Woke up this morning with the dreaded summer head cold. I am currently on a sudafed, chlortrimetron/robitussin cocktail that should have me asleep in a half hour. I HAVE to get better by tomorrow, because I have to head out of twon for two days for a wedding. I wish I could time these things better.
John Cole started Balloon Juice early in 2002. Those who have followed along know that this has been quite the journey.
Before I run off, mucho
Before I run off, mucho thanks to C. Dodd Harris (IV, I think), for the continuous and non-stop link-love and support. It really was a rough month, but I should be back in form in no time (meaning consistent posts every day- some of them may even be relevant and interesting).
No more blogging for me
No more blogging for me tonight. Rock shrimp quesadillas, 4 bottles of chilled white wine, a bottle of Laphroiag, and a tall hot blonde in my future. Cya tomorrow.
Jane Galt has a great
Jane Galt has a great macro-economic primer for everyone…
3 soldiers are unaccounted for
3 soldiers are unaccounted for and 7 were injured in a plane crash in Afhganistan.
Remember, although we are sipping (in my case gulping) margaritas and enjoying our summer, our best and brightest are still fighting a war.
BTW- I guess there is no reason to keep this a secret anymore. If you ever read Sgt. Stryker’s Daily Briefing, I was Sgt. Schultz. I wonder how many people that will surprise…. It was fun blogging in relative anonymity, particularly because I was able to focus on military issues. If you have not been there yet, I would recommend hitting Stryker’s personal blog, Beers Across America.
Paul McCartney disproves his old
Paul McCartney disproves his old song, and shows that money can buy love.
Anthony Weiner, (D., NY), come
Anthony Weiner, (D., NY), come eat your crow:
Last summer, in Salon, an obnoxious and obtuse Anthony Wenier and crew hit every media outlet, including Salon, and demanded an apology from the White House for (can you believe this), besmirching the character of the Clinton White House staff:
“I believe that the responsibility for this largely lies with the White House,” said Weiner. “They fed this story, they nurtured this story, they spread this story.” This was, in Weiner’s estimation, part of a “strategy by the nascent Bush administration to toss up as much dust and smoke about the Clinton administration to give themselves a soft landing. It makes good copy to say ‘Well, there’s a new sheriff in town, and we don’t vandalize offices.’ Well, neither did the preceding administration.”
According to the WaPo today, it did happen:
A government investigation, prompted by Bush administration charges that aides to President Bill Clinton vandalized the White House as they left, found at least $19,000 in damage but concluded it may have been typical of recent outgoing administrations.
The 217-page report was released yesterday by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, capping a dispute that began in the first few days of the Bush administration when officials found evidence of pranks and vandalism.
Don’t expect Weiner to retract his faux outrage. He is onto something else, I am sure. Like Enron. Or ANWR. Or what Bush knew pre 9/11. Anything that will get a headline and obfuscate the truth and smear the Bush White House.