Tim Tebow is getting screwed, and the kid doesn’t deserve it. Now let me say hastily I am not a Tebow fan, and it’s not because he used football to sell his religion. Kurt Warner did that. Jon Kitna. Danny Kanell. June Jones. Reggie White. There’s an almost endless supply of great football players (and […]
Archive | January 14, 2013
At least being railroaded isn’t as bad as being waterboarded
Could the charges on which former C.I.A. agent John Kiriakou are being jailed be any flimsier? You may have heard that John Kiriakou, who worked undercover and as a terrorist logistics specialist for the C.I.A. before retiring, took a plea and admitted that he violated the Intelligence Identities Protection Act. Scott Shane of the New […]
Tournament of Rock IV: And the winner is….
The the final round matchup between #10 seed Meat Loaf and unseeded upstart Duran Duran saw more than 12,500 votes cast, a new Tournament of Rock record. Thanks to everyone who showed up to voice their support. Along the way we’ve had some laughs, traded some barbs, shaken our heads in disbelief at some of […]
Why corporations are like Burmese pythons
Last week, many Americans were stunned to pick up their newspapers and learn that AIG was suing us taxpayers for saving them. We shouldn’t have been. That’s what any corporation would do. Indeed, the directors of AIG had to consider it or else get sued themselves. Corporations are the Burmese pythons of the economic ecosystem. […]
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