Is It Time For Holder To Go?
[ Posted Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 – 16:05 UTC ]
Is it time for Attorney General Eric Holder to (as is frequently said in politics) "spend some more time with his family"?
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Friday Talking Points [257] -- Wedgies For All!
[ Posted Friday, May 10th, 2013 – 16:25 UTC ]
Being a student of the political lexicon, I would like to propose a new definition for an old term -- a term we've all used since roughly the second grade. I refer, of course, to the "wedgie." For those who are astoundingly unaware of what this term literally means, I would refer you to your local second-grader (pick any boy age 7 or 8 and ask him... and after he rolls around the floor screaming with laughter for awhile, he'll explain and even demonstrate the "wedgie" for you, I'm sure). Ahem.
Friday Talking Points [256] -- Most Disappointing Plan B
[ Posted Friday, May 3rd, 2013 – 16:00 UTC ]
Before I get into our main subject, allow me a moment of frivolity. I'd like to be the first (because I'm a day early) to wish everyone a Happy Star Wars Day! Yes, tomorrow is unofficially known as Star Wars Day, because (get ready to groan if you haven't heard this one before) it is the fourth of May. Put another way, "May the 4th," as in (I'm warning you, this is pretty cringeworthy) "May the fourth be with you."
Three-Dot Thursday...
[ Posted Thursday, April 25th, 2013 – 16:49 UTC ]
Just time for a few quick news items that seem to be begging for comment by yours truly... and as is our tradition for these disjointed columns, we will present these in true Herb Caen fashion, practicing a bit of three-dot journalism in homage...
Friday Talking Points [254] -- A Very Full Week
[ Posted Friday, April 19th, 2013 – 17:17 UTC ]
Some weeks, I sit down to write this weekly wrapup, and find that there isn't that much to talk about, because nothing much happened that particular week.
This Just In... To CNN...
[ Posted Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 – 16:32 UTC ]
I'd like to start off today's article with an excerpt from a New York Times story, to make a point. Here is what ran in the Times, with a few sentences left out.
Free-Floating Anger
[ Posted Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 – 16:31 UTC ]
It has been more than a day since the horrific act of terror at the Boston Marathon happened. Nobody knows much of anything, at this point, but it certainly hasn't stopped some from taking their free-floating anger and directing it at their own particular "usual suspects." This is pointless, but it is also hard to ignore, as we all wait for actual proof, real data, and the identification of any possible perpetrator of such a tragedy.
Friday Talking Points [253] -- Ding Dong
[ Posted Friday, April 12th, 2013 – 16:56 UTC ]
In this week's news, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died. As a result, Cher fans got a scare. The dangers of hashtag parsing -- because "nowthatchersdead" can be broken up two ways. The other pop culture result of the "Iron Lady's" demise was (you can't make this stuff up) the song "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead" rocketing to the top of the British charts, even though it is three-quarters of a century old. Make of it what you will.
They Deserve An Up-Or-Down Vote
[ Posted Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 – 17:07 UTC ]
Democrats seem to be showing slightly more enthusiasm these days for attacking the endless filibustering in the Senate by Republicans. If this truly is the beginning of a trend, it would be notable, but it's too early so far to say that it's going to gain political traction or not. We're still waiting for the votes to be counted, to put this another way. But while the glimmerings seen recently from Democrats may not be sustained, it's still worth pointing them out, if only to encourage such behavior among the party at large.
Friday Talking Points [252] -- What The Media Missed
[ Posted Friday, April 5th, 2013 – 17:56 UTC ]
With that out of the way, we're going to take a quick overview of what the media considers the big stories of the week, and we're going to end up in the Talking Points section with all the stories you may have missed due to the media being distracted by this stuff, just for fun.