I’d heard of this a while back, but until Darleen forwarded me this reminder, I don’t think I ever covered it here — one of the pitfalls of having to follow a political system whose corruption is so endemic it daily threatens to reach critical mass and just implode, leaving nothing behind but a giant pile of flag lapel pins, wingtips, and the occasional cardinal colored pant suit and set

“People Not In Labor Force Soar To Record 91.8 Million; Participation Rate Plunges To 1978 Levels”. Which is precisely why I never got rid of my Pierre Cardin Bar Mitzvah suit and platform shoes. Because who knows, right? Funny thing is, I remember back in 2007 — during the time of the dapper pant crease, the “intellectualism” of an Ivy League presidency, and all the bullshit about Obama’s supposed post-partisan,

But would anyone really be surprised if it turns out that, at some level, Ann Coulter was in the loop during BridgeGate? Rebranding!

Satchel has his District Tournament tomorrow, and if he finishes in the top eight he moves on to Regionals. Unfortunately for us (and other members of his team), there are no satellite weigh-in locations, so we have to leave early today to drive the significant distance into eastern Colorado to get him weighed and bracketed. Rather than returning home after that — only to have to get up and leave

And yet it seems to me that the US Chamber of Commerce, by backing amnesty and siding with labor union leadership in that effort — a leadership who (historically, but then, what do I know:  remember, I’m not a licensed or credentialed historian, and so therefore have no certified ability to collect or recollect known and documented historical facts), under, eg., Cesar Chavez and the UFW, vehemently opposed amnesty, illegal

Which, who didn’t see that coming. Meanwhile, nearby, a prominent Princeton professor — though he lacks Obama’s omnipotence and an autodidact’s mastery of all things ever — in turn scrambles to call such a claim bullshit.  Though he uses more academic jargon and engages the question more diplomatically.  But I figure you come here for the shorter version of things, so enjoy my salty language, which cuts right to the

Makes me long for the days of a shrieking Amanda Marcotte, sexist laundry basket designs, and the vagina dentata — the former two easily dismissed with an eye roll and, like, logic, while with the latter you can conceivably overcome by feeding it lots of sugary foods until  the bad bits rot out and everything works out the way it’s supposed to. — Or the way rape is supposed to,

You remember Dick Lugar, right? — the guy who, after 30-some-odd years of representing his state refused to endorse the conservative, Richard Mourdoch, who thumped him in the GOP primary? The man who repaid loyal Republican voters, who consistently fooled themselves into believing he was even mildly concerned with the interests of the GOP’s conservative base rather than in his own perks and power (pro tip: when your Senator doesn’t