Monthly Archives: February 2012

  I thought this was a cool graphic of delegate counts from the NYT. They also asked Sarah Palin her opinion last night on Michigan: “It does seem that his campaign is having a tough time sort of garnering that … Continue reading →

Thanks to recs from our smart crayfishing regulars, I’ve started using ixquick  for searching and installed Do Not Track Plus (there is an autoplay vidoe at this link, mute your speaker before clicking)  to block site trackers.  I know Ghostery is … Continue reading →

Doesn’t this sound like the plot of a Ludlum novel? Putin Assassination Plot Details Uncovered – State TV Ukrainian and Russian security services have gathered information about a plot to assassinate Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is poised to … Continue reading →

Every year about this time I take a little break. It’s partly due to burn-out and partly due to a dearth of stuff to write about. OWS has flatlined and the GOP race has been talked to death. Obama isn’t … Continue reading →

I am working on a post but it just doesn’t want to come together. This is an open thread.

Tomorrow is the biggest night in Hollywood. It’s the time of year the stars all get together and pretend they have class. Here are the nominees: Best Picture “The Artist” “The Descendants” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” “Hugo” “Midnight in … Continue reading →

In honor of his Most Catholic Candidate Saintorum and their Most Sanctimonious First Couple Obama, I present you with the Crawdad Hole Poll of the day:

This little piggy ad has got to be the most annoying commercial ever. It is the reason I will never buy GEICO insurance. The reason I bring it up is they made a sequel. What commercials do you hate? This … Continue reading →

Today is the day we honor all those men (and hopefully someday women) who have held the toughest job in the world. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking, but they can’t all be winners, now can they? This is an … Continue reading →

On this day in 1945, the first of 70,000 Marines began landing on the beaches of a small volcanic island in the Pacific named Iwo Jima. The island was defended by approximately 22,000 Imperial soldiers of Japan. The Japanese could … Continue reading →

It doesn’t get any better than this: Pinal County Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu has a reputation as a hard man– especially hard on immigrants. Some people have claimed he’s a sadist who takes delight in splitting up families and gratuitously … Continue reading →