guess that as the old year dies,...
View ArticleThe Kabuki Is Set For The Next "Cave": He's Going To Play "That Game"
And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when the current stopgap to avoid the Fiscal Curb was announced. For the life of me, I didn't realize that a difference of 200K could cause such a...
View ArticleChickens
Ever see a chicken after butchering? Sometimes the axe doesn't get a clean cut and the chicken still has working nerves. It will run around for a while. There was even one named Mike that lived for...
View ArticleDid I Just Hear What I Think I Heard? The Coup Is On
On Martin Bashir just now, Ron Meyer of the American Majority Institute or something like that, was saying that there was a good chance that Boehner will resign his Speakership tonight.Speculation is...
View ArticleSchumer: No Debt Ceiling Negotiations
In her first show back from vacation, Rachel had an exceptional show last night. Among the topics discussed were whether we as Democrats will keep up the pressure on Republicans in the states with...
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We're Doomed. DOOMED, I Say!
John Boehner's hapless Tea Party OppositionThere's no other way to put it. We're doomed.If I could post the whole article, I would. It's that funny. However, we'll need the proper soundtrack:
View ArticleWe Have A New Media Darling: Angus King
And I think I like him.He was just on the Mrs. Alan Greenspan show. He was using language guaranteed to get him on the talk shows--"middle of the road", "call it as I see it", and all of that...
View ArticleThere Will Be Hockey: Tentative Agreement Reached
Details are still coming out, but it looks like the NHL lockout is over. After more than 16 consecutive hours of bargaining on the 113th day of the lockout, the NHL and NHLPA reached a tentative...
View ArticleIgnoring The Obvious
So, if I read the Constitution correctly, Congress appropriates funds, and the Executive spends said funds.And if monies are appropriated, that means the monies are ALREADY THERE to spend.Can someone...
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