The old French Paradox used to be why they could eat whatever the hell they wanted and have such a low incidence of cardiovascular disease (think wine and olive oil). The French now find themselves in the odd situation of having to create a new French Paradox- how to be complete and total assholes to …
Archives for June 2003
End of the Big East
And just like that, another Clinton lackey ruins something great: Miami accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday, spurning a flurry of last-minute offers from Big East officials to remain in their league. The decision was formally announced in a statement released by Miami moments before a news conference with university …
Run, Ralph, Run
This is GREAT news: Ralph Nader, still blamed by many Democrats for draining critical votes from Al Gore in the 2000 race for the presidency, says he is seriously considering running in 2004. His decision has the potential to vex Democrats who worry that he would divert some of their supporters and delight Republicans who …
Lack of Posting
Sorry for the lack of posting, but I had a bunch of other things going on. For the first time this summer, it was nice out, I have been reading a great book (the DaVinci Code), and I just got a smoker (I have a brisket with a home made rub on). IF you have …
Million Mom March
If ever there was a group in need of a name change, it is the ridiculous Million Mom March crowd (I thought they had gone bankrupt several years ago, but I guess that was nonsense). Read this and enjoy: Last week, the Million Mom March had a shindig on the front steps of West Palm …
Stanley Fish to the Defense
Stanley Fish, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has written a beautiful two page defense of Clarence Thomas’s decision in the affirmative action case last week: Justice Thomas is not the only one in search of timeless tools to deal with the untidiness of the situations …
At Long Last
Thank goodness. Finally we are hearing someone bitch and moan about the outrageous spending that has taken place during President Bush’s administration due to appropriations from a REPUBLICAN congress: Federal outlays jumped by $222 billion in President Bush’s first two years, a spending increase that is expected to accelerate under the administration-backed $400 billion prescription-drug …