Angry Bear is Happy Comments were quick and easy to add. I’m using BackBlog, mostly because the only two I’d heard of (Haloscan and YAACS) aren’t accepting new blogs. But I must say, I should have done this a while ago, given that it’s this easy. I did note that my test post took a […]

More Eating of The Press: Confessions of a WH Reporter This is from Atrios, so you’ve probably already seen it. But my post before last was on the press as lapdogs, and I’ve talked quite a bit about Hubbard and the CEO, so here goes. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a confession by a […]

Getting Money out of Nigeria Previously, I speculated that all the government money stashed in secret accounts in Nigeria, just waiting for your help in getting it out of the country, would be gone by now. That may be the case, but there is apparently a new source of embezzleable (is that a word?) funds, […]

Bush Eats the Press Michael Crowley has a nice piece in the New York Observer on Bush’s Iraq Press Conference: In other words: They … wuz … used! The press corps seemed mainly to serve as a prop, providing Mr. Bush with an opportunity to deliver another pro-war speech while appearing to bravely face the […]

Slate’s Explainer has something interesting that I didn’t know There’s an esoteric maneuver to get around a threatened veto: invoking the obscure U.N. Resolution 377, also known as the “Uniting for Peace” Resolution. In early 1950, the United States pushed through the resolution as a means of circumventing possible Soviet vetoes. The measure states that, […]

Miscellaneous Via Daily Kos:Snow claims Greenspan backs tax cuts (full story here). As I mentioned before, Snow used to be against deficits. Wampum has an interesting suggestion for further de-Frenchification of the House of Representatives. TalkLeft found some actual left-right bipartisanship. On the subject of my Iraq post, Matt Yglesias points out that my statements […]

Being preoccupied with thoughts of impending war, you might (conveniently?) miss this: Bush one vote away from Arctic drilling OK or this: Bush calls for ban on judicial filibusters or this: Ex-Judges and Prosecutors Fight Milestone Execution in Texas or this: Senate Blocks an Amendment to Alter an Abortion Measure or this: 2 Enron Executives […]

The Iraq Post As I wrote before, Unlearned Hand is collecting Bloggers’ opinions for a series called “Where Do We Go From Here?” Mr. Hand is looking for posts on “fleshed-out alternatives to war” and “what would you do in Bush’s place?” Here’s the post I submitted, edited very slightly for style. Ideally, Bush would […]

Talking Dog I’ve often thought it would make life easier if only someone would compile a master list of blogs, complete with descriptions. As it turns out, The Talking Dog has done it and it’s available here. I’ve even made the list: Angry Bear is the work of a real, live slightly left leaning economist. […]

Let Freedom Ring Get Oily Hot in a Deep Frier or be dipped in beaten eggs, placed on a griddle, and cooked until crispy on the outside and tender one the inside; sprinkle with powdered sugar or use syrup, as you prefer: WASHINGTON (CNN) — The cafeteria menus in the three House office buildings changed […]