Although Barack Obama has not announced any cabinet picks, we do know that Hillary Clinton has been talked to regarding the Secretary of State job. Media et al fell in line talking about what a “great choice,” this was, ignoring the likelihood that Obama damn well better offer her SOMEthing, even if she doesn’t...
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End of the season Flavor Freeze run. Mobile post sent by davedufour using Utterli.  Replies.
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Michael Crichton passed away this week. Crichton, the creator of “ER” and author of “The Andromeda Strain” and “Jurassic Park,” was one of the great popularizers of science and science fiction. He was also an enemy of pseudo-science and the politicization of science such as we see in the so-called “crisis” of global warming. His...
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I have been, and will probably continue to be critical of Obama on this blog. But for now, the historical significance of Barack Obama’s election overwhelms differences of ideology and political machinations. The joy on the faces of the black citizens of Chicago and around the country is more than just the...
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Dick Morris says this ad may be changing the direction of the presidential race. We’re not so optimistic, but it’s still important to know what it is we’re dealing with, and may be dealing with for the next four years. ...
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Last Tuesday, I was interviewed by three young people from Los Angeles: Erik Lang, Julie Mintz and Staci Cross, who are producing an independent documentary about the current presidential campaign.  We met in the cozy front corner of The Daily Grind for about 90 minutes and talked about the campaign, my political point of...
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