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THE TORCH IS PASSED

By Richard Day on Fri, 09/10/2010 - 2:52pm |

THE NEW DRINK OF PROBLEM SOLVERS

Okay, so it appears we find ourselves in a new era.

Here is a sampling from a speech given almost half a century ago from some politician:

NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

By Richard Day on Wed, 09/08/2010 - 10:12am |

THE CAFE PARTICIPANTSI have all these thoughts. I think of Mr. Seaton informing me that I may get toooooooooo sentimental, a long time ago. I go up and down. Right now I don't care about my archives. Ha. Who...

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ALL IS VANITY--WITH A BIT OF INCOMPETENCE SPRINKLED IN!!

By Richard Day on Mon, 09/06/2010 - 7:02pm |

Global file usage GEORGE W. BUSH AT HIS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt. (M. Twain) Vanity Fair provides more than just a good read...

JUDGE AND YE MAY BE JUDGED

By Richard Day on Sun, 09/05/2010 - 6:07am |

Global file usage APPELLATE JUDGES RUN AMOKDavid Luban writes: Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of Daniel Millis, convicted of littering because he left sealed...

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A COMEDY OF ERRORS

By Richard Day on Fri, 09/03/2010 - 5:43pm |

Global file usage THE B & E SPECIALISTEducation is really not a be-all end-all solution for every problem. It doesn't get much stranger than this: A California doctor trying to break into her "on again, off again" boyfriend's home...

AND DELIVER US FROM TAXES, AMEN!

By Richard Day on Thu, 09/02/2010 - 5:08pm |

Global file usage THE TAXES ARE REVOLTINGAlan 'Million Teet' Simpson, patriotic veteran, Republican, member of George W. Bush's triumphant Iraq Study Group, and lately the vice chair of the Obama administration's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform clarified the...

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THE 99ers

By Richard Day on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 1:08pm |

File links 1837 DEPICTION OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND ITS EFFECTSSwift wrote Alexander Pope that although he loved animals he hated mankind in general. Swift argued that he did not see humanity as animal rationale. Rather he felt that man was merely...

CRYING IN MY BEER

By Richard Day on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 6:09am |

File links THE PHILOSOPHERS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD8ljNobUys I was attempting to escape my life by practicing the art of a hermit. I had shut off almost all...

I WANNA SCREAM!!!

By Richard Day on Sat, 08/28/2010 - 9:46pm |

File links WITNESS TO TODAY'S FESTIVITIES IN DC"For too long, this country has wandered in darkness," said Beck, a Fox News host. He said it was now time to "concentrate on the good things in America, the things we...

KLAATU BARADA NIKTO

By Richard Day on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 10:53pm |

LATEST ENHANCED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUESA flying saucer orbits the 1950s Earth. It lands in Washington, DC, on the Mall. The lone occupant steps out and is shot by a jumpy soldier. Gort, a large and very powerful robot appears...

POLITE POLITICS

By Richard Day on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 10:41pm |

BECKERHEAD, RUSH AND BILLOHere I am, minding my own business, attempting to look for a nonpolitical slant on things for a change and I find this gem at Mediamatters: Beck praised constitutional provision...

STRANGE NEWS THAT WAS EXPECTED

By Richard Day on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 1:10am |

Global file usage THE 2010 GRAND MASTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS GAY PRIDE PARADEKen Mehlman, who headed the Republican National Committee between 2005 and 2007, has come out in an interview with the Atlantic's Marc Ambinder: Mehlman arrived at this...

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HEY CHINA: WELCOME TO HELL

By Richard Day on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 10:26pm |

Global file usage LEFT HAND TURN ISSUES IN MOSCOWVirginia, Minnesota claims 22,000 residents. It is partially enclosed by a deep, deep pit on the west and north sides. On the south side it runs into a freeway that brings 80%...

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BRER RABBIT REVISITED

By Richard Day on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 6:10am |

global file usage Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Ladenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqowmHgxVJQ Well now, that wascal Brer Fox hated Brer Rabbit on account of the fact that Brer Rabbit always seemed to win. Meanwhile Brer Rabbit was receiving accolades and victorious...

THE HOSTEL

By Richard Day on Sun, 08/22/2010 - 9:39pm |

THE HOSTELUnder the Poor Law systems of England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, a workhouse was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work. The Oxford English Dictionary's earliest reference...

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THE THEOGONY

By Richard Day on Sat, 08/21/2010 - 10:19pm |

File links GREAT THEOLOGIANS AT WORKCuriouser and curiouser!I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But...

THE WEIGHT

By Richard Day on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 10:41pm |

ile usage Eli Eli lama sabachthani?My friend Ken died. http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/p/s/pseudocyants/2010/08... I am crushed. One song I cannot get out of my mind: I pulled into Nazareth, was feelin' about half past dead; I just need some place where I can lay...

THE INCREDIBLE, INEDIBLE EGG

By Richard Day on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 5:48pm |

File links MANAGER OF MAJOR EGG PRODUCTION FACTORYThe huge recall of 380 million eggs is causing some to question of whether American poultry farms should adopt new practices to keep salmonella out of food. Hundreds of people have fallen...

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JOHN BOLTON: SEVEN MORE DAYS

By Richard Day on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 5:08pm |

Global file usage JOHN BOLTON IN HAPPIER DAYSFormer UN envoy John Bolton said Israel has just "eight days" to launch a military strike to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions before such an attack would be too risky. With Iran's first...

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

By Richard Day on Sun, 08/15/2010 - 5:19am |

File links SHAWN BELL AT EASEBehind Closed Doors: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyoPaVxMyWY Cast of Characters: Brian Nieves: GOP nominee for some State Senator's position that nobody cares about. (Some seat in Missouri where they are still fighting the Civil War) Welcome to our...