First Looks category archive
Swampwater 0
Justice? We shall see.
While no drugs were involved in the killings, the government’s attorneys may attempt to apply a clause in the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act that requires a 30-year sentence for any violent crime committed with a machine gun.
Looking Ahead 0
Just heard a newscaster refer to Mr. Obama as “the President,” rather than as “the President Elect.”
A Simple Way To Fix Detroit 1
Fire the management.
They don’t know what they are doing.
Keep the UAW.
They do.
Jury Duty (Updated) 1
I decided to take my long, boring book on CSS.
Addendum:
All done. If you want to know what happened, go below the fold.
Beyond the Palin 0
From the Anchorage Daily News:
Chambliss was a congressman during the 9-11 attacks. Congressional Quarterly’s “Politics in America 2006” noted that Congressman Chambliss “quipped that one route to security would be for local sheriffs to ‘arrest every Muslim that comes across the state line.’”
So there you have the fine American that Palin is trying to re-elect to the U.S. Senate.
Gov. Palin’s eldest joined the Army and has been deployed to Iraq. As a justifiably proud military mom, she might ask herself why she is using her conservative star power to support such a reprehensible Republican chicken hawk.
The answer is, natch, Republicans don’t care about truth.
Or justice.
Or the American Way.
They care just about Republicanism.
Drinking Liberally 0
Tuesday, Triumph Brewing Company, 117 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa., 6 p.
Doesn’t seem like I will make it. Lousy cold. So go hoist one for me.
Drive Bye-Bye 0
I’ve often driven past this place, but it’s too far away for me to have ever seen a movie there. Frankly, it didn’t look like much:
Two Hours on a Ladder 2
And, just like always, it’s not the prettiest tree on the block.
But it’s the tallest.
Let the Circle Be Unbroken 0
What Glomarization said.
The Historical Perspective on Thanksgiving (which First Took Place in Virginia, by the Way) 0
Jon Swift reminds us of what it’s all about.
Credit Where Credit Is Due 0
What Susie said.
Wanker of the Day (Updated) 0
I have avoided doing the “Wanker of the Day” schtick because I think it is grossly overworked, but Jeez Louise. . .
Juan Williams, who I just heard say that the Obama we are seeing now is not the man we saw during the campaign and perpetuating the meme that we lefties are somehow disappointed in his appointments.
Many persons, left and right, projected their own beliefs on the candidate.
Frankly, that’s their problem.
As I have said before, anyone who is surprised at Mr. Obama’s actions just was not paying attention for the past two years.
Having regularly heard Mr. Williams’s commentaries throughout the campaign–oh, never mind.
Addendum:
For a reality-based analysis, listen to this.
Philadelphia Bleeds Green . . . 0
It’s Duct Tape Time 0
Just in time for the holidays, your newest dose of Homeland Stupid:
So what? Every self-styled security expert who has surfaced in the press or broadcast media for the past eight years has talked about the possibility that some one, somewhere, might target public transit.
Hell, it’s been done already.
It would be foolish to think that evul dooers haven’t had the same thoughts and maybe even voiced them.
Let’s just hope that, if intelligence actually learns something substantiated, the President has the brains to pay attention. This time.
Scams 0
Talk of the Nation yesterday had an interesting show about scams. It’s well worth a listen.
It starts with the one mentioned in the excerpt below, but ends up ranging over a much wider range of subject matter:
Surprisingly, there was no mention of the Republican Party.
Break Time 0
Off to look for a parking place in Old City.
Update:
Triumph Brewing Company worked out well. We had the upstairs to ourselves (can’t have all those liberals near real customers, you know). Plenty of room. Could hear ourselves think. Nice variety on the menu. Good service. Mithras thinks we’ll probably give it a few more weeks of testing.