Well, are ya, kid?
A disproportionate number of posts hereon seem to be devoted to obits. But there really is an old order passing; and fashionable as it may be mock it–its naivete, its posturing, its earnestness and its hypocrisy, it was something to have been a part of it, even for those of us who [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 13, 2008
mitch mitchell was experienced. are you?
November 6, 2008
…too good to last…
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
In a brief career as an investment banker after that, he made millions and became familiar with Wall Street; in the House, he helped negotiate the government bailout of the financial system that the next president inherits.
I should have known right then it was too good to [...]
November 3, 2008
a little sumthin’ for monday night
No mas.
I’ve spent a nice chunk of time these past few months railing at … hmm, who have I left out? So having said my piece, time maybe to lay down our guns for a bit–a day or two, anyway–and simply reflect on the passing of one particularly long, dark night. So this one’s for all [...]
November 2, 2008
Nader for President
Ladies and Gentlemen, You Wuz Robbed
There is never a bad time to make a pilgrimage to Concord and the Old North Bridge, where the embattled farmers stood, and in firing that shot heard round the world made an exceptionally explosive case for participatory democracy. There is never a better time to do the same than [...]
