I’ve seen hand-wringing by some that John Edwards surely couldn’t focus on being President while his wife has a terminal illness, including a question on that point from Katie Couric on 60 Minutes last night. Hogwash. There are thousands of Americans whose spouses are terminally ill; do they all stop working at the first diagnosis …
It’s odd not to feel some kind of rooting interest in this year’s tournament. Even though we lived in Westwood for nearly two years (before the dynastic years) I just can’t seem to get attached to UCLA, and there aren’t any obvious Cinderella teams left. Maybe I’ll root for Oregon because it’s so rare that …
I often disagree with David Ignatius of the WaPo, but he’s dead on in this op/ed column writing about the disdain the Bushies have towards the career civil servants who work for the Feds. He discusses the (almost-innumerable) instances of ideology overriding competence we’ve seen from this Administration, from the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq …
Hey, did you know that Al Gore has a blog?
Titled “The Man from Tallahassee,” the official synopsis reads: Ben tries to talk Locke out of his destructive plan by offering him some island secrets. Meanwhile, Kate?s reunion with Jack does not go off as planned when she discovers he has made a deal with the Others. I don’t trust the synopses we see in …
Here are mine (subject to change at any moment): Mystery (detective): Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe’s creator) Mystery (police): Dell Shannon (Luis Mendoza’s creator) Science Fiction: Isaac Asimov Fantasy: Tolkien Biography: David McCullough History (World War II): William A. Shirer History (20th century): Stephen Ambrose History (general): Barbara Tuchman Suspense: Helen MacInnes Thriller: Robert Ludlum I’m …
President Bush and Senate Democrats clashed angrily this afternoon, as the president said he would not allow his key aides to testify under oath about the dismissal of United States attorneys, while the Democrats insisted they would settle for no less. [snip] The current White House counsel, Fred Fielding, offered this afternoon to make Mr. …
I was listening to American Routes last night on the radio. Spitzer’s topic this week was America’s Hippie Heritage. Along with their spiritual forefathers, the beatniks and folkies, our hippie generation latched on to great music before them–from old-time country and bluegrass, bebop, blues and more–and created their own versions. We’re joined by Maria Muldaur …
Something’s wrong with my crockpot: I put a 3-pound brisket of corned beef in it at 7:00am this morning, cooked it on low for 10 hours as the cookbook said, and had to turn it up to high for the last hour, then microwave it for 10 minutes to get it even close to done. …
It’s a pity that the Delaware Fighting Blue Hens lost to Michigan State in the NCAA Women’s tournament this afternoon. I’d have loved to keep hearing that team name for another week or so.