HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

(Hat tip: This Place)

Quick, Before Moses Gets Back!

Behold a bunch of God’s flock LITERALLY praying before a bronze idol. For sooth, all yonder sense of ironies was lost unto them that day.
And Alan Greenspan thought HE was a free-market fundamentalist!  [Hat tip: Wonkette]

Red State Blues

Well, only a week left until Democrat Christmas Election Day.  With Obama rolling naked in piles of money and assaulting McCain’s 15-yard line late in the fourth, the DNC is free to focus on Senate and House races, taking aim at a filibuster-proof majority in Congress. The GOP, by contrast, is looking at losses in [...]

Handbags and Gladrags

So I was watching TPM’s helpful “Day in 100 Seconds” feature they’ve been doing since the beginning of last week and was struck by the moment at :35-:40 where John McCain obviously wants to kick Sarah Palin in the ovaries but says exactly the opposite of that with his mouthwords. Here, check it out:
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WiseGaffes

The other day I suggested that Joe Biden’s “gaffe” about Obama facing a generated international crisis early in his presidency was actually quite astute and possessed of foresight.  Today, the Pentagon seconds that emotion, urging both candidates to consider the need for a speedy and efficient transition to minimize the moment of weakness that an [...]

The Future Is Made of Asians and Railroads

We live in perilous, uncertain times, my friends, but we know one thing for sure: the shiny brightness and/or looming darkness of our future is going to require a lot of work and adjustments. Transportation, energy use, and even eating habits have to adjust as we adapt our society to a sustainable, 21st-century model.
When it [...]

So, Is This Why I’m Not Getting Any?

Enjoy this interactive map of the U.S., it shows which areas have a surplus of single guys and which have a surplus of single girls, adjustable by age.  As Ezra Klein, Matt Yglesias, and Andrew Sullivan take turns noting, it appears that the demographics most doomed to live cold and lonely lives are, statistically speaking, [...]

Weekend at Burbank’s

Doing some weekend editing in Burbank this weekend, decided to throw up a quick and decidedly frivolous post while I was at it. Here’s a link to some poetic reflections on autumn from Andrew Sullivan’s blog yesterday. I strongly support fall as the best of the seasons, and you should to.
In other news, here’s a [...]

All Quiet on the Election Front

A little too quiet?  Maybe not.  The overwhelming sanity being demonstrated by the American people in the face of the increasingly absurd and irrelevant Republican Party is both satisfying and impressive. After 8 years of “Can’t You See This President Is a Joke?!” frustrations, all one can really say is Kudos, America. U.S.A.!
Of course this [...]

HBO Legacy Cagematch

Matt Yglesias weighs in on “Sopranos v. The Wire” by way of “Sopranos v Godfather,” and comes down hard on  Sopranos in both instances. Too harsh? Cutting through bullshit? Let’s make some arbitrary judgments.
I agree that The Wire plays better as the more self-contained and coherent piece of work when viewed start-to-end, which is  extra [...]