Check out the little old lady at the back who won’t let her husband vote for McCain. Which way was his vote counted? H/T Julio

I started reading The Economist as few years ago so I could find out what the other side had to say. One year I got a free subscription when I donated to KQED and since then, cheapskate that I am … Continue reading →

Much to my dismay, he keeps writing good articles. That’s how I learned a new language here: “Climate-Speak.” It’s easy to learn. There are only three phrases. The first is: “Just a few years ago …” Just a few years … Continue reading →

The Ranger makes a point that I have made a thousand times, comparing american nature documentaries to British ones: To The Ranger’s British eyes, this American clip seems almost patronising and childish in its presentation. And yet the content is … Continue reading →

Brooks is good today. More fundamentally, McCain’s problem is that his party is unfit to govern. As research from the Republican pollster David Winston has shown, any policy becomes less popular when people learn that Republicans are supporting it. If … Continue reading →

There’s an excellent 8 page article in today’s NY Times magazine that chronicles McCain’s stance on the Iraq War. It’s mostly positive – if you agree with McCain’s stance – and, since the liberal media is not doing it’s job … Continue reading →

Story so far… In a thrilling climax to the English football season, Manchester United and Chelsea were level on points with two games to go. They also happen to be the last remaining teams in the Champions League. ManU won … Continue reading →

I hold Gail Collins personally responsible for the downward spiral on the NY Times editorial page over the last several years, but occasionally she says something important. Like today Meanwhile, the Republican far right has fallen into a remarkable snit … Continue reading →

Merriam-Webster’s #1 Word of the Year for 2007 based on votes from visitors to our Web site: w00t (interjection) expressing joy (it could be after a triumph, or for no reason at all); similar in use to the word “yay” … Continue reading →