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Wha?

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If stuff this idiotic can be published by a NYT columnist, then I am obviously getting short-changed on the reader count for this blog (not that I don’t love you guys! I do!).  Or, I chose the wrong line of work when casting about after the USSR collapsed.
Oh, wait.  President Obama is older than I [...]

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Something for Nothing

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on March 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

So, this week the “temporary” Metro fare increases took effect.  Yesterday I managed to catch a bus from the Metro stop to the office, and the man who got on after me spent my entire ride ranting at the top of his lungs that his fare was $1.45.  I’m not kidding; I wear noise-isolating earbuds [...]

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South Crazy-lina

Posted in Posts, tagged on February 18, 2010 | Comments Off

You remember how I posted about the South Carolina Lieutenant Governor, and his ridiculous and offensive statements about how the public shouldn’t support poor people, because they might “breed?”
Well, I know you were worried that he might be lonesome out there on the fringes all by himself.  He’s not alone, my friends.  Never fear!  State [...]

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I Can’t Top That Headline

Posted in Posts, tagged , , , on January 27, 2010 | Comments Off

Oh, DC Examiner.  What will happen to you when your parent paper finally loses the Reverend’s interest and folds completely?  And how will we get through our commute without seeing headlines like this:
on our way out of the train station?  Where would the excitement be, in a world without you?  I despair.  Help us, Rupert [...]

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Really?

Posted in Posts, tagged on January 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Wow. “Because they breed.”  Really?  You said that, out loud, on the record?  And this dude is the lieutenant to the dude who completely vanished and jetted off to Argentina to be with his girlfriend without telling anyone he’d be gone?  I thought Virginia had some wacked-out politicians!  I’m glad I don’t live in South [...]

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Post-Election Post

Posted in Posts, tagged , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Hey, NPR?  It would have been “a shocking result” if Bloomberg had not won.  A narrower-than-expected victory could be called “surprising,” but I think you went a little too far.  Personally, I’m a little shocked that Owens won the NY-23.  And pleased!  Way to go, sensible North Country residents.  Someone bring me a hat-shaped snack!
Hey, [...]

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Do your civic duty

Posted in Posts, tagged , on November 3, 2009 | Comments Off

Don’t forget to vote!  Today’s the infamous off-year gubernatorial election for us Virginians.  Who else will be holding his or her nose to push the button for Deeds?  I know I will.  But….ugh.  I still maintain that this “no consecutive terms” business here is just about the dumbest thing ever.  Hm.  I might have to [...]

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Gov Sanford

Posted in Posts, tagged , on June 29, 2009 | Comments Off

Why don’t people seem to understand that the issue is not whether he slept with someone else, but that he DISAPPEARED for five days and not even the Lt. Governor was sure whether he would be in charge in the event of an emergency?
I believe that is what we call “dereliction of duty”.

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Dept of Obvs.

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on June 16, 2009 | Comments Off

I pretty much agree with MY here.
I would only add, “duh”.

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Dept of The Jokes Write Themselves

Posted in Posts, tagged , , on June 3, 2009 | Comments Off

WashingtonMonthly:
* Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger believes “California’s day of reckoning is here.”

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