Wednesday night, like millions of Americans, I watched President Obama’s speech to a joint session of Congress on the need for health reform. And, like millions of Americans, I heard a Congressman shout out from the floor “You lie!” when the President insisted that his plan did not cover illegal aliens. It turned out, theContinue reading “On Letters to Congress”
Monthly Archives: September 2009
On the Watchmen Ultimate Cut
Today for work I had to write up a product solicit for Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut DVD set. Until I wrote the solicit, I was seriously tempted to buy it. Five discs. The Watchmen equivalent of a Lord of the Rings extended edition, I thought. Fuck no. Disc one is the “ultimate cut,” which takesContinue reading “On the Watchmen Ultimate Cut”
On Ranking the Star Trek Directors
Science-fiction author John Scalzi ranks the Star Trek film directors for American Movie Classics’ website. Who’s best, who’s worst? Here’s Scalzi’s list (though without his commentary): Nick Meyer Leonard Nimoy Jonathan Frakes J.J. Abrams Robert Wise David Carson William Shatner Stuart Baird The problem I have with Scalzi’s list is that he’s confusing whether orContinue reading “On Ranking the Star Trek Directors”
More on Health Care Strategy
From the Huffington Post: Why the President Has Been Losing on Health Care, and What He Needs to Say An analysis of what’s gone wrong the past few months, and what needs to be done to make things go right. It’s all down to the message.
On Really Bad Headaches
God, I have a fucking headache. I even know its cause. I may have mentioned that there’s a meth detox outpatient facility in the neighborhood where I work. When I went to the Light Rail stop after work to go home, there was a group of four from the program. I’ve seen a couple ofContinue reading “On Really Bad Headaches”
On Obama’s Address to School Students
The text of President Obama’s speech to schoolchildren tomorrow. It’s a little long. Otherwise, it’s not objectionable. Except, maybe, for the “God bless America” closing, and this atheist is willing to give Obama a pass on that. It’s not objectionable. At all. I don’t see a reason for people to get worked up about it.Continue reading “On Obama’s Address to School Students”
On Fixing Baseball
Dear Bud Selig, Today, or possibly tomorrow, but certainly by Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates will set a record for baseball — and a record for the four major sports in North America. Pittsburgh will have its seventeenth consecutive losing season. Seventeen years. Their last winning season was in 1992. There are probably people reading thisContinue reading “On Fixing Baseball”
On Things I’ve Been Reading
Archie #600 Archie Comics Written by Michael Uslan Art by Stan Goldberg & Bob Smith Archie’s Double Digest #200 Archie Comics Written by Melanie Morgan Art by Norm Breyfogle In the last week I’ve done something that I’m not sure I’ve ever done in my life — I’ve bought Archie Comics. Oh, I’ve bought comicsContinue reading “On Things I’ve Been Reading”
On the Oasis Break-Up
It’s been a week since Noel Gallagher announced he was leaving Oasis. A week. And I’m not just depressed about it. I’m downright gutted. Oasis has personal meaning for me. They did. “Don’t Look Back in Anger” was part of a time and a place. “D’You Know What I Mean?” was part of a timeContinue reading “On the Oasis Break-Up”
On Health Care Musings
I have the terrible feeling that President Obama has found a way to seize defeat from the jaws of victory as regards health care reform. After a few weeks of members of his administration floating balloons in the media that the public option isn’t a requirement, Obama has asked the Congressional Progressive Caucus how farContinue reading “On Health Care Musings”