So, I'm very tempted to join facebook...but I think the only reason I want to do it is to talk to women. Maybe go to a bar I should?

WASHINGTON, July 29 - The House approved an increase in the federal minimum wage on Saturday, but its future was clouded because Republicans tied the pay change to an estate tax cut that had been blocked in the Senate ( Read more... )

The Southern Lebanon clusterfuck is horrible but the NY Times have introduced a little levity:

After two air raids destroyed the bridge over the Orontes river in the Bekaa Valley, cutting off the town of Hermel from the rest of the country, Israel said it was flying new missions against bridges in southern Lebanon but provided no further details.

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Whenever Congress directs the president to furnish information, Mr. Bush reserves the right to withhold it. When Congress imposes mandates and requirements on the executive branch, the president often says he will read them as advisory or “precatory ( Read more... )

At the White House, President Bush’s press secretary, Tony Snow, said, “I’m not sure at this juncture we’re going to step in and put up a stop sign,” although he called on Israel to “practice restraint” and said Mr. Bush was “very much concerned” about a growing human crisis in southern Lebanon.

Here are some things I've been meaning to post.

I. If my mother ever had to choose between Eric Bana and Viggo Mortensen--a decision she would not enjoy making--she would choose Viggo, though I forget now why.

II. Saw the preview for the new Zach 'I feel so numb' Braff emo-fest The Last Kiss. Even though it wasn't written or directed by Braff, it ( Read more... )

U.S. Appears to Be Waiting to Act on Israeli Airstrikes
The outlines of an American-Israeli consensus began to emerge on Tuesday, in which Israel would continue to bombard Lebanon for another week or so to degrade the capabilities of the Hezbollah militia, officials of the two countries said ( Read more... )

People are “looking for a narrative in terms of how they’re going to live,” said Jasmine Mir, the senior vice president of the Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. The aim, she said, is to match buyers’ “lifestyle expectations by showing them imagery that will allow them to imagine an exciting and appealing lifestyle living in the building.”

I've been completely shocked over the last couple days by the speed and strength of the Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, as a result, I've been having a hard time organizing my thoughts about it.

And I know I'm not the only one.

Colbert did a great send-up of the apoplectic Fox News response. The best coverage I have read is by probably my ( Read more... )

Representative John A. Boehner won the job of House majority leader amid a post-Abramoff clamor for an overhaul of lobbying and ethics rules. But nearly six months later, the changes are still tied up in Congress.

And far from trying to put the brakes on lobbyists and the money they channel into Republican coffers, Mr. Boehner, who has portrayed ( Read more... )