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Monthly Archives: December 2008

In which my computer returns from the near dead

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

If you’re a Mac owner, you may be aware that an update of the latest operating system (Leopard) was released yesterday. Naturally, I rushed to install it. Now, my computer had been acting a bit funny recently, and in retrospect I guess I should have heeded the warning signs. I had to unplug certain USB […]

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Pelosi (perhaps) shows Reid how it’s done

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

If this is true (from Politico via Truthdig) then it’s a terribly refreshing development: [Pelosi] is laying down the law nonetheless. In talks with Emanuel and others, sources say, Pelosi has “set parameters” for what she wants from Barack Obama and his White House staff — no surprises, and no backdoor efforts to go around […]

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Connecticut going soft on Joe?

Monday, December 15, 2008

According to the Courant, Connecticut Democrats are about to go squishy on Joe Lieberman. [A]censure resolution drafted in September, when Lieberman still was jetting about with John McCain and Sarah Palin, is getting a rewrite before this week’s Democratic State Central Committee meeting. “We’re in the process of updating the resolution to be more reflective […]

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Chickens come home to roost

Saturday, December 13, 2008

When the Supreme Court allowed nativity scenes on public property several years ago, it did so by adopting the most specious of arguments:that such a scene was permissible if it was surrounded by otherwise secular symbols, since it simply represented “‘the historical origins of this traditional event long [celebrated] as a National Holiday,’ and that […]

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Friday Night Music-Velvet Underground

Friday, December 12, 2008

I’m sort of coming to the end of my rope here. The unofficial rule is that I can’t repeat any particular band. I don’t think I’ve done the Velvet Underground, which, if so, is an unforgivable omission, since they were one of the seminal rock and roll bands. Oddly enough, I thought of them at […]

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The Daily Show says good-bye to Alan Colmes

Friday, December 12, 2008
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Guest post: A proposal for dealing with the credit crisis

Friday, December 12, 2008

Yesterday I was talking to Frank Liberty, an attorney from New London. He told me about his own ideas for dealing with the credit crisis. I started a post yesterday, to incorporate them, but after doing some math, decided that his idea would be prohibitively expensive. Frank wrote me this morning, with a suggested post, […]

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Spreading the guilt in Illinois

Thursday, December 11, 2008

First, let me register a protest against the Governor of Illinois. He could have made life a lot easier had he been named Smith. I fear I shall never get the spelling right. I realize I lack standing to make such a complaint, but there it is. But spelling’s not my subject; only my intro. […]

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Joe Courtney votes for Auto Bailout

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

This from an email from the prolific Brian Farber: Congressman Joe Courtney released the following statement this evening after voting in favor of H.R. 7321, the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act, which passed by a vote of 237-170: “‘Main Street’ is hurting and Connecticut’s hard working individuals are feeling the brunt of the economic […]

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Obama is serious about dealing with global warming

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

There’s been a lot of talk throughout the blogosphere that Obama’s appointments have been too centrist. So far nothing he’s done has made me overly concerned. I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. The one thing I’ve always worried about was his commitment to combatting the climate crisis. This is the overriding […]

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