(That title is a bit dog-bites-man, isn't it?) I'm amused, puzzled, and a bit angered by the stupidity of lefty/liberal/progressive hatred for all things Koch. Mike Elk's ridiculous piece at In These Times is a particularly confused example: Much has been written about the owners of Koch Industries, brothers David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, trying to control the political … [Read more...] about Koch Derangement Syndrome at In These Times
Nobody’s Firing Big Bird
I get a lot of political email these days, especially from the Obama campaign. Yesterday, for example, I got one from Stephanie Cutter, one of Obama's campaign managers. Over the course of this election, we've seen that both Romney and Ryan avoid telling the truth about their plans and how they'd actually affect the middle class. It doesn't matter if they're talking about … [Read more...] about Nobody’s Firing Big Bird
The FBI Questions a Stormwatcher
Michael Galindo has a hobby taking pictures of storms as a volunteer for the National Weather Service's Skywarn program. On September 13 he took a few pictures of a brewing storm which, unknown to him, happened to be near the Lyondell Refinery outside Houston. And I wouldn't be mentioning this if it hadn't taken an ugly turn: A man who snapped photos of a brewing storm last … [Read more...] about The FBI Questions a Stormwatcher
Temporary Comment Deconveniencing
I've been getting a blizzard of comment spam lately, so I've set a much more restrictive comment policy. Sorry for the inconvenience. Hopefully all will get better when I move to Wordpress. … [Read more...] about Temporary Comment Deconveniencing
My Thoughts on Last Night’s Debate
Borderlands 2 is an awesome computer game. I had tons of fun. That is all. … [Read more...] about My Thoughts on Last Night’s Debate