Archive of entries posted on February 2013
Abby update
Abby the dog apparently had a case of separation anxiety this afternoon. I was out at the grocery store and gas station for about 1 1/2 hours, and Mom tells me she ran all over the house looking for me. She even made it to the front door, which is a first. That offers a …
Rubio redux
In case you’re thinking of buying into the hype that Senator Marco Rubio of Florida really is some kind of new improved Republican, moderate and kind, let Think Progress disabuse you of the idea. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) revealed that he will become a cosponsor of the “Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.” The bill is …
Meteorite!
No, not the one scheduled to come by this evening. This one arrived yesterday in Russia, and Gizmodo has collected several dashboard-camera views of it. That might sound like pretty cheesy video, but it really isn’t. It’s amazing stuff, and it’s mostly short clips: nothing more than five minutes. There’s also a link to an …
The Hagel vote
The Republicans successfully blocked Senator Hagel’s nomination to the post of Secretary of Defense today. Why’d they do that? Brian Beutler argues that it’s more about the sanctity of Senatorial prerogatives, specifically the right to place a “hold” on a candidate for any reason at all, than it is about Hagel specifically. It’s highly unusual …
Abby finds her voice
The new dog hadn’t uttered any sounds to speak of in the first four days we had her, but yesterday she barked a little when the Jack Russell Terrier across the street decided to let loose with a string of yaps. Abby, it turns out, has a pretty deep voice and a big “Woof.” There’s …
Alas, poor Rubio
In my view, Marco Rubio’s response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night was just warmed-over Republican dogma in a newer package, a Latino cynically calculated to solve all the party’s problems with the Hispanic voters in the country. It’s counter-intuitive, but maybe the GOP should be happy about the water bottle …
The Republican Party in all its splendor
So the Prez is gonna give his State of the Union address this evening, and in the audience as an invited guest of a crazed Republican legislator named Steve Stockman, who hails from the Houston suburbs, is noted gun enthusiast, draft-dodger, and former rock musician Ted Nugent. Nugent’s previously made threats against President Obama, threats …
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Six and sedentary? No!
A 35-minute walk with the dog in the rain liquid sunshine got her more animated than she’s been the entire two days she’s been with us. I’m beginning to think she was at least verbally abused at her previous homes (not the foster one, but before that); she cowers when I reach to pet her …
Wotta face, huh?
“All right Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.”* From Events My sister took this with her smart phone. * “Sunset Boulevard”