"We're from the government and we're here to help you!"
There's an old truism that "the power to tax is the power to destroy." If the government doesn't want something, it can quite literally tax it out of existence. …
Poetry Blogging, Take 3
I seem to be falling into a pattern of my poems -- serious one day, humorous the next. That means that this one ought to be serious again. This …
Blog Jargon Watch
Old and busted: Jump the Shark New hotness: More from Togo!!!!...
Quote Of The Day – It Runs In The Family Edition
"The Inuit people put a human face on global warming. They are literally melting away."Jake Gyllenhaal, actor and brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal, speaking to reporters at an Earth Day …
How the hell are we supposed to compete with THAT?
Today, Airbus completed the first test flight of their new MegaUltraJumboJet, the Airbus 380. Some analysts are deeply concerned about the jet's affect on the airline industry, and on …
Lost In Translation
Many NBC affiliates couldn't pass up a news story on two planes narrowly avoiding a mid-air collision near Miami this weekend. NBC 6's Ike Seamans reported that around 2:45 …
Losing my cool
Just the other day, I wrote a piece about how I prefer to use profanities sparingly, saving them for when I really, really need them, and no other terms …
A pop quiz: What is news?
Of late, I've been finding myself trying to guess which stories will garner media attention, and those which will slip through the cracks. And of late, I've been doing …
Tierney Vs. Krugman
The new kid on the block at The New York Times, John Tierney, looks like he may become a foil for the papers resident Social Security "expert," Paul Krugman. …
Sullivan Freak-Out Advisory System Alert!!!
A gem like this:"But in my darker moments, I wonder whether the war wasn't a cover to persuade good, open-minded folk like Glenn to enable the theocratic impulses of …