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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Let the false equivalencies begin!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

It seems fairly clear that, whatever his mental state, the guy who killed six people and shot a Congresswoman in Arizona was heavily influenced by right wing crazy talk. He is not the first person to have killed under the influence of Beck, Limbaugh, et. al, and he will most likely not be the last. […]

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Drinking Liberally survives

Saturday, January 8, 2011

We may have taken a shellacking (nationally) in November, but our spirits remain high here in New London County, as this picture from our last Drinking Liberally meeting demonstrates. This was our first meeting at Hanafin’s, since the Bulkeley House may or may not be permanently closed, though it was certainly closed this past Thursday. […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, January 7, 2011

A belated tribute to the late Captain Beefheart. I chose this video because of the high audio quality. You can just zip through the two British guys at the beginning.

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All in the Family

Friday, January 7, 2011

What do my sons and I have in common besides our last names? You may well ask, though you probably have not. Well, we’re all bloggers now. You can catch my son Alan’s blog at the Boston Globe’s website, where he is one of a group of bloggers at The Angle, a new opinion blog […]

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Deja Vu all over again

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Are the criminals at Goldman Sachs at it again? Here, we find that a gold-plated division at Goldman, whose investors appear to be made up in large part of Goldman insiders, passed on the very Facebook deal that Goldman is now peddling to outsiders. Here, we find that the Facebook deal is structured in a […]

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Drinking Liberally moving on.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Urgent Notice to all SE Connecticut Liberal Drinkers. We’ve been trying to get the word out that the location for our next meeting has changed to Hanafin’s, at 312 State Street. The Bulkeley House has closed, either permanently or temporarily. On the plus side, there will be a much better selection of beer. On the […]

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Democrats, the soul of reason

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Walter Mondale has weighed in on the pages of the Times (for future reference, and in response to a commenter, any reference herein to the Times, is implicitly a reference to the grey lady) in support of filibuster reform. My wife tells me that the twittersphere (or the portion thereof that she inhabits) is alive […]

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Mixed Messages

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Today ‘s New London Day opines that we should “Stop the Politics” when it comes to the issue of end of life counseling, which Republicans transmogrified into “death panels” during the health care debate. I agree entirely. It’s good to see the Day take such a position, couched as it is with proper obeisance to […]

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Two crystal balls

Saturday, January 1, 2011

The following post has a bit of history to it. A person quite near and dear to me has suggested that I have, of late, become somewhat negative in my attitude toward just about everything. I insist that I am merely stating the facts and responding to reality, but she insists that I am far […]

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