With election season in full swing, the word “caucus” has become ubiquitous in the news.  I first learned the word when I read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, many, many years ago. ‘What I was going to say,’ said the Dodo in
And It’s Not Coming Back, Either.
(With apologies to Monty Python and anyone else who’s already worked this gag on this subject.) Dear Mr. President, Once again this week you have spoken of bipartisanship, and how you still see the possibility of bipartisan cooperation in addressing
It’s Not April 1 Yet, Is It?
From the AP wire: WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush, dispatching Vice President Dick Cheney to the Middle East, said the goal is to get Israelis and Palestinians to hold firm to the promises they’ve made toward peace. Bush said Monday
This is just too much …
This is the sort of news story that just gets me so mad. When I get really mad at a story on the radio, I’ve been known to start yelling back at it. I can’t do that here, but I’m
Sanity Check
From the CNN.com article with the latest updates on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force promo that went awry: […] In Portland, police Sgt. Brian Schmautz said officers had no plans to remove any of the signs, so long as they
From the “You Just Knew This Was Coming” Dept:
“Smilin’ Bob” firm ran $100 million scam Now if only the indictment had included an injunction getting those wretched, wretched commercials off the air …
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
“I will be myself as a grown-up. I wouldn’t be anything else.” –Taiga Endo, age 5, answering the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” I want to be a knitter. I want to play the
I hope Andromeda is far enough away …
The New York Times editorial: Let’s see. The vice president of the United States accidentally shot someone while bird-hunting on a Texas ranch. It took the White House nearly 24 hours to share that information with the rest of the
How to Kill a Radio Network
Well … this tears it. I’ve been losing interest — losing faith, in many ways — in Air America Radio over the past few months. First Katherine Lampher gets driven off Al Franken’s show, leaving Al to drive his no-longer-funny