Showing posts with label Sunday Funnies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sunday Funnies. Show all posts

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Sunday Funnies & Arts









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This country has been constipated by health care reform for over sixty years, going back to the Truman administration. After six decades of straining, the Senate has now dropped this little pebble and has the temerity to point to it with pride and say "Look what I've done." It's a scandal that frauds like Holy Joe Lieberman can in the name of principle gut reforms that command a majority. And that someone like Ben Nelson -- a DINO if there ever was one -- can assume the power to deny half of Americans their constitutional rights...don't get me started. What we're likely to wind up with is still better than nothing, but that's about it...

The only man to pinch-hit for Ted Williams looks back on his career...

Letters to Santa written by Shakespeare characters...


Sunday, November 29, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sunday Funnies & Arts














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Big bird. And I mean big...

Blue heart in Donegal...


Numbers, Thanksgiving week...

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Sunday Funnies & Gripes










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Maybe it's the surgery, but Citizen K. feels aggravated this morning. It all started with Fox Sports News report in which Terry, Jimmy, Howie and the rest of the football pregame guys visited the troops in Afghanistan. Citizen K. doesn't begrudge a little morale boost; God knows that it's needed. But he couldn't help noticing that of the 10-12 sound bytes from soldiers, only one was from a woman and only one was from an African-American. The rest were from white men.

Citizen K. also took notice of Howie Long's ernest report from a medical unit that treats friend and foe alike. Which neatly sidestepped the matter of civilian casualties, one of the critical issues in Afghanistan. Likely, the med center treats all too many of those...

Then there's this depressing story from the New York Times about the mounting costs of the war in Afghanistan. Reporter Christopher Drew writes: "While President Obama's decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan is primarily a military one..." This is not only exactly wrong, it's part and parcel of the problem with sending more troops. BECAUSE THE DECISION ABOUT SENDING MORE TROOPS IS STRATEGIC, NOT MILITARY. What strategic interests does the United States serve by propping up a corrupt, dysfunctional regime?...

On the good side, The Lacuna, Barabara Kingsolver's superb (so far) new novel, really eases recuperation. As does Little Moon, Grant-Lee Phillips fine new CD about the pleasures and responsibilities of fatherhood...

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Sunday Funnies












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Youtube is down for maintenance, so no Gospel Time this week...