Archive for May 2007

The monthlies.

• Unified School Districts

  What is the story with “unified” school districts? Are there un-unified school districts? And what’s the correct term — un-unified, non-unified, not unified, fied? In these areas without unified schools, do you see kids and teachers walking aimlessly in parks? “What can I tell you,” explains the teacher, “we’re not unified.”

• In the News

  - Jake Tapper reports that “a majority of Republicans voted for [an Iraq war spending] bill offered by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., that months ago would have been considered heresy.” Has Rove’s idea for a permanent war-time president finally reached its end? – Rudy Giuliani has “reported a whopping $16.1 million in earned income over [...]

• Liveblogging the Bush/Blair Press Conference

  8:39amBush: “We can get a deal done [on Iraq war spending] with democrats, something we can all live with.” Tell that to the troops in Iraq. 8:40amYes, Bush will help Blair’s replacement like Blair helped Bush. With ridiculous support for a flawed war policy in Iraq. 8:43amBush: “I admire Paul Wolfowitz’ heart.” Uh-huh. “Wolfowitz has [...]

• Johnny and the Moondogs

  I have created what I consider the ultimate Beatles playlist, titled, “Johnny and the Moondogs.” This playlist tries to capture the raw varietal essence of the Beatles. I had only my albums to work with (everything since and including Help!). I tried to stay away from A-sides and singles (the only number one song included [...]

• Fell Not So Well

  Jerry Falwell has died. (I posted Falwell Follies and Fallwell Falls Well back in 2004.) Slate has published a few of Falwell’s most prophetic statements… On Sept. 11: “The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked. And when we destroy 40 million little innocent babies, we make [...]

• Haley Falls Off The Dock

  A day before Haley’s diving and swimming lesson, Haley fell off the dock…

• In the News

  - Rudy Giuliani is running for president largely because he gained fame as the mayor of New York during the horrific events of nine-eleven. However, the stigma of rescue worker’s health may haunt his campaign. “[New York City] officials on some occasions gave flawed public representations of the nature of the health threat, even as [...]

• Haley’s First Diving/Swimming Lesson

  Haley learns to swim…

• reyonthehill Phone Number

  I have established a reyonthehill phone line (you know, for requests to appear on weekly talk shows). The number (based out of DC) is 202-658-7590. That number again is 202-658-7590. (Please note that I have decided to waive all appearance fees, except for high school graduations. Those speaking engagements will put my kids* through college.) [...]

• Incoming Call — 610-337-9000 — 11:34am

  Hello. … Hello. »» This is John from Sprint now with Nextel. How are you this afternoon? Fine. »» I want to inform you that because you are such a great customer, you are eligible for a new phone, free of charge. Does that sound good? Sure. »» I see that you have two lines [...]

• Modern-Media Flaws

  The reason Ari Emanuel is an idiot is because he is speaking in support of a person in which he has business ties (a lot of). Have an opinion on the subject? Recuse yourself. This is the biggest flaw in the modern age of news media. People with conflicts of interest get much press and [...]

• Iraq 50-30-20

  Fifty percent of what Bush says it factually correct.Thirty percent of what Bush says is demonstrably false.Twenty percent of what Bush says is intentionally misleading. You do not go to war with a leader that only knows fifty percent of the facts. You don’t keep a leader in charge that only know fifty percent of [...]

• Afternoon Politoon

  Toles on Cheney’s mission in Iraq… Image: Yahoo!

• In the News

  - “The company that makes the painkiller OxyContin pleaded guilty in federal court to criminal charges that it had misled doctors and patients when it claimed the drug was less likely to be abused than traditional narcotics.” Just another marketing ploy in a business world without ethics. (Don’t blame them, it is how they were [...]

• In the News

  - There was a ninth fired U.S. Attorney. (I am currently listening/watching to Gonzales’ testimony and — surprise, surprise — the Attorney General denies any knowledge.) – A gas station owner in San Francisco has raised his prices exceedingly high to make “a statement to a multinational corporation [Shell].” And “a service station [in Wisconsin] [...]

• Today’s Palindrome

  Just when I thought that I’d never see another palindrome in my life, I spotted the storefront sign of a vendor as I returned from a small business side-trip… Elite Tile.

• Sabres Return To Final Four

  One note on the Buffalo Sabres as I jinx them thoroughly in the process… In the last ten years (nine seasons because one was canceled due to lockout), the Sabres have reached the final four (the conference semifinals) four times. In that same stretch, only the Colorado Avalanche (formerly the Quebec Nordiques) match that number. [...]

• In the News… A Rack.

  - Cheney is in Iraq as he attempt to “push Iraq’s warring political and religious factions to seek common ground,” which was the true rationale for war all along. – House democrats are pursuing a pay-as-you-go Iraq funding bill that “would give Bush $30.4 billion to pay for the Iraq war over the next two [...]

• Stompy

  You remind me of this kid I knew back when; we called him “Stompy.” While we were all playing whiffle ball, Stompy would put a stop to the game by stomping all over the field of play, spouting epithets right and left. Mothers would come running from all over the neighborhood to pick up their [...]

• In the News

  Wow, there is absolutely nothing in the news* today (yet). This is all I’ve got… – CBS News is filtering all Barack Obama comments to their news stories. I don’t know why news organizations have suddenly allowed readers to comment on news stories anyway. (That is what blogs are for — Jake Tapper’s Political Punch, [...]

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