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Monthly Archives: October 2009

Friday Night Triple Feature

Friday, October 23, 2009

First, for the quality, Stevie Wonder singing Superstitious, Live on Sesame Street. I’ve been putting up these videos for several years,trying not to repeat artists, and I’m fairly sure I haven’t gotten around to Stevie Wonder, which just goes to show how deep the bench is when it comes to 60s era music. That’s actually […]

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Better late than never

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

From the Hill, via Washington Monthly: Say hello to “Medicare Part E” — as in, “Medicare for Everyone.” House Democrats are looking at re-branding the public health insurance option as Medicare, an established government healthcare program that is better known than the public option. The strategy could benefit Democrats struggling to bridge the gap between […]

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I hate to admit it, but

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

I was only a bit surprised to see that the Obama Defense Department opposed Al Franken’s amendment to forbid government contractors from forcing the victims of sexual assault into arbitration, which is the equivalent of guaranteeing them no redress. The Obama Administration has been better than Bush on civil liberties, but it’s hard to imagine […]

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What Dems need

Monday, October 19, 2009

Via Oliver Willis

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Democrats find a sort of a spine

Monday, October 19, 2009

The Republicans and the Media, with Harry Reid giving a large assist, have just about talked everyone into believing that you need 60 votes to pass anything in the Senate. In fact, it only takes 51. You can look it up. That’s why the Constitution lets the Vice President break ties. There are ways to […]

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Pre-Primary Strategy

Sunday, October 18, 2009

I’ve mentioned before that I’m in a mailgroup (in which I lurk only), the subject of which is the Dodd re-election campaign. Lately there’s been a bit of debate about whether it was wise for the Connecticut Democrats to go after Linda McMahon for her rank hypocrisy (hey, she’s a new Republican and she’s trying […]

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Pictures from today’s Groton Shindig

Saturday, October 17, 2009

This was a busy day for me, too busy for thinking, so no serious writing. We here in Groton had a little fundraiser. An excellent turnout with lots of money raised and virtually no money spent. Maybe the theme was the big draw. Who can argue with wine and chocolate? Some pictures follow, chosen rather […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, October 16, 2009

I have posted less frequently than usual this week. For this the world owes a debt of gratitude to The Office. I’ve spent a good chunk of my free time watching Season 3. I noticed that a fellow named Creed Bratton was billed as a guest star at the end of each show. I had […]

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High Journalistic Standards

Friday, October 16, 2009

I’m a big fan of Talking Points Memo, so I was quite surprised to read about this in an email thread. You may have heard that the Connecticut Democrats have gone after Linda McMahon, who constantly refers to her Wrestling company as a promoter of PG entertainment. And it is PG, if you consider necrophilia […]

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Defending rapists

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Republicans would vote against apple pie if Democrats were for it. I got a few comments from my right wing friends when I criticized the Congressional action against Acorn. I’d sure like to hear from those same people now. Maybe they can enlighten us about why defending rape is okay.

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