Epiphanies: My Dawning Realizations about Barack Obama

Epiphany: a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2) : an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3) : an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure b : a revealing scene or moment Yesterday, Riverdaughter suggested that we make this “Epiphany Weekend” [...]

Look on the bright side, the T Pyxidis could end it all

OK, we can all stop worrying about the economy, the healthcare debacle, and the state of affairs in general; it looks like a supernova named T Pyxidis may be plotting our demise and ready to end all of our anguish. T Pyxidis, a star on the verge of growing too massive and collapsing into a [...]

Kicking off Epiphany Weekend: Reprising PUMA Power

Good morning, all!  It’s been another busy week in the suburban jungle.  Epiphany was two days ago and we missed it.  But we have had many epiphanies over the past couple of years about the Democratic party, Barack Obama and what they were up to.  We were right more often than not.  We never would [...]

News from the Land of the Ice and Snow

Well, I’m actually snowed in today . . . I tried getting out yesterday afternoon & couldn’t make it out of the cul-de-sac & since then we’ve had nothing but snow (well, we’ve had nothing but snow since before Christmas) so I’m not even going to try today. And if things weren’t going to be [...]

Will the iSlate save journalism?

The tubez are all abuzz over Apple’s upcoming announcement on January 26.  Gadget enthusiasts all around the world are speculating about what Apple’s Steve Jobs is going to pack into the new iSlate, if that’s what it’s called.  There’s an online document of the alleged specs that have us scratching our heads and salivating at [...]

It’s Hump Day again – so go out and bust yours

So much for that permanent Democratic majority: Chris Dodd to step aside Embattled Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) has scheduled a press conference at his home in Connecticut Wednesday at which he is expected to announce he will not seek re-election, according to sources familiar with his plans. In shocker, Dorgan announces retirement Sen. Byron [...]

Oh my…This is interesting…

Via Real Clear Politics: C-Span’s Brian Lamb has written to Congressional leaders asking them to allow C-Span cameras in the room during the final negotiations on the health care reform bill. Lamb’s letter is here (PDF) He wrote in part (h/t RCP): President Obama, Senate and House leaders, many of your rank-and-file members, and the [...]

“The Courage to Sin Big”: Mary Daly, Radical Feminist Theologian, has Died

I learned this morning from Myiq2xu that Mary Daly died in Massachusetts on January 3 after a long illness. She was 81. Daly was a radical feminist, a lesbian, and a Catholic theologian who taught at conservative Boston College for 33 years. Daly was the author of many books, including Beyond God the Father, Gyn/Ecology, [...]

Tuesday Mid-Morning News and Views

Good Morning Conflucians!!! Dakinikat has jury duty this morning and Riverdaughter is tussling with the charts at Survey Monkey, so I’m going to get us started today with a few links to stories that interested me this morning. As always, post your own choice links in the comments. First up, Joseph Cannon has provided more [...]

What’s Going On Between Obama and the CIA?

A kind of war of leaks appears to be going on between Obama administration and the CIA. I realize that it is nothing new for Presidents of the U.S. to have conflicts with the CIA–Presidents since Truman have struggled to control the intelligence apparatus he set in motion after World War II. I’m certainly no [...]