Ball point pen on the morning newsprint The Senate Health Care Bill made it out of the finance committee yesterday. Both conservatives and liberals have major concerns. Does that mean it's a watered-down do-nothing bill, or a carefully crafted compromise that aims to serve the majority of moderates in the center? ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Elinor Ostrom of Indiana University became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences, a prize she shares with fellow American, Oliver E. Williamson of the University of California at Berkeley for their separate work on economic governance, organization, cooperation, relationships and nonmarket institutions. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint A-Rod broke out of his post season slump with a great series against the Minnesota Twins. Last night he hit a game tying home run in the seventh inning to help the Yanks sweep the Twins 3 games to none. In the series Rodriguez contributed in each of the three games, hitting .455 (5 for 11) with three runs, two homers, six RBIs, and set a personal record for most runs knocked in during a post season series. The Yankees will play the Los Angeles Angels (who swept Boston) in the A.L.C.S for the right to go to the World Series. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint An interesting exhibit opens today at the New York Historical Society, "Lincoln and New York". It seems that New Yorkers had a chilly relationship with the revered leader. In a city with 174 daily and weekly publications, New York was a place of strong opinions and Lincoln was a polarizing force that didn't mince words. Walt Whitman commented on the “ominous silence” that greeted Lincoln when he visited New York in 1861. No overt hostility but Whitman wrote, the "silence of the crowd was very significant,” compared with the “wild, tumultuous hurrahs” that typically greeted distinguished personages. In 1864 New York was on the wrong side of history when Lincoln received only 33 percent of the city's vote. Lincoln and New York opens today at The New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West at 77th Street. Any excuse to draw Lincoln...What a ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Democrats elected to keep Charlie Rangal as Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives, even though he has admitted to underreporting his own income and assets. The republican campaign ads are writing themselves....the rumors of the their demise have been greatly exaggerated. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Attorney General Eric Holder traveled to Chicago where close to 70 students have been murdered since the start of the 2007 school year. Together with Education Secretary Arne Duncan they hope to spark a sustained national conversation on youth violence. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint I hate the idea of reading on a Kindle. putting aside the complex issues surrounding the death of print.... What about the fact that you can't doodle on it?! The doodler's demographic slighted again. Amazon's CEO Jeffery Bezos announced it's device is going global with wireless downloads available in more than a hundred countries....ugh. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint Not all debate is across party lines. John D. Rockefeller wants the public option in the health care bill. With a thirteen member majority within the finance committee, democrats can spare Rockeller's vote, but on the floor of the Senate, democrats need all 60 votes to pass legislation. He wants to protect existing health care for children and is concerned about offering another huge payday for insurance companies while not doing enough to protect existing benefits for average Americans. ...
Read MoreBall point pen on the morning newsprint The French have a long history of defending heinous acts, not on the basis of guilt or innocence, but the intellectual or artistic merits of the perpetrator. I have a hard time understanding this cultural anomaly. Welcome back you brilliant asshole! ...
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