Archive for December 2006

The monthlies.

• Afternoon Politoon

  Toles on what the Earth gets for Christmas… Image: Washington Post

• FAQ: Praise, Blogroll, Sidebar

  Next question… “What is with the ‘praise’ you show on the right-hand column of your blog? What are you, some sort of tool?“ A tool? Really? Well, alright; maybe I am. The truth is is that I am extremely proud of the praise I have received, and am not so humble to not show it [...]

• Morning Politoon

  This Chip Bok scribble is part of Time Magazine’s political cartoons of the year… Image: Time Yeah, whatever happened to that Plame thing, anyway?

• Caption Contest

  Reuters is running their Pictures of the Year, and this photo — which I had previously blogged in July, albeit without a caption — is one of them… They say children are great judges of character. Image: REUTERS/Jim Bourg

• Bye, Bye, Bayh

  Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana — whom many had assumed would make a run for the Oval Office in 2008 — has stated that he will not seek the presidency. I posted my immediate thoughts on Jake Tapper’s blog… The field may just be too crowded. I mean, there are a lot of big names [...]

• Cold

  For those non-believers out there, it does get cold in the San Francisco bay area; damn cold. When I awake in the morning, sometimes there is even frost on the windows of cars that were parked in the street overnight. It usually hits 50 or 60 by noon though, but at night and especially early [...]

• Yet Another Democrat Targeted By Kos

  You know, I don’t mean to be contrite and all, and I don’t usually like to get involved with — or start — some silly blog-mudslinging, but I have had a few drinks, and I really want to say this, because it has gone on for too long. Fuck you, Markos. Just because you don’t [...]

• Come Up With Someone

  In what has to be the weakest attempt ever to garner interest, Time Magazine has selected as Person of the Year, me. And you. And your mother. Pathetic. Instead of choosing a person who has made a difference this past year — Nancy Pelosi, Donald Rumsfeld, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — the editorial staff at Time selected [...]

• FAQ: "prefidentBUSH"

  Next question… “What’s the deal with the AIM screenname ‘prefidentBUSH’ you have?“ I had registered the screenname not too long after Bush entered office, and it is to honor the greatest war-time president the world has ever known. Duh. Actually, there are two reasons… (1) The definition of “prefident” fits Bush very well: “overconfident;” and [...]

• Afternoon Politoon

  Tony Auth on the lessons Bush isn’t learning from America’s past… Image: goComics

• In the News…

  - Reports suggest that “Americans will spend an average of nearly 4 1/2 hours daily in front of the television in 2006.” I’m going to try and cut that in half for myself. It’s just so unfortunate because there are so many good things to watch. – In an assault on the morals of the [...]

• Start of the Third Year

  Today marks the second anniversary of my wife and I moving into our house. The first year was amazing, the second year just as much so — which included the planning of our wedding and honeymoon. And in this coming third year, we will finally be getting some furniture for the first floor. Come on [...]

• FAQ: "reyonthehill"

  Every now and then I get a question, and since I have always wanted one of those FAQ-things, I figured why not make one. So here it is… One of the most common questions I’m asked is, “What the hell does ‘reyonthehill’ mean?“ Good question. Well, “reyonthehill” is not actually one word; it’s four. rey, [...]

• Afternoon Politoon

  Toles on Bush’s wishlist for Santa… Image: Yahoo!

• In the News… Intelligent Penny-Loafers on Life Support.

  - The democratic majority in the Senate may be no more if Senator Johnson of South Dakota can not return and the GOP governor appoints his replacement. – Speaker-elect Pelosi plans to tighten the reins on intelligence funding, a move that may (er, will) garner significant outcry from the GOP yelling “weak on terror.” – [...]

• About That Legacy

  When history judges President Bush (the younger, more stupid one), “just 19 percent [of Americans] expect him to be seen as outstanding or above average.“ Image: USA Today Ouch. That’s worse than Jesus. Speaking of which, I’ve been tracking mentions of ‘Jesus’ this month (around town, on TV, and online) and the number of mentions [...]

• A Lack Of Ethics

  With profits soaring in the business world — including for companies that do nothing, except invest in other companies that do things well (or poorly) — I am reminded of some schooling I received at Syracuse. As an engineering student, I had decided to take a few extra courses and get a minor or two. [...]

• In the News… Overcompensated Iraqi Healthcare Lobbyists.

  - Nationalized health care coverage “would save $1.4 trillion in total national health care spending over the next decade.” Healthcare lobbyists, what do you think? – The mounting cost of the war in Iraq: “The [Bush] administration has spent about $495 billion for Iraq and terrorism-related efforts since 2001. It is planning to request as [...]

• Could The Racist GOP Target Obama?

  Recently I blogged that it may be more difficult for the GOP to implement racist campaign tactics if Barack Obama were the democratic nominee for president. This led to an interesting point by a reader, namely that, although it would be more difficult to employ overtly-racist tactics, the skill and guise of the GOP could [...]

• In the News

  - If the scientist’s meeting wasn’t in liberal San Francisco, maybe someone would listen to the fact that “the latest climate calculations indicate the seas [in the Arctic] could well be totally ice-free by 2040.” Is Al Gore correct? Fortunately, at the same meeting, it has been direly predicted that “vast urban firestorms ignited by [...]

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