July, 2009 archive
Bonus Bozos 0
Paul Collier in the Guardian:
(snip)
Faced with a corpse and a killer, police do not need to prove ill intent: manslaughter sets the hurdle lower than murder. It is enough to show the killer was irresponsible. That is the standard we need; we need a crime of managing a bank irresponsibly: in other words, bankslaughter.
Greater Wingnuttery XXXII 0
It just keeps coming, fast and furious.
Light Bloggery 0
Travel Day.
Historic Preservation 0
The “American Revolution Center” project is moving to Philadelphia from Valley Forge.
Despite the patriotic hype at their website, this was not some altruistic proposal to celebrate the winter at Valley Forge in the interest of history..
It was a bleepin’ convention center disguised as a museum that the developers wanted to build on a stray plotch of private land in the middle of the national historical park.
Like we need another convention center.
Good riddance.
Greater Wingnuttery XXXI: Personality Disorder Dept. 0
There is something deeply wrong about those who wish destruction upon their own country because they lost an election and things aren’t going their way.
Brendan clarifies:
A week elapsed before my mail carrier learned that his cousin was still alive. One of the fellows I knew at the job I then had lost his secretary and several friends.
Words fail me.
What Goes Around 0
CC discusses karma.
Decoding the Health Care Debate 0
When they say “private solutions,” they mean “campaign contributors.”
When the Earth Moves Again 0
Somehow I missed this:
I did notice the 4.8 that happened when I was San Francisco once. It was like being in a railroad sleeping car going over rough switches.
Greater Wingnuttery XXX 0
They never cease to disconnect from reality.
Twits on Twitter 0
Twitter on Dr. Dan’s couch:
Follow the link and search for the June 29, 2009, show or click listen here (MP3).
Teabagging the Fourth 0
John Cole at Balloon Juice.