So, I've more or less stopped updating my Livejournal. That does not, however, mean you have to go without my witty and insightful observations on Politics, Sports, Technology, and Music.

I've upgraded to Movable Type and my own very own domain name!

So, point your browsers to www.bethepower.com and enjoy ( Read more... )

I almost always find myself talking about William Saletan's Ballot Box columns with my friends and colleagues.  He is a pretty smart guy.

That's why I'm so happy today that he has taken a look at the post-convention polling and determined that it's Kerry's race to lose.  Yay!

There are four reasons:

1. Kerry has gotten a small, but measureable ( Read more... )

Ron Reagan - yes, Ron Reagan - makes the exhaustive case against The Smug Asshole in this month's Esquire magazine. Read it. Memorize it. Shout it from the rooftops.

TSA strong-armed Pakistan into delaying the announcement of their capture of a mid-level Al-Qiada operative.

George Bush: Making America Safer.  Well, at least the part of America that includes his craven lust for power.

Kos cracks the case.

Today just keeps getting better!

Brendan Shanahan signed an undisclosed contract today to play for the Red Wings next season.  He's likely making significantly less than the $6.5 million dollars the Red Wings refused him when they chose not to exercise their option year ( Read more... )

Sheed will sign a $57 million / five-year contract today with the Dee-troit Pistons ( Read more... )

I’m going to kill Joe Torre’s dog ( Read more... )

...But not nearly as eloquent.

Mr. K endorses the Kerrry health care plan.

Remember, Democrats think you shouldn't die just because you can't afford insurance.  Republicans want tax cuts for the rich. 

Thanks to Atrios for pointing me to today's excellent Krugman piece on F911.

JK was on fire this week at the National Council of La Raza's Annual Conference in Pheonix.

In his remarks, he brilliantly played up his wife's immigrant background:
My wife, Teresa came from a dictatorship. She didn’t get to cast a vote until she was 31 when she became a naturalized American. But I can tell you, as much as she loves her roots and ( Read more... )