Saturday, November 30, 2013
Modest Proposal
Instead of paying to force everybody to do military service, how about we offer free tuition at public colleges. I suppose that would be coddling a bunch of takers.
Every Villager Pundit Upon Hitting A Certain Age
Decides that what the country really needs is mandatory military service for people younger than them.
Mandatory "service and sacrifice." In the military. For other people.
Mandatory "service and sacrifice." In the military. For other people.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Game Birds
They're expensive here because of restrictions on selling hunted birds, but in the UK game birds are actually quite cheap in season, and sold in major supermarkets complete with bird shot.
SUPERTRAIN
Paris to Barcelona in 6.5 hours. Not bad.
Spain's tracks were built with a different gauge, which they're slowly remedying.
Spain's tracks were built with a different gauge, which they're slowly remedying.
Black Friday Crass Commercialism
Who am I to stand in the way of America's proudest tradition?
Buy yourself a new teevee! 40 inch tv for $377. Not bad.
Buy yourself a new teevee! 40 inch tv for $377. Not bad.
Hacks
Krauthammer.
versus Krauthammer.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist seems intent on passing a procedural ruling to prevent judicial filibusters.
...
The Democrats have unilaterally shattered one of the longest-running traditions in parliamentary history worldwide. They are not to be rewarded with a deal. They must either stop or be stopped by a simple change of Senate procedure that would do nothing more than take a 200-year-old unwritten rule and make it written.
What the Democrats have done is radical. What Frist is proposing is a restoration.
versus Krauthammer.
The violence to political norms here consisted in how that change was executed. By brute force — a near party-line vote of 52 to 48 . This was a disgraceful violation of more than two centuries of precedent. If a bare majority can change the fundamental rules that govern an institution, then there are no rules. Senate rules today are whatever the majority decides they are that morning.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Inside Jokes From 10 Years Ago Can Be A Bit Too Inside
A reminder of the source of the traditional turkee day post.
Nothing to Do
For many, many years the Atrios household has been the Thanksgiving home for all of the area orphans with nowhere else to go, which usually meant about 16 people and multiple turkeys (one in the oven, one on the grill). I mentally associate the holiday with days of shopping, prep, and cooking. Other people are doing the work this year. Much more relaxing.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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