May

31

Happy Tuesday

May 31, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Good morning. Hope everybody had a pleasant Memorial Day weekend.
How about this to start the week off?
Ron Brownstein offers the amazing and original idea that the nation is extremely polarized politically, for those who have been living inside caves over the past few years. But his article also brings us our quote of the day:
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May

27

Bearding the big boys

May 27, 2005 | Comments Off

One of the things that micros are going to have to get over is their tendency to be intimidated by the notion of selling to large companies.

May

27

More musings on the media

May 27, 2005 | Comments Off

Once upon a time, Newsweek published a story about internal Pentagon investigations that found mishandling of the Koran as a form of “interrogation” and intimidation at the Guantanamo Bay detention center by prison guards.
The Bush Administration found a way to discredit that report and many fingers were shaken at Newsweek for journalistic nautiness.
But now, […]

May

26

Strike one

May 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Not really, but we’re moving beyond allegations and into actual judicial decisions.
What am I talking about? This, from today’s Congressional Quarterly Midday Update:
A Texas judge today ruled in a civil lawsuit that a political action committee founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, violated the state election code by not reporting nearly $100,000 […]

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