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Once again, Chief Justice Roberts and shinier, newer Justice Alito showed their respective, promised “independent” streaks by voting along with a majority decision yesterday which once and for all assured that many of our nation’s schoolchildren will no longer have at least one black friend. The voting pattern that has emerged between these two has […]

I’m leaving for Portland in the morning, and really looking forward to to seeing those of you who I’m going to see there (how’s that for a self-contained sentence?).
Meanwhile, please enjoy a new website which I’m going to be contributing to. Ladies and gentlemen…. The Nosebleeds!
For a sportsfan/comic like myself, this is somewht ideal […]

My blogging time today is limited by my fabulous new apartment’s first…. plumbing emergency. Whee!
But I’m thinking about this, from the Times: Giuliani’s Views on Abortion Upset Catholic Leaders.
Now, I don’t want Rudy to be my President. He was my mayor, and yes, my mayor on 9/11. I’m just not convinced […]

From CBS
“They’re clearly in hiding, no question about it. But they’re a hardline group of fighters who have no intention of leaving, and they want to kill as many coalition and Iraqi security forces as they possibly can,” Bednarek told The Associated Press and another news agency on Friday.
INT. TERRORIST HIDEOUT - AL ANBAR […]

I only wrote one of these, and they are best appreciated in sequence.
Ricky and Ashlee
Not an attractive couple
They’re gone. I’m not sad.
no one remembers
the leaves of last year’s autumn
or benji schwimmer
The footwork of Fred
The mug of Don O’Connor
Why’d he drop his pants???
Hot Tamale Train
Inside Mary Murphy’s Mind
Next Stop Crazy Town

From CNN
GOP’s Romney surges in early voting states
BOSTON, Massachusetts — Forget the national polls for Mitt Romney.
Slowly, methodically, the Republican presidential contender has seized the advantage in the early states that count, relying on a solid organization, $4 million in advertising and an aggressive approach.
It’s propelled him to the top of polls in the caucus […]

According to the latest NBC poll, George Bush’s approval rating is now 29%. And only 19% believe the country is on the right track.
Those numbers are upsettingly high, aren’t they?
Presumably, that second group of folks is a subset of the first, right? I don’t imagine a lot of people who don’t approve of […]

From Reuters:
U.S. voters may face outbreak of “campaign fatigue”
NEW YORK - Inundated with politics long before the 2008 presidential election, U.S. voters are in danger of suffering wearying bouts of the uniquely American affliction of “campaign fatigue” in coming months….
“It’s a reality. There’s going to be a lot of fatigue, come summer,” said Thomas […]

Okay, stop knitting the booties.
We’re not pregnant over here. That day will come, oh yes, but that was not my News this time. No, it’s this:
I’ve got a new job. Starting late this summer, I’ll be writing for “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
I’m very excited - it’s been perhaps my favorite TV […]

Just checking in to say that the movers will be arriving in the morning, and less than 24 hours later I’ll be on a plane for Chicago and “Wait Wait.” So barring a visit from Chris or Sienna, you’ll all be on your own here for a couple of days.
I expect everyone to be […]