Conflucians Say: What do we want? Accountability! When do we want it? LAST SUMMER!

I was perusing the NYTimes this morning, because I do happen to believe that news is what they do best, (when they’re not the tools of someone who is trying to manipulate the public), when I ran across this little tidbit: Bloggers and Unions Join Forces to Push Democrats to the Left.  That’s interesting, thought [...]

Self-Pity Party

San Francisco Chronicle columnist Debra J. Saunders, writing on the demise of the dead tree news business: As for those who only read their news online, here’s a news flash: News stories do not sprout up like Jack’s bean stalk on the Internet. To produce news, you need professionals who understand the standards needed to [...]

3 Cups of Tea, The Confluence Book Club Selection

Riverdaughter wrote a lovely piece, “Saturday: A little thing for the girls,” about a group of Afghani girls who were attacked on their way to school: The principal of the school, Qaderi, has been partially successful in getting the 1500 female students to return to class by promising them transportation and security. So far, the [...]

D-U-M-B-A-S-S

From the Orange County Register: LOS ALAMITOS – The mayor has sent an apology for an e-mail sent to a local businesswoman and community volunteer that she says is racist and offensive. Keyanus Price, an African American, said she was appalled when she received an e-mail from Mayor Dean Grose’s personal account that showed a picture of the [...]

Thursday: Geithner channels Alfred E. Newman

I’m plugging Planet Money again today.  I simply *love* these guys.  Their podcasts reveal as much about the bizarre atmosphere surrounding the economic meltdown as the situation itself and its major players.  Gee, I hope they continue to get the high level guests after this last episode with Tim Geithner.  As I said before, Planet [...]