Monthly Archives: September 2011

Pic Of The Day

This is a Photoshopped composite of three pics I took Saturday from a hillside in New Salem, Massachusetts overlooking the Quabbin Reservior which provides Greater Boston a good portion of their water supply. Hopefully one day, should I become rich … Continue reading

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Flashback Of The Day

If PBS’ Tavis Smiley can call George Bush a liar for taking us into the Iraq War: Morning Joe Skirmish As Smiley Recycles ‘Bush Lied’ (and I can’t believe we’re still debating this), what would he have to say about … Continue reading

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The B&R Monday Edition

The Years of Shame Ny Times’ Paul Krugman rants against 9/11 observance and isn’t man enough to face the music

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Nine Eleven

This commentary was written shortly before the first anniversary of 9/11

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Off The Grid

For the first time in almost five years, I’m off for some alone time and a full recharge. See you bright and early Monday.

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Bonehead Of The Day

Many of us disregard polls because they’ve been rigged in the past, but the media that uses them insist they are a fairly accurate snapshot of current public opinion. Well, we’re still not buying it and you may just have … Continue reading

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Kossack Of The Day

This “person” thinks the upcoming ten-year anniversary of 9/11 will bring out patriotism: all the bad that is America. Even worse, it will drive the idiots among us, the racists, the anti-Muslim Christian cultists and functionally illiterate, gun toting TeaBaggers … Continue reading

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Open Thread Wednesday

Okay, this should be fun. Urgent Democratic vocab alert: Pelosi bans the S-word (stimulus) Actually, it’s understandable. And actually surprising that ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) took this long. Remember way back in 2009 when D.C. Democrats were promising … Continue reading

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Video Of The Day

At a time when our discourse has become so sharply polarized, at a time when we are far too eager to lay the blame for all that ails the world at the feet of those who think differently than we … Continue reading

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