Dec
30
The top two presidents of all-time
December 30, 2005 | 1 Comment
There is just simply no way to distinguish between the top two. No matter how much I did not want to finish the presidential list in a tie, choosing between George Washington and Abraham Lincoln is a bit like choosing between ribeye and porterhouse. They’re both good, and you really can’t lose either way. So [...]
Dec
30
Presidents (4)
December 30, 2005 | 1 Comment
Okay, now we’re in the home stretch. Buckle up, because these are the best of the best. 10. Franklin Roosevelt – This is such a tough one, and really I need a whole blogpost for this one. When we’re talking about presidential “greatness,” it’s really hard to exclude mere importance as a factor. Like him [...]
Dec
30
Presidents (3)
December 30, 2005 | 1 Comment
These are the decent, but not quite great Presidents. 20. Grover Cleveland – I might have a slight bias against him because he is the namesake of a public high school in my neighborhood that I avoided having to go to because I actually studied during grammar school. Arguably one of the first “modern” presidents, [...]
Dec
29
Presidents (2)
December 29, 2005 | 2 Comments
All right, this segment will be short and sweet since most won’t even need explanations, so I will also put this one out now. Now the ordering goes down from 29 to 1. 29. Woodrow Wilson – Scary, scary man. May have believed he was the second coming – really, I only barely exaggerate. Could [...]
Dec
29
Presidents
December 29, 2005 | 3 Comments
Alexandra at All Things Beautiful recently challenged the blogosphere to compose a list of the ten worst Americans in our Nation’s history. Many have responded, including Captain Ed Morrissey. All in all a pretty good list from the Captain, though I might quibble with putting J. Edgar Hoover at the top of the list. It [...]
Dec
29
I know, I know
December 29, 2005 | Comments Off
I am back in town after a festive Christmas. There are quite a few issues to tackle, and hopefully I can get to at least some of them today. But first, a public mea culpa. Yeah, got that Giant-Skins game a little bit wrong. Silly old me had no idea that the Giants wouldn’t be [...]
Dec
23
Merry Christmas
December 23, 2005 | Comments Off
I am off to New York in the morning for Christmas with the family, so no internet for a few days. I hope all of you have a blessed Christmas, Hannukah, or just some sweet time off from work. God bless.
Dec
23
Hyperbole Alert
December 23, 2005 | Comments Off
Found this courtesy of Fire Joe Morgan: The Yankees announced Thursday that they had agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with popular outfielder Bernie Williams, who has been in pinstripes since 1991 and compiled statistics that put his name alongside the team’s greatest players. “He ranks right there with the Gehrigs and the Berras [...]
Dec
22
Strike over?
December 22, 2005 | Comments Off
It appears that they will go back to the negotiating table, and the workers will return. Story here.
Dec
21
Jolly Christmas decorations
December 21, 2005 | Comments Off
Don’t have a lot of money to spend on Christmas decorations? Here are some creative decorations one can make with a common hygiene product.
Dec
21
DC stadium deal in doubt
December 21, 2005 | Comments Off
Story here. If it were anybody but Marion Barry at the head of the line opposing the deal, I’d be more supportive of the Council. Actually, I think they’re doing the right thing. From a bargaining perspective, baseball needs DC more than DC needs baseball. I do think that economically speaking the Stadium will be [...]
Dec
21
Timewaster o’ the day
December 21, 2005 | Comments Off
Jonah Goldberg links to a seasonal classic: Penguin Baseball.
Dec
20
Price Gouging for the holidays
December 20, 2005 | Comments Off
Thanks to the illegal strike GC alluded to below, it will be costing people upwards of $300 to get to JFK Airport. In what may be a case of prohibited price gouging related to the transit strike, a Queens car-service company says it will charge a $300 fare for a passenger traveling to JFK Airport [...]
Dec
20
Random blog question
December 20, 2005 | Comments Off
Every now and then I’ll check the referrals to the blog, and I’ll see a grouping of 6 or 7 blogs together. But these blogs haven’t referenced us as far as I can tell, nor do they even have us on their links. Anyone out there with some blogger knowledge who knows what that is?
Dec
19
Shocking News Story of the Day
December 19, 2005 | Comments Off
This one’s for Gipper Clone: While the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal is conservative, the newspaper’s news pages are liberal, even more liberal than The New York Times. The Drudge Report may have a right-wing reputation, but it leans left. Coverage by public television and radio is conservative compared to the rest of [...]
Dec
18
Hail, Hail to the victors
December 18, 2005 | Comments Off
That was quite the thumping the Redskins put on the Cowboys, and I must say I am quite pleased with the Skins 35-7 shallacking of dem Cowboys. It’s always heartwearming to see the Cowboys playoff hopes so devastatingly hampered. But what’s even more satisfying about the Redskins victory is that it will make watching the [...]
Dec
16
A Stern Goodbye
December 16, 2005 | Comments Off
Today was Howard Stern’s final day on free, or as he likes to call it, terrestrial radio. He closed his career on free radio with a mini parade/rally outside his studios. I must admit it was something of a sad moment for me. Believe it or not I have been a listener for over 15 [...]
Dec
16
So long. Farewell. Auf Wiederschauen. Goodbye
December 16, 2005 | Comments Off
ST. LOUIS — Braden Looper and the Cardinals agreed Thursday to a $13.5 million, three-year contract, giving St. Louis another newcomer in the bullpen. Looper had 28 saves in 36 chances with a 3.94 ERA for the New York Mets last season, but will be a setup man for closer Jason Isringhausen with the Cardinals. [...]
Dec
15
On the other hand . . .
December 15, 2005 | Comments Off
John Hawkins at Right Wing News presents some evidence that suggests that Cory Maye, whose story I linked to a couple of days ago, was not as innocent as the original blog post indicated. Update: And Balko responds to this and other critiques here.
Dec
15
Iranian President calls Holocaust a myth
December 15, 2005 | Comments Off
I know that I wrote that I would prefer not to link to the sayings of whackjobs and idiots, but unfortunately this whackjob idiot is the President of Iran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday called the extermination of 6 million Jews during World War II a “myth,” bringing a new cascade of international condemnation [...]