Go Steelers! Beat the Ravens! Tim is actually at the game with a camera, so hopefully we will have some pictures tomorrow. *** Update *** 10-10 at the half. I think the reason so many terrible towels are flying is a commentary on the Steelers play, whch has been less than perfect. *** Update *** …
Archives for October 2005
Kaddish, for a Monday Night Ravens Game
Prepare the first paper cup of Yuengling. The first question: Why is this game unlike other games? Answer: On this game, unlike all other games, the Steelers have the opportunity to humiliate the Ravens, the true successor to the hated Cleveland Browns, before an appreciative home crowd. Second question: Why on this night, unlike all …
Just Stop It
If I hear one more person state that Alito is in favor of strip searching 12 year olds, or in favor requiring women to notify their husbands if they intend to have an abortion, or in favor of racial discrimination, or whatever, I am going to blow a gasket. John Henke has already dealt with …
Alito Poll
Hugh Hewitt has up a blog poll (although wholly unscientific) on the Alito nomination. Go play.
Alito on the Issues
I think it might be iteresting to have another one of our collaborative projects, and this time, we will try to establish exactly where Alito stands on the issues. We won’t run it the same way we did with the last project, but instead, what we will do is first identify a number of areas …
Why Scalito Had to be Done
Sous-blogger Tim F explains why Bush couldn’t bloody well pick David Souter. Besides the fact that Souter’s already on the court.
Tactics and the Taliban
Pretty fascinating piece on the tactics the Army is using to kill the Taliban in Afghanistan: By that time, reinforcements from the 1st and 3rd platoons have arrived. All escape routes are blocked. The Taliban are trapped. “The fire was extremely close,” says O’Neal, who was with a second team providing covering fire lower down …