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Monthly Archives: January 2009

We beat Wal-Mart!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

This morning’s Day reported that Wal-Mart was “said to lose interest” in Groton. This evening, the story has been updated on the website, and we are now told that “Super Wal-Mart [is] definitely out in Groton“. Konover Development vice president Michelle Carlson confirmed today that the company is dropping plans to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter […]

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Where is Obama going on torture and war crimes

Monday, January 12, 2009

Most commentators I’ve read interpret Obama’s statements yesterday regarding torture, in response to a question from George Stephanopoulos, pretty much put paid to any notion that an Obama government will go after the evildoers. That’s likely true, but we shouldn’t give up hope quite yet. Here’s the exchange: OBAMA: We’re still evaluating how we’re going […]

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Drug companies and doctors

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Check out this article at the New York Review of Books (Drug Companies and Doctors: A Story of Corruption). It’s a review of three books about the way that drug companies market their product, and of the corrupt relationships between doctors and drug companies. It’s difficult to summarize. Read it now, since I think you […]

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Another Connecticut Blog

Sunday, January 11, 2009

My wife and I subscribe to the American Prospect, in which today I found an article by Sharon Butler, a professor of visual arts at Eastern Connecticut State University. The University is a bit north of here, but safely ensconced in our largely ignored Eastern part of the state. I enjoyed the article (subscription required […]

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10 More Days

Saturday, January 10, 2009

via Tom Tomorrow

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Legalities

Saturday, January 10, 2009

One must wonder if the Democrats have given any thought to the implications of the position they are taking regarding the Burris appointment to the Senate. At this point, they are clinging to the claim that a gubernatorial appointment isn’t legal until it is certified by the Secretary of State of Illinois. The Illinois Supreme […]

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Econ 101

Saturday, January 10, 2009

This pretty much sums it up: Thanks to the folks who passed this on to my wife, who passed it on to me, who probably had it passed to them from someone else. (Click on the image to see a larger, readable version)

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Friday Night Music-Los Lobos

Friday, January 9, 2009

Once again, thanks to a reader/Liberal Drinker, who suggested this performance. A great band.

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A new local blog

Thursday, January 8, 2009

We live in an old (1791) house. Sometimes things gradually go wrong, and it takes us a while to realize we have been living with something for a long time that really ought to be fixed. Then, six or seven months later, we actually get it fixed. Today was one of those days. The light […]

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Deliver us from Harry Reid

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

The Democrats have a real problem with Harry Reid. Right now we can see the pattern being set for weak, ineffectual, vacillating “leadership” of the Senate, which will inevitably lead to a failure to pass and implement Obama’s programs. The same people who rolled over to give Bush, an unelected President, carte blanche for eight […]

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